Anyone had a claim for whiplash

NAR

Cherryscone you have a genuine injury and are therefore entitled to claim compensation. You will be required to have a medical to determine extent of injury, but after that it will not be you fighting over money - leave that to your solicitor.

lazer

What lenght of time are we talkiing here, does last year mean December (So what around 2 months to heal?), As for the continued medication - does it actually affect your life much, do you still the pains with the medication, and has your doctor indicated how long they are likely to continue for?

I have claimed before after being from behind by a lorry, so major impact, car almost written off, despite not looking as if it had any major damage,

My neck and shoulders were very sore for around 6 months - I had to stop all my exercise and put on a lot of weight. I was told all residual pain would be away within the year, but well over 2 years later and I still get the pain quite often, usually caused by long drives, working long hours, and still swimming.

I think what you should consider (as should anyone considering claiming for personal injury), is have you been majorily inconvienced by the pain (not by the accisednt itself, as thats not the same issue), Will it have an impact on your life ongoing and any financial loss you've experienced because of the pain (ie: Loss of earnings, physio or massage costs, specially adapted seats etc.)

Now think about these things, and decide should you claim or not.

If you are claiming for an injury that has taken only a short time to heal, the payout will not be high, however if it long term pain, the payout will be reasonable (For reference - I didn't get anywhere near 9k - in fact much less than half of it!)

caz2703

Whiplash from what I've been told is a life long relationship. I got whiplash when I was 10 or so and to this day, I have problems turning my head round to the side but especially putting my head back. Going to the hairdresser is a painful experience and at times I have to physically tilt my head back to normal position after it has been washed because I lack the strength to do it with my neck muscles.

Another car accident when I was in my early 20s didn't look that bad at first glance. I was in a sports car so legs almost horizontal and the force with which I had to hit the brakes hurt my back nicely on impact. I have back problems from this still so you can imagine how much fun 2 pregnancies were. The car didn't look too bad until the day I was due to get it back. When they did the tracking ther realised that the front suspension had taken the brunt of the impact hence why the car didn't look too bad.

Whiplash is no laughing matter. I recall a former colleague saying how her friend was on her 5th whiplash claim but had never actually had it. Lets just say I hoped her next 'bowel movement' was a hedgehog.

Cherryscone

Lazer the accident was in August was in a 30 mph but as it was a large jeep with a bullbar that hit me my car was wrote off ,my gp has not idea how long this nerve will take to settle i do know when i stopped taking the meds it came back with a bang this i can deal with its the constant sick feeling when i see someone too close behind me that worries me to be honest at this minute in time i am only doing the school runs i have been told this will pass wish it would hurry up .

NAR

caz you and whiplash; why am I not suprised you go together!

caz2703

I [STRIKE]resemble[/STRIKE] resent that comment

What can I say NAR? My reputation precedes me.

Sorry back on topic again. I wouldn't wish whiplash on anyone. I had to watch my mum barely able to lift a dinner plate after the accident. Out of 4 of us, 1 wasn't hurt at all, 1 was hurt slightly but me & mum (sitting on same side of car) both got whiplash though hers worse than mine as I wasn't made to wear a collar (NAR I'm warning you!). Amazingly the 'accident' we were in was non-impact in that the whiplash came about from my dad having to swerve & brake 3 times and into on-coming traffic at one point to avoid the dopey idiot who would decide on a whim that he wanted to be where our car was. It doesn't take a big impact to get hurt.

Good luck whatever you do and you have my sympathies.

POPPYOSCAR

Yes whiplash is no laughing matter.

My OH was hit by a bus at traffic lights, must be 10 years ago now, and he is still suffering.

I can not remember how much he got paid out but he went as far as court with it. He said to the judge ,forget about the money and just get them to take away the pain. They then settled.

lazer

Cherryscone wrote: »

Lazer the accident was in August was in a 30 mph but as it was a large jeep with a bullbar that hit me my car was wrote off ,my gp has not idea how long this nerve will take to settle i do know when i stopped taking the meds it came back with a bang this i can deal with its the constant sick feeling when i see someone too close behind me that worries me to be honest at this minute in time i am only doing the school runs i have been told this will pass wish it would hurry up .

Unfiortunatately, the sick feeling and the nerves with driving take a long time to go away, I still hate it when a lorry is behind me. Its the same issue as if you crash on a corner, you will always me more nervous at that corner, someone crashed into me at a junction when I had just passed by test, and I actually still get nervous everytime I drive on that road, and will try and go different routes.

The sick feeling isn;t really personal injury, so I don't think (at least I hope you can't claim) you can claim for that. Being a nervous drier after an accident is normal behaviour, and will ease with time, althought sometimes I think it does all drivers good to have a few near misses and be nervous drivers, makes you remember that you have to concentrate on driving!

If you want real advice, go to a solicitor, get one of the free consultation (Stay away from the claims management companies..)

NAR

Cherryscone wrote: »

Lazer the accident was in August was in a 30 mph but as it was a large jeep with a bullbar that hit me my car was wrote off ,my gp has not idea how long this nerve will take to settle i do know when i stopped taking the meds it came back with a bang this i can deal with its the constant sick feeling when i see someone too close behind me that worries me to be honest at this minute in time i am only doing the school runs i have been told this will pass wish it would hurry up .

This is the problem, a gp is not an expert in this field. I hope I'm wrong but you may have long term damage. Now no amount of money is going to take the pain away, but if you need private medical treatment at least you will have funds to help provide that. Please go and see a solicitor. He will refer you to a consultant for an assessment of damage (which you will have to pay up front for, but will get back as part of the settlement).

phaze5

Got a whiplash claim few years back,the person that hit me was with Quinn Direct and it was all settled in 4 weeks,never got nowhere near £9000,but got a tidy wee sum................