Tynemouth Car Accident Claims Solicitors – No Win No Fee Claims Guide
“Can I get compensation for car accident?” “How much do you get for pain and suffering in a car accident?” Find out the answers to questions such as these as well as why you do not need to use a Tynemouth car accident claims solicitors in our guide below.
In the year to June 2017, there were estimated to have been 1,710 deaths due to car and other road accidents. Thousands more were injured over the same period. If you or someone you love has been injured or even killed in a road traffic accident, you could be entitled to claim compensation.
Whilst most accidents on the UK’s road network will be minor and result in not much more that minor injuries which can be treated at the scene, others result in serious, life-changing, or even fatal consequences. No matter the severity or impact of your injuries, there is a chance you could be owed compensation for them. You could claim if you have also had to take time off work, resulting in lost income, or otherwise been financially affected by the injury.
As we will look at later in this guide, there are many different ways in which you could have been injured on the roads, and different ways in which you could have been injured. You could have been a driver, a passenger, or even a pedestrian crossing the road. You may even have been travelling in (but not driving) the vehicle which caused the accident. As long as someone else was responsible for your accident and resulting injuries, you could make a successful claim. Even if you were partially to blame, you could still be able to seek compensation at a reduced rate.
Read the rest of our guide to find out more about the overall process of making a car accident compensation claim, and how much car accident claim payouts can be. When you are ready to claim, please call our team on 0800 073 8804. We look forward to speaking to you.
Have A Medical Assessment With Our Panel Of Experts Local To The Tynemouth Area
Whether it is whiplash, a painful back, or something much more serious, any injury from any type of accident should always be treated with the required level of medical care as quickly as possible after your accident. Aside from looking after your health, you will also get a medical report which can be used to help you make a better case for why you should get compensation.
However, even if you have sought treatment and have a report, we still often recommend that people are given a second medical report by one of our panel of medical experts. This is so that we can check if your injuries have got better or worse and what their likely consequences will be. We will also use this in your claim. In the Tynemouth area, our experts are located here:
Citibase Newcastle
Churchill House,
12 Mosley Street
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE1 1DE
Physiotherapy Matters LTD
Arden House,
Regent Centre
Gosforth,
Newcastle
NE3 3LU
North East Clinic
52 Heaton Road
Newcastle
NE6 1SE
52 HEATON RD,
HEATON
Newcastle
NE6 1SE
If you have already seen your GP, a hospital,or other medical practitioner and have a medical report, please bring this to your meeting as it may help the medical expert better assess your injuries..
Why the Right Solicitor Is Important To Your Claim
What is the average settlement for a car accident? The answer is that the value of a personal injury claim is calculated based up on your injuries. Guidelines produced by the Judicial College set a lower and upper band for each type of injury. As such, there are be a large difference in the amount of compensation two different people get for the same injury. As such, having the best possible solicitor working on your personal injury claim is highly important. Remember, you can only make your claim once so you need to make sure they are the best person for your claim.
Researching solicitors and lawyers by reading reviews
To ensure that you have the right personal injury lawyer there are several steps that you can take. One of the most helpful or important steps that you can take is to look at reviews of solicitors and lawyers which have been written by their previous clients. This can offer you insight into the services that they may offer you, and what you can expect them to do. It will also let you see whether they have experience in the type of car accident claim you need to make. It will also let you see if they have a bad reputation or not.
Whilst reading reviews written by a solicitors previous clients can be helpful, they are not a substitute for actually talking to a solicitor or their representatives. When you work with Legal Expert you get much more than just a solicitor. You also get a highly respected legal firm and a strong legal team behind you. With us you also have a team on hand twenty four hours a day, everyday to take your call.
I want to use a solicitor from a different area, is that okay?
Many people will think that they need to use Tynemouth car accident claims solicitors if they are making a claim in this area. However, this could not be further from the truth. You can make a personal injury claim with a solicitor or lawyer from anywhere across the country. Instead of being concerned with where a solicitor is located. Your choice should be centered on whether they have the knowledge and competency necessary to successfully make your claim. At Legal Expert we endeavour to help people from across the country make claims such as car accident claims. We can help people across the UK because today a solicitor and claimant do not need to meet in person. Instead you can keep in regular contact with your solicitor. This means you can sit back and focus on your recovery, rather than your case.
