Claiming compensation after an accident.

Andy2k

I hope I'm posting in the right place.

My partner was his in the rear in my company car last week and has sustained a whiplash injury.

As its a company car I do not need to deal with that but I have spoken to my fleet manager and they say as the third party are at fault it is up to me to hire a solicitor for the personal injury claim.

So where do I start. I've no idea who to contact as I don't want to get ripped off by high fees.

Any ideas? Thanks all.

rich13348

Well you have a few choices. Go with an ambulance chasing no win no fee lawyer who will take 25% at least cut, pay a decent lawyer up front and get a half decent chance of winning, or speak to anyone who insures you who may take up the case with their lawyers eg personal car insurance AA RAC union home insurance etc.

Quentin

Andy2k wrote: »

I hope I'm posting in the right place.

My partner was his in the rear in my company car last week and has sustained a whiplash injury.

As its a company car I do not need to deal with that but I have spoken to my fleet manager and they say as the third party are at fault it is up to me to hire a solicitor for the personal injury claim.

So where do I start. I've no idea who to contact as I don't want to get ripped off by high fees.

Any ideas? Thanks all.

Your fleet manager has mislead you.


It is down to your partner to get their own representative to pursue this (not you - unless you are seeking compensation too, in which case you should instruct your own legal representative too)


If you instruct a no win no fee solicitor then there will be no fees pay, as they take up to a max of 25% of the award, but only get paid this when successful.

Quentin

rich13348 wrote: »

.... pay a decent lawyer up front and get a half decent chance of winning,.....

Not quite......


Paying a "decent lawyer" up front won't make any difference whatsoever to your "chance of winning".


(No lawyer should accept your instructions if there isn't a good prospect of success, and no win no fee solictors just wouldn't entertain you unless they had this prospect of success)

Podge52

Or you could quite simply not jump on the compo bandwagon.

George_Michael

Podge52 wrote: »

Or you could quite simply not jump on the compo bandwagon.

If the OP's partner has suffered an injury due to someone else's negligence, why do think that they are not entitled to compensation?

straighttalker

Who was driving your company car at the time of the accident? You or your partner??

Podge52

George_Michael wrote: »

If the OP's partner has suffered an injury due to someone else's negligence, why do think that they are not entitled to compensation?

Where did I say they weren't entitled?

There are lots of people entitled to things they don't claim.

agrinnall

Podge52 wrote: »

Where did I say they weren't entitled?

There are lots of people entitled to things they don't claim.

In that case, if they're entitled why shouldn't they claim?

philatio

There was something in the paper last week.
A country (i THINK it was France) has legally capped personal injury claims from these types of minor bumps at a small amount. Hundred quid or so.
The medical condition of Whiplash has dropped by 90%

Go figure.

dannyrst

philatio wrote: »

There was something in the paper last week.
A country (i THINK it was France) has legally capped personal injury claims from these types of minor bumps at a small amount. Hundred quid or so.
The medical condition of Whiplash has dropped by 90%

Go figure.

Makes sense. Whilst I've not had whiplash, surely it can't warrant £2,000+ of compensation?