Work-related road traffic accident facts that occur on the roads
When people think of accidents at work, they usually think of industrial injuries and factory accidents. However, work-related accidents are not always actually in the workplace. Each year, thousands of people are injured in work-related accidents on the roads of the UK.
Research commissioned by the Department of the Environment has shown that even after annual mileage is taken into account, occupational drivers (like public transport drivers) have up to 50% more vehicle accidents than private drivers.
The findings showed that car drivers who do a high work mileage have a much greater risk of receiving personal injuries in road accidents than motorists who do drive as part of their work.
According to the study, drivers who do more than 80 per cent of their annual mileage on work-related journeys have about 53 per cent more road accidents than similar drivers with no work-related mileage.
Road traffic accident facts
- Ten drivers die on UK roads every single day.
- Every year, work-related road traffic accidents result in 40,000 serious personal injuries.
- Human error contributes to 97 per cent of all vehicle accidents.
- A 35 year old driver averaging 25,000 miles a year has, on average, only received 10 hours driver training, but probably nothing in the last 18 years.
- A driver averaging 25,000 miles a year has a similar risk of being killed in an accident at work as a coal miner.
- For men under the age of 25, a road accident is the single biggest cause of fatality.
- Company directors and managers are now accountable for the risk and safety of their employees by law.
- Despite the fact that employees are a company's most important asset, many employers do not take adequate steps to prevent vehicle accidents.
Work-related accident compensation
Just because you drive to work or to see clients every day, it does not mean you should have to suffer the expense of a road traffic accident that was not your fault.
If your employer has not taken adequate steps to protect you, you may be eligible to make a compensation claim for a work-related accident. Our experienced panel of compensation solicitors deal with personal injury cases involving accidents at work and road traffic accidents every day and will give you free legal advice and answer all your questions sympathetically.
Our no win, no fee solicitors have an excellent success rate in work-related accident claims, and have helped thousands of people to get the injury compensation that they are entitled to. There are absolutely no costs or fees to pay at any time, and any compensation awarded will go directly to you.
Call us now on 0800 10 757 95 to make a work-related accident claim. Alternatively, you can chat to one of our claim advisors online through e-chat or leave a call-back request via an online form.
