Learner Driver son (17) accident in instructors car not his fault whiplash/compensation query

Whelky

elsien said:

Whelky said:

We've had a call from the instructor's insurer. All they've done is recommend a solicitor to deal with my son's claim and  they have awful reviews. It looks like the court has to agree any compensation as he's under 18 and I wondered if there was a way to avoid using a solicitor?

When is he 18? It’s not something you have to do instantly so potentially depending on when his birthday is you could wait and see whether he has got whiplash and if there’s any longer lasting impacts from that and then he could make any claim himself after his birthday?

December. I wondered if it was worth waiting and doing it through the whiplash portal.