Road Traffic Accident (RTA)

Approximately two hundred and fifty thousand road accidents resulting in casualties occur each year. Injuries to the people involved range from minor casualties to those seriously injured or killed.

There are over four hundred thousand personal injury claims per year with the most common 'minor' injury being whiplash, and because several people can be injured in one accident, road accidents remain one of the biggest threats to the average person's health.

In addition, many people are unaware that it is still possible for them to make a claim for compensation where uninsured drivers are to blame.

As long as the road accident was not your fault, you do not need to be the driver of a vehicle to make a claim. For example, you can make a claim as a passenger, a pedestrian or a cyclist, as well as an innocent driver.

If you were traveling in the car at fault, you may still be able to claim compensation from the driver's insurance. If the other party involved is already claiming from the driver's insurance then such a claim will not necessarily further affect their policy or premium.

A specialist solicitor will be able to advise on each type of claim, whoever happens to be at fault.