Motorcycle Accident Claims
Motorcycling Accident Claims
Motorcycling provides a niche sense of freedom that car, van or lorry drivers hardly experience, but you are amongst those who choose to use two wheels instead of four, makes you far more vulnerable and receptive to serious injuries, not least due to the negligence or carelessness of other road users, such as cars, trucks and vans.
Although as a motorcyclist you only makeup a small percent of road users, you unfortunately also account for one in five road deaths or serious injuries. Motorcycle accident claims highlight that casualties are still one of the most at-risk users on British roads.
Whilst as a motorcyclist you may wear all the standard issue protection over your body, you do not enjoy the safety of protection from your vehicle body, such as a car, van or lorry driver. This difference usually leaves motorcyclists vulnerable to receiving severe and in some cases life-changing injuries.
The common causes of accidents involving a motorcyclist are summarised below:
- Failing to negotiate right of way by the offending party
- Collision at junctions
- Collision while overtaking
- Motorcyclist losing control of their motorcycle due to the negligence and carelessness of another road user
- Surprise car door opening collisions
Common types of motorcycle accident injuries
The types of injuries a person could sustain from a motorcycle road traffic accident (RTA) include:
- Head injuries
- Back and spinal injuries
- Road grazes, burn or rash caused from skidding on the ground
- Leg injuries
Injuries of this nature can be painful and longstanding along with psychologically challenging to live with, this could impact the rest of your life. You may even be left with substantial bills for medical treatment, physiotherapy or any ongoing rehabilitation, as well as considering and implementing modifications to your home. It maybe that whilst you recover, you may suffer a loss of earnings, and this time off work could even harm your present position or even future job prospects or opportunities.
We would always advise to take the time to consider how the accident has affected your everyday life. The compensation you could receive may well help in your recovery and rehabilitation especially for any financial losses you have incurred and may continue to incur.
What causes motorcycle accident injuries?
Motorcycle accident claims are usually incidents that could have been avoided if the negligent party was driving carefully and paying proper attention to the road ahead and surroundings. A typical example of a car driver may pull out in front of you at a junction, without any indication, these sorts of incidents are common.
Whilst in other situations, the accident may happen as a result of road rage or maybe caused by a driver under the influence of drugs or alcohol, or simply due to negligence and lack of care and attention.
There have been known instances that a motorcyclist has fallen off his vehicle after hitting a pothole, something the local council was aware of but had not repaired, or inspected, in other cases or a car driver carelessly opened their vehicle door whilst an innocent motorcyclist was passing by, knocking the motorcyclist into oncoming traffic.
As you will appreciate in the passage of life not all circumstances are the same, in any event if you have suffered anything similar, you could make a motorcycle accident compensation claim.
What evidence do I need for a motorcycle accident claims?
Our specialist team of motorcycle accident claims Solicitors will discuss what is required from the beginning of your claim. For ease we have listed a summary of the different forms of evidence that can strengthen and support your case:
- Any information of the offending party, name vehicle registration
- Witness contact details
- Accident scene photos or videos, along with the same for your injuries
- A police report or log number of the incident
- CCTV or dashcam footage if available
- Details of organisations such as medical institutions attended
- Receipts for expenses, such as taxi or motorcycle hire, medical treatment or rehabilitation, along with repairs to your motorcycle, or motorcycle equipment
How much compensation will I get?
Whilst this is a common question is it important to consider various factors when it comes to calculating out how much compensation can be awarded for a motorcycle accident injury claim. Your motorcycle accident injury compensation claim will need to take the following elements into consideration:
- The type of injury you sustained
- How severely you were hurt
- Any loss of earnings
- Any costs for travel to and from destinations, or medical treatments and rehabilitation expenses you had to pay
Each claim is different, but to give some food for thought and as a guide, you could be awarded between £1,760.00 and £10,180.00 for a minor head injury, or between £9,970.00 and £128,320.00 in relation to a moderate to severe back injury.
You can obtain further information from our Personal Injury Calculator, but talking with our specialist motorcycle injury Solicitor, will give you the best chance of obtaining the compensation you are owed.
Contributory Negligence
Making a motorcycle injury compensation claim can be complicated and expert advice will be required to win a successful case.
It is important to note motorcyclists may often be found by a Court to have contributed to an accident, there various markers and case studies to this effect. If the motorcyclist is found to have contributed to the accident in question, fault will be apportioned between the parties and compensation reduced.
How We Work
We will take the time to listen to your version of events, we will help you gather evidence, contact and interview witnesses. We shall liaise with your attended medical institutes to obtain your medical records and the police for the same. Once we have your medical records in our possession, will arrange to have you examined to obtain medical legal evidence of your injury, further to effectively presenting your case in a logical, well prepared and professional manner.
Our panel of expert motorcycle accident claim Solicitors will ensure you the best prospects, in successfully obtaining the maximum compensation you are owed.
No Win, No Fee
At RU1NJURED, we believe everyone should have access to justice. Therefore, our panel Solicitors offer a No Win No Fee payment arrangement, which allows them to pursue a claim for compensation without risking large sums of your money in the process.
To find out more about we can help you with your motorcycle accident claims, please contact us on 0800 945 18 27 or click the GET INTOUCH link below to complete the enquiry form, and our panel Solicitors will get back to you at your convenience.
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