Can I make a car accident claim?
Unfortunately, road accidents can cause the most devastating injuries. According to the road safety charity Brake, five people die every day on the road in the UK and 80 are seriously injured. As a result, personal injury claims for a car accident aren’t uncommon in the UK. If you’ve suffered an injury due to someone else’s negligence, whether you were a driver, passenger or pedestrian, you could be eligible for car accident compensation.
Our personal injury solicitors have the necessary experience to act for people who have suffered the most serious injuries in road accidents, including brain injuries and spinal injuries, loss of limb and death.
Our expert personal injury solicitors force the pace of the litigation to ensure interim payments are obtained as early as possible and cases are concluded on the best terms. We can even come to see you or your loved one in hospital or at home to give advice about making a claim.
Contact us to discuss your claim in more detail.
Can I make a claim if I was driving?
If you were injured in a road accident and you were driving at the time, it may not be clear whether you or the other party was to blame. There may be issues such as speed or uncertainty as to who had right of way, for example. It may be your word against the other driver’s word.
Whatever the circumstances, we can provide you with advice about making a claim because, over the last 25 years , we have dealt with every scenario of road accident. We have experience of accidents involving:
- Roundabouts
- Overtaking
- Changing lanes
- Failure to give way
- Excessive speed
- Rear shunts
- Emerging from a side road or a parked position into your path
- Failure to observe traffic lights
- Misleading signals
- Crossing over the central white line.
What happens if I am partially responsible for the accident?
When the person bringing the car accident injury claim is partially responsible for the incident, the legal term used is contributory negligence.
If you contribute to the accident, it simply means that the amount of your compensation is reduced by the same percentage for which you were to blame. Therefore, if you were found to be 20% to blame, your compensation would be reduced by 20% but it would still be worth making an accident compensation claim. The Law Reform (Contributory Negligence) Act 1945 made this possible.
What happens when a car accident claim involves untraced or uninsured drivers?
If you are injured in a road accident involving an untraced or uninsured driver, you will need specialist legal advice. Drivers must have third-party motor insurance to meet any personal injury claim brought against them.
Claims against untraced (hit and run) drivers or a driver who doesn’t have insurance are dealt with by the Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB). The MIB is an organisation set up by motor insurers as a compensation fund of last resort, and it will meet car crash injury claims from road traffic accident victims in these circumstances. If your accident was caused by a hit-and-run driver, it’s very important to contact the police as soon as possible and cooperate with them.
Why choose Bolt Burdon Kemp for car accident compensation claims?
You can count on Bolt Burdon Kemp to handle your car accident claim with absolute integrity. Here’s why:
- Highly knowledgeable: Drawing on over 35 years of experience means we can support you with cases involving personal injury, abuse, medical negligence and more.
- ‘No win no fee’: We can take on your case under a Conditional Fee Agreement, where you only need to pay if your claim is successful. Alternatively, we offer other funding types.
- Empathetic: Our compassionate solicitors want you and your loved ones to feel completely comfortable as your case progresses.
- Partners: We partner with organisations like Headway and Spinal Injuries Association (SIA) so we can offer an appropriate level of support throughout.
- Awards and accreditations: We’ve been recognised by Chambers & Partners and the Legal 500, plus we’re ranked as one of The Times’ Best Law Firms 2025 for personal and clinical negligence law in England and Wales.
- Trusted: Our wide range of client testimonials demonstrates the standard you can expect when working with our car accident solicitors.
Contact our car accident claim solicitors today
Have you, or someone you know, been in a car accident? Reach out to us online to discuss whether you have a valid car accident injury claim. Our highly trained team will guide you through the potential next steps and support you every step of the way, should you decide to go ahead.
Many cases are taken on as ‘no win no fee’ agreements, which means you won’t pay a penny unless your claim is successful. Take a look at our claims criteria and find out more about our claims process to get a clearer idea of what to expect.
