Claiming compensation for car accident while pregnant (not my fault)?

garynuman

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

You have up to 3 years to claim for PI and must be fully recovered as its a one time only payment.

That may be so, but clearly it is in everyone's interest to be done as early as possible. The longer it is left, the more challenging it will be to obtain evidence that would be required to take this matter forward.

[Deleted User]

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

So you want to claim for a bruise?

I think the OP wants to claim for loss of earnings, which would not have been lost, had she not been in hospital, due to the accident.

vaio

garynuman wrote: »

That may be so, but clearly it is in everyone's interest to be done as early as possible. The longer it is left, the more challenging it will be to obtain evidence that would be required to take this matter forward.

Nah, it's in the everybody's interest to leave it until the final outcome is known, what might seem like a recovering stiff neck on day three might still be causing problems a year or two down the line. Might even have done permanent damage

atrixblue.-MFR-.

you can claim for you loss of earnings, and any out of pocket expenses whilst in hospital, as many hospitals have those bedside tv phone thingys that cost an arm and leg to call anyone off and call to using prepayment cards to watch tv and call out.

its probable that your med records may infact say that observations were for whiplash and abdominal pain *pregnant*. if painkillers were you treatment, and were administered during you stay whiplash may not have been prevellant to you due to painkillers given to you, and any painkillers prescribed to go home with!, on discharge your given a slip to give to your GP, this will be your mini treatement record you can request at your GP's surgery to have a look at your med notes and have a read of what was treated and diagnosis of what was wrong with you.

your given a medical upon any PI claim for the insurers anyway unless you say your fully recovered this keeps the cost of PI claim work to a minimum.

adamc260

vaio wrote: »

Yep, but equally the referral fees is part of the solicitors overheads, reducing those would probably be taken into account next time the rates are set for handling claims although granted the effect would be small (if measurable at all).

Notice you didn't comment on the equity of the injured person getting the referral fee rather than the insurer/legal cover firm. Got an interest to declare in this area?

I've worked for Insurers and Solicitors, in both cases defendant not claimant.

vaio

You have any thoughts about the equity of the injured person getting the referral fee rather than the insurer/legal cover firm?

Hintza

The OP doesn't mention loss of earnings, perhaps there was no deduction. One year on.........hmmm.

Sgt_Pepper_2

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

you can claim for you loss of earnings, and any out of pocket expenses whilst in hospital, as many hospitals have those bedside tv phone thingys that cost an arm and leg to call anyone off and call to using prepayment cards to watch tv and call out.

its probable that your med records may infact say that observations were for whiplash and abdominal pain *pregnant*. if painkillers were you treatment, and were administered during you stay whiplash may not have been prevellant to you due to painkillers given to you, and any painkillers prescribed to go home with!, on discharge your given a slip to give to your GP, this will be your mini treatement record you can request at your GP's surgery to have a look at your med notes and have a read of what was treated and diagnosis of what was wrong with you.

your given a medical upon any PI claim for the insurers anyway unless you say your fully recovered this keeps the cost of PI claim work to a minimum.

She said she couldn't have painkillers due to being pregnant.

jc808

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

She said she couldn't have painkillers due to being pregnant.

wich is not entirely true, because you can take painkillers whilst pregnant, wich is why she would need to go see her med details to see what she was treated for and what was administered.