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If you are a pedal cyclist and have been injured on
the road you might be entitled to claim compensation.
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CYCLING ACCIDENT CASE STUDY
The claimant was cycling along a busy main road, he
was positioned in the bike lane and was moving forward
at a steady speed. A car passed him and then suddenly
without indication turned left across his path turning
into a side road.
The cyclist had absolutely no time to stop and
collided with the passenger side of the vehicle. He fell
to the floor suffering personal injury.
The claimant was taken to hospital and discovered
that he had broken his wrist - fracturing his scaphoid
bone. He was detained in hospital for 4 hours and a
plaster cast was applied to his lower arm. He was forced
to take two weeks off work (as a factory operative) but
made excellent progress and was virtually recovered
within 3 months.
The claimant rang The Claims Connection for advice on
making a compensation claim for his personal injury. He
had an excellent case because the car driver clearly did
not see him and furthermore made indication prior to
turning. Witnesses supported the claimants version.
He would be entitled to claim the following:
Pain and suffering compensation
Treatment costs & physio costs
Recovery of personal effects (clothing costs etc)
Loss of earnings
Care and services whilst incapacitated
Because of our NO COST NO WIN NO FEE scheme - he would not have to pay us a penny
in fees. The responsible drivers insurers would pay all
appropriate legal fees. Provided of course that we won
his claim.
If we failed to win on liability then we would revert
to our no win no fee agreement and the claimant would
have no legal bill.
The claimant made a full recovery within 3 months. We
settled the case for £3000 for pain and suffering and
secured £500 in other expenses such as earnings /
prescriptions, care and services etc
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APIL are gathering statistics from injury lawyers to
expose the myth promoted by insurers that RTA (Road
Traffic Accident) claims are "simple" legal matters that
do not require legal representation - here's why the
insurers are WRONG! - 19th December 2008
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More info pages:
Accident statistics (official Dft figures)
Northern Ireland compensation claims
Whiplash claim facts
highway code cyclist guidelines -
assoc of cycle traders -
uk cycling organisation
- bike2work
- national
cycling strategy -
Biking Helmet Initiative Trust -
Wikipedia on bike accidents -
bike accident claims Liverpool & Merseyside -
cycle accident manchester -
whiplash personal injury -
car accident compensation claims -
bike claims Leeds & Yorkshire -
cyclist claims Birmingham -
Wales -
North east & Newcastle
The Claims Connection - UK
Accident claim and personal injury compensation
specialists.
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