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Making a personal accident claim

moreofthegoodstuff
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edited 20 August 2012 at 8:13PM in Motoring

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,026 Forumite
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    Unable to have more photo's taken?

    How did you get to the church or registry office? The wedding actually happened though?

    What happened exactly? Whose fault was the accident?
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  • moreofthegoodstuff
    moreofthegoodstuff Posts: 653 Forumite
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    edited 20 August 2012 at 8:12PM

  • dacouch
    dacouch Posts: 21,636 Forumite
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    You should speak to your solicitors for exact advice on how much you can claim back, I suspect the amount for the lost pictures won't be a massive amount but I might be wrong.

    If you post on the Insurance thread of MSE, there are a few people who deal with motor claims on both sides who will be able to help but ultimately only your solicitors will know the full details so only they will know the exact amounts they can try and claim for
  • Sgt_Pepper_2
    Sgt_Pepper_2 Posts: 3,644 Forumite
    So what injuries are you claiming for?

    What are your actual loses?
  • All losses must be provable, anything else won't be as clear cut.
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    So the car was walloped on one side only.

    Why could you not have had your extra photographs taken from the other side having given her a tissue?

    Can't see this one flying TBH.

    Cheers
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  • ROY47
    ROY47 Posts: 578 Forumite
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    were you injured ????

    if not why are you making a claim ??

    oh I know why

    where theres a blame there's a claim !!
  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    Wouldn't go through National Accident Helpline, they're just a company who are paid a fortune by your solicitors just for referring your case and not much else. Find another solicitor you can go to directly and get the referral fee yourself. Yes there are places that advertise e.g. £300 upfront just for instructing them. :p
  • keystone
    keystone Posts: 10,916 Forumite
    rev_henry wrote: »
    Wouldn't go through National Accident Helpline, they're just a company who are paid a fortune by your solicitors just for referring your case and not much else. Find another solicitor you can go to directly and get the referral fee yourself. Yes there are places that advertise e.g. £300 upfront just for instructing them. :p
    LoL. Theres no solicitor on this planet that will touch this one with a bargepole unless its for a pile of money up front as its a total no hoper unless "emotional distress" is on the agenda which just smacks of the money grabbing compo culture that pervades our society today.

    Cheers
    The difference between genius and stupidity is that genius has it's limits. - Einstein
  • rev_henry
    rev_henry Posts: 4,965 Forumite
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    keystone wrote: »
    LoL. Theres no solicitor on this planet that will touch this one with a bargepole unless its for a pile of money up front as its a total no hoper unless "emotional distress" is on the agenda which just smacks of the money grabbing compo culture that pervades our society today.

    Cheers
    Well yeah, I'm taking it as given that there is an actual case to answer!
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