Road Accident Resources
If you are thinking about claiming compensation after a road accident, we can help. Explore FAQs, articles and other resources to help you research your rights and claim compensation.
Start with our guide to road accident compensation claims.
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Road accidents FAQs
Eligibility to claim
- Can a pedestrian claim compensation if injured when drunk?
- Can I claim if I was uninsured?
- Can I claim if I wasn't wearing a seatbelt?
- Existing medical condition worsened - can I claim?
- How do I make an e-scooter accident compensation claim?
- How to claim compensation if you're injured crossing the road
- I don't know who's to blame - can I claim?
- I haven't taken time off work - can I claim?
- I ran a red light - can I claim?
- I was a victim of a 'crash for cash' - can I claim?
- I was cycling at night without lights - can I claim?
- I was hit by an opening car door - can I claim?
- I was injured when cycling on the pavement - can I claim?
- I wasn't wearing a helmet - can claim?
- I'm not sure who is responsible - how do I claim?
- Injured in a hit-and-run - can I claim?
- Injured on a motorway - can I claim?
- My injury was my fault - can I claim?
- No witnesses - can i still claim?
- Riding while drunk - can I claim?
- The car in front braked suddenly - can I claim?
- What is the time limit for starting an injury claim?
- What is vicarious liability in a personal injury claim?
Funding your claim
- Can I get Legal Aid for a personal injury claim?
- How much does it cost to claim?
- Is it possible to claim compensation for a minor injury?
- What is a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA)?
- Why do injury solicitors all charge the same 25% success fee?
- Will I have to pay if I withdraw my claim?
Negotiating your claim
- Dealing directly with insurers - will my claim be faster?
- How long does an insurer take to settle a claim?
- Should I accept a Pre-Medical (Pre-Med) offer?
- Should I Accept a Without Prejudice Offer? What are the Risks?
- When's the best time to accept an offer?
Tax and benefits
Making a claim
- 50:50 and a 'knock for knock' claims - what's the difference?
- Can fitness tracker data be used in a claim?
- Can I claim for someone else?
- Claim rear end shunt injury compensation
- Claiming for both physical and psychological injuries
- Do I have to use a local solicitor?
- Do I have to use my insurer's solicitor?
- Hit by an uninsured driver - can I claim?
- How are claims handled for 'anonymous' or 'protected parties'?
- How do I claim through the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB)?
- How do I make a cycling accident compensation claim?
- How do I make a road accident compensation claim?
- How do I make an e-scooter accident compensation claim?
- How long will my claim take?
- How often do injury claims go to court and what if they do?
- How to choose the right injury solicitor
- How to make a group (multi-party) claim
- How to use the Official Injury Claim Portal
- I cannot work - what can I claim for?
- I've lost my claim in court - what happens next?
- Is helmet camera footage admissible in a claim?
- Low speed road collision claims
- No response from defendant - what happens next?
- The Injury Claim Process: A Step-by-Step Guide
- UK Road Injury Statistics 2023
- What are my chances of winning?
- What evidence do I need to make a claim?
- What happens if my claim falls out of the RTA protocol?
- What if I have cycling insurance?
- What is a litigation friend?
- What is the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA)
- What mistakes do claimants often make?
- What should I do after a road accident?
- What to expect on an initial call for an injury claim
- Why might a solicitor reject my claim?
- Will I have to go to a solicitor's office?
Medical report
- I didn't get medical attention - can I claim?
- Medical assessment - can it be carried out locally?
- What happens during a medical exam?
- Will I need a medical exam?
Calculating your compensation
- Injury Compensation: Claim for Lost Earnings, Overtime & More
- Can I claim for physio and care costs?
- Complete list of claimable losses in an Injury claim
- How do I 'mitigate and minimise' losses?
- How to get an Interim Injury Compensation Payment?
- What are 'reasonable losses'?
- What are general and special damages?
Your rights
- Compensation Act 2006
- Highways Act 1980
- I emergency stopped for an animal - can I claim?
- I have under-settled my claim - what can I do?
- I was Injured and it Wasn't my Fault - What are my Rights?
- Road Traffic Act 1988
- The Highway Code - how does it relate to claims?
- UK Drink Driving Statistics - Updated 2024
- What happens if a claim is made against me?
- What reasonable adjustments should work make?
Car accidents
- Airbag injury claims
- Car passenger injury claims
- Driving lesson injury claims
- Emergency services injury claims
- Foreign vehicle road accident claims
- Level-crossing injury claims
- No-seatbelt road accident claims
- Petrol station injury claims
- Pothole accident injury claims
- Rear end shunt injury claims
- Road accident claims
- Roundabout injury claims
- Seat belt injury claims
- Taxi accident claims