Please help- Accident

Richard53

That was my first thought, but then I re-read it and realised he meant (I think) that he was on the left side of the carriageway, i.e. to the left of the white line, not sitting in the gutter waiting to turn right.

arcon5

So your sitting to the right as close to the line as possible, your wing mirror therefore hanging over.

Anyway it doesn't sound like ops confessing to be sat on the curb side, just something you've concocted

amersall

davefairbrother wrote: »

Hi
I need some help with a accident my brother has had at work.. He is 55 years old and a lorry driver, he recently fell from the lorry as the handle he was holding to get off broke, He unfortunately broke/fractured his hip, fractured arm and caused stress/injury to his eye/eye socket
The Accident happend around 7 weeks ago and is he obviously off sick, His employer is paying his wages and now with the type of injury he has i strongly doubt he will ever be able to drive a lorry again, can we seek compensation from now to his retirement age? Surely no one with a fractured hip/arm which has had metal bolts added to can be expected to drive for 8-10 hours and jump in and out of lorries ?

Please can someone advise what he should do here? Will we get compensation for the injuries and for the future? surely he cannot be expected to find another job in another trade with his injuries and at his age?

Please can you help and it will be strongly appreciated, we are stressed and have a mortgage to pay which he worries about if his employer stops paying him
Also do we need to advise health and safety ?

Hi, post your question here
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=70
Start your own thread, you will get answers there.

mchale

arcon5 wrote: »

So your sitting to the right as close to the line as possible, your wing mirror therefore hanging over.

Your being silly now, if you were in that position you would have crossed the white line, now go back and read my post properly

Stevie_Palimo

davefairbrother wrote: »

Hi
I need some help with a accident my brother has had at work.. He is 55 years old and a lorry driver, he recently fell from the lorry as the handle he was holding to get off broke, He unfortunately broke/fractured his hip, fractured arm and caused stress/injury to his eye/eye socket
The Accident happend around 7 weeks ago and is he obviously off sick, His employer is paying his wages and now with the type of injury he has i strongly doubt he will ever be able to drive a lorry again, can we seek compensation from now to his retirement age? Surely no one with a fractured hip/arm which has had metal bolts added to can be expected to drive for 8-10 hours and jump in and out of lorries ?

Please can someone advise what he should do here? Will we get compensation for the injuries and for the future? surely he cannot be expected to find another job in another trade with his injuries and at his age?

Please can you help and it will be strongly appreciated, we are stressed and have a mortgage to pay which he worries about if his employer stops paying him
Also do we need to advise health and safety ?

If fault is proven he would get a one off pay out not a regular income due to the accident, He needs to speak with a Solicitor here on a no win no fee basis and also one that will not take slice of any compo paid out.

jimjames

Singh90 wrote: »

Hi, thanks for your replie.

BTW its damage claim, not injury. there was no injury.

So, I guess I was at fault.. premiums goes up

It would go up even if you're not at fault, purely from being involved in an accident. Even for a non fault claim where car was parked and engine off being hit by another car, it has increased our premium. Probably not by as much as if it was a fault one but increased none the less.