Making a personal injury claim after pothole road accident

nerion wrote: »

And yes, I was wearing a helmet.

Well that's a good start as it would have reduced any potential claim you had.

Facial scarring can have a huge pay range but obviously the upper end will only be applicable for serious life altering injuries that will require extensive surgery. For minor scarring (which I assume we're talking about here) you'll be looking at a few thousand at best. However as I pointed out above to make such a claim you'll need medical evidence that your injury will lead to permanent scarring. You also won't get anything for the shock but I assume you weren't intending to claim for this anyway.

Even if the above can be demonstrated you still have to prove the council were negligent for your claim to be successful. Essentially if they were aware of the pot holes and did nothing then you'll likely have a claim.

nerion wrote: »

Bloody hell, I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition! It was maybe 15mph, so speedy for a bike, but hardly record-breaking speed. I hit the pothole and threw me off as I was overtaken by a car. The pothole was full of mud, so very slippery.

People are only asking questions to help establish the validity of your claim and it's nothing you won't be asked in court anyway.

In answer to your original question a 'no win, no fee' solicitor sounds like a good route to take. However I can't recommend any, although someone else might.

Before you get into what and how much. The main point is if the pothole was reported and if the council had attended to it in a timely manner.
If they have met their basic inspection requirements and the pothole hadnt been reported then there is no claim.

BooJewels wrote: »

I made a suggestion in post #8.

And what a good suggestion it was too. Nerion, I'd suggest reading post #8.