Car Accident: whiplash

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mallymal wrote: »

Before christmas, my wife was driving my car and was rear ended by an HGV on a roundabout. They accepted full liability and extensive repairs were paid for by HGV's insurers (+hire car for me whilst it was off the road).

My wife suffered a very stiff neck in the days that followed the accident - whiplash. She was in considerable pain and had limited neck mobility, so spent a day in A&E having xrays, and a ct scan. They say it is whiplash, but there is no permanent damage, and it will get better eventually.

Here we are several weeks later, and she's still in considerable pain.

At the time of the crash, several friends said :OOhh - put in a claim" to which I tutted and generally moaned about our "let's sue" society.

But as time goes on, and her pain continues, I'm feeling she should be entitles to something.

So... very interested to hear your views just as a "moral discussion", and would welcome feedback, good or bad, about accident lawyers any of you have used.

regards

mal

She ought to have lodged the incident with her insurer and then followed it up. They will/would have obtained the relevant medical evidence and pursued any claim.

Did she do this? If not, try doing it now, but she may be disadvantaged for not recording the incident in the first place. Nothing to lose, however, by trying it now.