Letting whiplash speak

Despite their relatively high incidence among members of the UK population, their high occurrence in people who have suffered car accidents and the significant number of compensation claims made for the condition, whiplash injuries still remain something of a mystery to many people.

This ignorance of whiplash often means that those who, following a car accident, suddenly find themselves suffering from its symptoms are confused as to the cause of their pain and discomfort.

In order to try and educate and inform these new whiplash sufferers of the injury's symptoms, some of the team here at YouClaim decided to talk to one former whiplash sufferer about his experience of the injury.

A whiplash sufferer speaks
John is 32 and in October 2004 was involved in a side-on collision after the driver of a 4WD vehicle skidded into his Fiat Punto.

As the 4WD was found to have balding tyres, the effects of which were exacerbated by wet weather on the day of the accident, the insurers of the 4WD driver accepted full liability for John's whiplash compensation claim.

At first, John did not realise that he was suffering from whiplash. He had a dull pain in his neck, but his most acute symptom was dizziness, something he did not associate with whiplash.

Furthermore, as a waiter in a top London restaurant, John had always prided himself on his exceptional memory. Yet in the couple of weeks following the car accident, John found, on account of short term memory problems, he could not fulfil his professional role and even suffered the indignity of being asked to go home be because of an inability to remember orders and table numbers.

Once his memory problems had subsided, John returned to work but found that headaches and discomfort prevented him from working for more than a couple of hours at a time.

Nearly a month had passed since the car accident and John found himself in financial difficulty. Frequent days off and short shifts meant that the money was no longer coming in, bills mounted and the rent on his studio flat went unpaid, so his accountant advised him that it would make sense to make a whiplash compensation claim.

John told us that it was only his decision to follow this advice that meant he survived this period financially solvent, "My whole livelihood was imperilled. My credit card bill went unpaid, I faced eviction and even my employer was losing trust in me. Fortunately, my whiplash claim meant that I was able to return to a level footing, claim for loss of earnings and pay for the treatment which eventually led to my recovery."

Making a no win, no fee whiplash claim
If, following a car accident that was not caused by you, you find yourself facing whiplash and financial difficulties, you are entitled to claim compensation.

YouClaim are considered to be among the leading experts in helping people secure the whiplash compensation they deserve.

Claiming with us is a no risk business. Win or lose, we guarantee that you will never have to pay anyone a penny in legal costs or fees.

Furthermore, we never take a cut of our client's damages award, meaning that you get to keep 100% compensation.

Our no win, no fee solicitors are all governed by the high standards of the Solicitors Regulation Authority and are widely recognised as being the best in business, something which is reflected in their resounding success rate.

So why not get in touch with us today?

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