wife crashed, and i was hurt.

BertTheRaccoon

Quentin wrote: »

With your background, you just want to post criticism of other posters??

Yep

To the original poster, if you've only had a back injury lasting about 2 weeks, it's probably more grief than it's worth. A 2 week back injury is really worth about £500 and you may therefore struggle to find a lawyer who actually wants the claim as if damages are eventually awarded or agreed below £1k, there is no entitlement to costs.

McKneff

Catherine_Johnson wrote: »

Just out of interest, would you be making an injury claim if it was you who had been driving and the accident was your own fault?

Would you make a claim if you tripped at home, maybe your wife caused you to trip somehow, and you had a sore back for a while?

Why do you think claiming some cash will help your back (which you say is ok)?

There shouldn't be monetary claims for this type of thing. The most anyone should get in circumstances such as this is an offer of physio.

It was actually a response and a query on what you see in the bold.

Quentin

McKneff wrote: »

It was a general question and not aimed at the OP, it required an answer. I didnt see any suggestion that the oP was driving,
I never made any such suggestion. You seem to have missed the word 'IF'
where on earth did you get that from. Im actually surprised at you Quentin to be honest.

I got it from your post.

It was a specific question about the OP not being able to get any compo if he was actually the driver, not his wife!

Am I right in thinking that if the OP was driving....

And looked to be another attempt to join the chorus upset that the OP has (correctly) started a thread here to get advice by suggesting the OP wasn't an innocent passenger at all!

McKneff

Quentin wrote: »

I got it from your post.

It was a specific question about the OP not being able to get any compo if he was actually the driver, not his wife!



And looked to be another attempt to join the chorus upset that the OP has (correctly) started a thread here to get advice by suggesting the OP wasn't an innocent passenger at all!

Well it wasnt an attempt, I can assure you,
I maybe should have said 'if a driver' but I still havent had the question answered ie.

If a driver is injured in an accident which he is responsible for can he claim for his own injuries, That's all I meant.

Tiddlywinks

So, you essentially want to take legal action against your wife so that you can claim for a personal injury - an injury which you even say was not that serious?

She is your wife.. how will that make her feel?

You really are just after the money 'because you can' aren't you.

Quentin

McKneff wrote: »

Well it wasnt an attempt, I can assure you,
I maybe should have said 'if a driver' but I still havent had the question answered ie.

If a driver is injured in an accident which he is responsible for can he claim for his own injuries, That's all I meant.

HE cannot claim off the the responsible party (as he is responsible!), if that's what you are asking.

If he had any insurance cover against accident/injury then that would be the avenue to go down.

(Maybe such a "general" question deserved its own thread!)

rs65

McKneff wrote: »

If a driver is injured in an accident which he is responsible for can he claim for his own injuries, That's all I meant.

Comprehensive policies often have a personal accident section but the injury usually has to be significant like loss of limbs, sight hearing or death.

I think it tends to be the policyholder and their partner only so other named drivers wouldn't benefit from it.

But generally, if a driver causes an accident then he has no-one to claim from.

Dangermac

Sgt_Pepper wrote: »

You might as well claim for what her insurance will go up by.

The husband's compensation claim will be based on his injuries, and not on the increased cost of the negligent party's car insurance increase!!

vaio

Catherine_Johnson wrote: »

........Why do you think claiming some cash will help your back (which you say is ok)?

There shouldn't be monetary claims for this type of thing. The most anyone should get in circumstances such as this is an offer of physio.

Interesting point of view.......

I promise faithfully I won't do it but, just out of interest, what level of injury would I be allowed to negligently inflict on you or your family before you did feel that monetary compensation was in order?

sarahg1969

Tiddlywinks wrote: »

So, you essentially want to take legal action against your wife so that you can claim for a personal injury - an injury which you even say was not that serious?

She is your wife.. how will that make her feel?

You really are just after the money 'because you can' aren't you.

It won't affect her, so it shouldn't make her feel anything. The premiums will already be affected, and she won't become involved in the claim in any way. The insurers will just deal with it. If the OP was injured, as an innocent party, he's entitled to be compensated. Can't say I'm enamoured with the way the whole claims thing works either, but there it is. He is entitled to be compensated for his pain and suffering.