Road Traffic Accident Claims Our Team Can Help With
We can help you answer questions such as how much do you get for pain and suffering in a car accident? We can also help you to make any of the different types of car accident compensation claim listed below, as well as others. Our aim is to make the process of using a personal injury solicitor as quick and easy as possible.
Car crash injuries and accidents
At Legal Expert we have handled numerous different types of car accident compensation claims. They can be caused in a variety of different ways, at different locations, and result in many different types of injury to you. Common causes of car accidents include people driving whilst on their mobile phone, or driving over the speed limit and not being able to stop in time.
Passenger injuries and accidents
In this comprehensive guide you can find out a lot more about making a claim for an accident as a passenger in a car or other vehicle. Passengers rarely have any influence over accidents or responsibility for them. As such it is highly likely that someone else caused your accident and that you can make a claim against them. Remember, in the UK there is a three year personal injury claims time limit. If you are making a compensation claim you need to make the claim within this period.
Taxi injuries and accidents
Were you injured whilst driving or as a passenger in a taxi? Taxis are a commercial public hire vehicle. As such there needs to be both private hire and public liability insurance in place covering the vehicle and the driver. As a passenger, you can claim against the driver, if they were the cause of the crash. Depending on whether or not a lack of maintenance of the vehicle was the cause,and if this was someone else’s responsibility, you may be able to make a claim against the company owning or operating the taxi, if this is different to the driver. You could claim against the owner or operator if they had not carried out background checks on a driver, or if they are not complying with all health and safety legislation.
Coach and bus injuries and accidents
One of the most common forms of public transport accident which people need to make a claim with a personal injury lawyer for, are those on buses and coaches. When you are a passenger on a bus or coach there are lots of different ways in which you can be injured. In most cases people are hurt when the vehicle has to stop unexpectedly in an emergency. This sharp breaking will cause people and luggage to be through, sometimes even violently, around the inside of the bus. This is such as common form of accident on this type of vehicle, we have produced a dedicated guide to this type of claim. No matter why the bus or coach you were travelling on if you were involved in an accident, you can make a compensation claim.
Pedestrian injuries and accidents
Most people associate car crashes and similar accident claims with the occupants of a vehicle. However, this is not always the case. In many instances, those hurt in a car crash might be a pedestrian. Potentially these innocent bystanders can be hurt by a vehicle hitting them when they are crossing the road at the right time and place, or if a vehicle mounts the pavement. As a pedestrian you might ask the question “can I get compensation for car accident?” If you were not to blame, our answer will always be that if you did not cause the accident, you could be able to make a claim. In some cases of a person being hit by a vehicle the driver may not be to blame. It could be that the road had not been properly maintained by the local authority and that this damage caused your accident.
Rear end collision injuries and accidents
Rear end crashes describe situation where one vehicle collides with another at the back. Accidents such as these might cause injuries to the neck and back as you are held in place by a seat belt which will snap you back.
Roundabout injuries and accidents
Any junction can be a hazard. Roundabouts can be more of a hazard than others. You will have multiple streams of traffic approaching and exiting the junction as well as potentially having pedestrian crossings at the same time. If you do not pay care to what other road users do, accidents can happen. At a roundabout your vehicle could be hit from the rear, side, or even head on. Drivers switching lanes at the last minute can also be a cause of accidents.
Examples Of Car Crash Injuries You Can Claim For
Personal injury solicitors can help you to make many different types of road traffic accident injury claim. Depending on how serious your crash was and how it happened you could have more or less severe types of injury. How sever your injury is will be a large part of the personal injury claims calculator we use to work out how much you should seek in damages. We will also look at the wider impact of your accident. Have you had to take unpaid time of work? Did you lose income in another way because of the accident. Have you had to pay medical costs? All of these will be used to calculate your claim.
Below, we briefly look at some of the injuries we most frequently see in car accident claims.
Whiplash and similar injuries
What is the average settlement for whiplash? This is a difficult question to answer. This is because, as we have seen, personal injury claim settlements depend upon how serious the injury is and the wider effect it has on the claimant. For some people, a whiplash injury might clear up within a few weeks and leave no lasting damage. For others the consequences will be much more long term.
