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Personal injury solicitors and CCTV of accidents

The UK has more CCTV cameras in place than any other nation on the planet – by some estimates there are two cameras for every fifteen people.

Whatever your views on the civil liberty implications of having so may cameras, in the event that you suffer injury in an accident and it is recorded on closed circuit television, your personal injury solicitor is likely to be able to use the footage to help you proceed with your claim for compensation.

Where are the cameras?

CCTV cameras are in practically every part of the UK, from private homes and businesses and workplaces to the roads, buses and transportation systems.

As such, if you suffer injury in a home accident, work accident, car crash, bus accident or train accident, there is a strong possibility that some piece of evidence relevant to your claim has been recorded on one of the UK's estimated 1.9 million CCTV cameras.

How can CCTV footage help your claim

Everyday in the UK, a personal injury solicitor requests CCTV footage from a security company or council in order to try and substantiate a claim for injury.

Although such footage does not always provide unambiguous proof to either assist or disprove a claim, it can often help support a general case for compensation. Sometimes, in fact, it may even provide incontrovertible proof of claimant's veracity and sow the seeds for quick out-of-court settlement.

Wiping the evidence

Unfortunately, in some rare incidents, those responsible for causing accident injuries may seek to eradicate CCTV evidence of it ever happening. Although these attempts to avoid rightful liability for compensation can be deeply frustrating, they are also illegal and can result in serious sanction.

Claim compensation for accident injuries

If you have sustained injury in an incident caused by the negligence, carelessness, or recklessness of another party, you may be entitled to claim compensation for pain, injury, lost earning and expenses.

Here at YouClaim we are all about providing first-class legal service at no cost to the claimant.

Win or lose, our clients are protected from all possible charges regardless of the outcome of the case (the one exception is medical negligence cases, where some limited costs may apply).

Our personal injury solicitors specialise in all areas of accident claims and have many years of experience and accreditation.

To find out more about how we can help you secure the damages you deserve, call an advisor today on 0800 10 757 95 or 0333 240 0871.

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