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Neck Injury Claim in England and Wales
If you have hurt your neck in a non-fault accident, you might be eligible to make a neck injury claim. Discover below the different types of neck injuries and how much compensation you can receive.
Understanding Neck Injury Compensation Claims
Do you know that even a slight impact on your neck can cause immobility? It can lead to a significant change in how you live and how you carry out routine tasks. What’s most concerning is that a neck injury, if not treated with care, can end up disrupting your ability to work causing financial instability.
You will not only have to cut your working hours. In the case of a severe neck injury, you might also have to take a complete break from work. Wouldn’t it be great to be able to claim all your lost earnings and treatment costs? Plus, the expenses for your pain and suffering. That is where neck injury compensation claims come in. Book a free consultation today with our panel of expert neck injury solicitors at RU1NJURED. Let us handle all the legal hassle for you to recover your damages.
Understanding the Different Types of Neck Injuries
Neck injuries can vary in terms of their impact on a person’s lifestyle. In England and Wales, following are some of the frequently reported types of neck injuries for compensation claims:
- Whiplash: It is a soft tissue neck injury. It is caused by a sudden head movement. For instance, a jolt to a driver’s neck during an accident. A sudden jerk due to an emergency brake in a public transport.
- Fractured Cervical: It happens in case one of the seven vertebrae in your neck gets broken. For example, breaking your neck by falling from an elevated position. Getting struck by a structural collapse at a construction site. A blow on your neck during a physical assault.
- Dislocated Cervical: Due to a sudden impactful force on your neck a dislocated cervical can be caused. It is also called misplacement of your cervical vertebrae. Examples include, dislocating your neck by slipping on an unmarked spill at a public place. Tripping over an object in a walkway. Falling from a broken chair at a restaurant.
- Strained Neck: It happens when the neck muscles or ligaments get torn or overstretched. For example, a chiropractor improperly moving your neck. A cyclist or a motorcyclist getting their neck muscles torn during a fall from an accident.
- Neck Muscle Spasm: It is a condition in which your neck muscles get tight or contracted. This can happen as a result of a prolonged poor posture at the workplace. Gym machine malfunctions or getting exposed to toxic fumes for an extended time.
Contact our panel of expert neck injury solicitors at RU1NJURED today and find out whether your neck injury qualifies for a compensation claim or not.
The Financial Impact of a Neck Injury
A neck injury can cause serious limitations in your ability to earn a living. Here are some realistic ways in which a neck injury can impact your financial well-being:
- Limited Working Capacity: Due to the suffering and immobility caused by a neck injury, you might be forced to take a break from work. Reduced working hours or extended sick leaves is also possible.
- Occupational Disruption: Serious neck injuries can also lead to occupational disruption. For example, you might be forced to take an early retirement. A shift towards a low-paying occupation can also happen.
Hence, keeping in mind these dire consequences, it is always advisable to start your claim for a neck injury at your earliest. Also, make sure to gather all the evidence at your disposal. This helps in increasing your chances of winning a maximum possible compensation for neck injury in car accident, workplace or at a public space.
Feel free to get in touch with our experienced panel of solicitors. Get insightful guidance on how neck injury compensation claims should be initiated in the right manner to win a deserving payout.
How Much Compensation You Can Get for a Neck Injury?
The amount of compensation you could get for a neck injury relies on the injury’s impact on your life. For instance, the compensation for neck injury in car accident may be different from the amount of neck injury at work compensation you may receive. Since, a neck injury can cause both physical and financial damage. Hence, the compensation amount awarded for a non-fault neck injury is structured accordingly. It covers your suffering as well as restores your financial position.
To cover the physical damages of a neck injury, the Judicial College has laid out the following guidelines:
- For a serious neck injury claim, you can get a compensation amount between £55,500.00 to £181,020.00. It includes paralysis, complete fracture or dislocation of a neck. Broken neck compensation claims are also covered under this bracket.
- For moderate neck injuries, your compensation can be from £9,630.00 to £46,970.00. It includes injuries such as a partial fracture or dislocation of neck, neck strain and neck ligament or muscle tear. Claims for serious soft tissue neck injury compensation also fall within this bracket.
- For minor neck injuries, you can get compensated between £2,990.00 to £9,630.00. It includes all neck injuries that can fully recover within 3 months or up to 2 years.
In addition to the amount for physical damages suffered, your compensation can also include all the financial damages such as:
- Lost Wages: Wages lost due to reduced working hours. Or from a complete break from work during the recovery period.
- Future Earnings: In serious neck injury cases you might not be able to continue work. Shift towards a low-paying occupation. And can be deferred from your previous long-term contract. You can claim for all these situations. That you might have earned had the injury never taken place.
- Added Costs: These include medical expenses, care costs, or travelling costs. Fees for psychological or physiotherapy sessions. Rehabilitation costs and supporting equipment expenses.
Compensation for Whiplash Injury Claims Explained
As per the UK’s law, the compensation for a whiplash injury caused by a road traffic accident is not governed by the Judicial College Guidelines. Instead, you will be compensated under a fixed tariff system known as “Whiplash Tarrif”. It was first introduced in May 2021 and was revised just recently in May 2025.
This fixed tariff system comes with pre-defined compensation ranges based on how long a person may take to fully recover from a whiplash injury. Under the revised whiplash tariff system, compensation for whiplash injury claims initiated for accidents that occurred after 30 May 2025 starts at £275.00 and can go up to £4,975.00.
Why Choose RU1NJURED?
At RU1NJURED, you are not considered a mere case number among others. We listen to your story and connect you with best suitable solicitor for your case from our panel of specialist neck injury solicitors. Without causing you any financial stress, they ensure your unique circumstances are properly researched. In addition to that, we offer:
- 100% No Win No Fee Claims: You are not required to pay us anything. Unless we win you the settlement amount.
- Tailored Approach: Each case is thoroughly investigated. All the supporting evidence is extracted. This increases your chances for a greater compensation award.
- Proven Expertise: Your claim is handled by an expert solicitor who possess proven expertise and a winning record in handling claims for neck injuries.
- Maximum Payout: Our panel of specialist solicitors ensure your compensation covers all your medical bills and loss of future earnings.
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Don’t let your neck injury become an obstacle in getting your life back on track. Start your claim today and win a deserving neck injury claim compensation. Call us at 0800 955 18 27 or fill out a simple enquiry form on our website. We will get back to you at your convenience.
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Consult neck injury claims solicitors on RU1NJURED’s panel. Share the details about your accident and the neck injury you have sustained. They will initiate a claim on your behalf.
In the UK, you can get between £2,990.00 to £181,020.00 for a non-fault neck injury.
You need medical reports that back up your injury, statements from witnesses who saw your accident and receipts for costs incurred on your treatment.
Based on the complexity of each case, neck injury compensation claims may take months or a few years to settle.
Contact a trusted claims marketing service, like RU1NJURED. They will connect you with the best neck injury lawyers near you to start your claim.
Yes, you can make a no win no fee claim for a neck injury through a no win no fee neck injury solicitor.
Yes, you can make a neck injury at work compensation claim after getting injured in a non-fault workplace accident.