As well as the well know symptoms of pain in and around the neck, whiplash may also present with disruption to your vision, nausea, and headaches among a range of symptoms. You can find more information at the NHS. we should also note that whiplash can sometimes take a little time to present, usually between a few hours to a few days for you to fully notice the symptoms. Even if you feel fine after an accident we advise that you visit a doctor straight away and then a few days later to check you have not developed an injury which goes untreated. Having medical evidence for a whiplash claim is crucial to its success.
Injuries to the back and spine
Next to neck injuries, back pain is one of the most common ways in which people are hurt in a car crash. It can sometimes be related to whiplash but might also be due to other causes. Treating back pain can be a very complicated process and for many people such injuries will never fully heal. People can be left unable to carry out activities and tasks they could before, such as housework, gardening, looking after children, or playing sports. If you have experienced pain in your upper, middle, or lower back, you could be able to claim compensation for this.
Serious and long-term forms of injury
Severe and long-term injuries from a car accident can include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Crush injuries.
- Third and fourth degree burns.
- Traumatic brain injuries.
- Internal injuries and organ damage.
- Fractured or broken spines.
Accident Black Spots In Tynemouth
Tynemouth Car Accident Statistics
| Location/ Street Name | Accident type |
|---|---|
| Junction between Allendale Place and Front Street | accidents including fatalities |
| Percy Park Road | pedestrian and vehicle accidents |
As we can see there were a total 101 car and other vehicle accidents in the Tynemouth area over a five year period from 2013 onwards. We should note that this map does not show the whole of the area.
Injuries And Deaths Due To RTA’s In Newcastle Upon Tyne
Road traffic accident casualty and death statistics for Newcastle upon Tyne area. Tynemouth located under this.
| Number of injuries and fatalities combined per year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Pedestrian | 31 | 33 | 38 |
| Cyclist | 18 | 16 | 17 |
| Motorcyclists | 10 | 15 | 17 |
| Car occupants | 14 | 22 | 28 |
| Others | 6 | 8 | 5 |
| Total | 79 | 104 | 105 |
Deaths Caused By RTA’s In Newcastle Upon Tyne
Number of people killed on the road in the are covering Tynemouth.
| Number of injuries and fatalities combined per year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle type | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
| Pedestrian | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Cyclist | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Motorcyclists | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Car occupants | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Others | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 4 | 3 |
Further Tynemouth Vehicle Accident Casualty Statistics
In addition to this, statistics available also show that in the last five years for which statistics are available (2016 backwards) a total of 65 under fifteen year olds were injured or killed on the roads in this area.
In the sections below we look at answering the question of “how do I get a car accident settlement?”
What Are No Win No Fee Compensation Claims?
One of the biggest benefits to making your claim with us is that we are very often able to offer you a no win, no fee agreement. Put simply,under this type of agreement you will not have to pay any costs or fees unless and until you have won your claim. If you do not win. You do not pay. This means that you can be confident that if offered such an agreement your claim has a good chance of being successful. It also means you can concentrate on getting back on your feet. We will only take on your case if we think it has a very good chance of being awarded compensation.
How do fees and charges work?
Whilst some car accident claims solicitors claim to offer their claimants a no win, no fee agreement, in reality some are adding extra costs in. At Legal Expert we always make sure that you fully understand what our fees are, and when you will have to pay them. If we say it is no win, no fee, we mean what we say.
Starting Your Personal Injury Claim
The best way to start your claim is to get in touch with our specialist personal injury claims team. They can answer any questions that you may have and are on hand to take your call.
Where you can get more information
Informed choices are better choices. By reading the guides we have linked to in this article (as well as those across the rest of our site) you can get answers to questions such as “what is the average compensation for a car accident?” Other ways to find out more information include using the live chat available on this page.
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Helpful Links
General Highway Code
Find out more about how to act correctly on the road with the Highway Code.
Tyne and Wear Road Safety
Learn more about road safety in the Tyne and Wear area by reading this guide.
Newcastle upon Tyne Combined Court Centre
Find contact details for the Newcastle upon Tyne combined court centre here.
Northumbria Police
This is the police force responsible for policing in this area. If you need to report an accident, find contact information here.
Northumberland Tyne and Wear NHS Trust
Find details of medical facilities across the Tynemouth area at this link.
Lorry And HGV Accident Claims
Find out how to get compensation if you have been injured in an accident involving a HGV or lorry.
Whiplash solicitors
Do you need a whiplash claim solicitor to help you after a traffic accident? Find out how we can help here.
