Road Traffic Accidents

This is measured on a number of factors and therefore difficult to estimate. Once you have spoken to one of our expert solicitors and they have assessed your personal injury claim they will be able to provide an estimate as to how much compensation you should receive. Please remember, each claim for compensation is dealt with individually and on its own merits.

• Free consultation call

The first step is to contact Grayson May and speak to our expert claims advisors, for free, on 0800 999 6668, or by submitting the online form.

• Gather evidence

We will gather any further evidence to support your claim, including writing to witnesses, obtaining more information from you, arrange to obtain copies of your medical records and gather information on your accident, to work out who’s responsible for your injuries.

• Assess your injuries/losses

The aim of a compensation claim is twofold;

Physical/ Mental Injuries

Firstly, to compensate you for your injuries. This is known as “general damages”. The amount will depend on the nature, extent and longevity of those injuries. In simple terms, the more serious the injuries, the more they will be worth.

Financial Losses

Secondly, to compensate you for your financial losses. These are known as “special damages” and the law aims to put an injured person back in the financial position they would have been in, had the accident not happened. Examples of special damages include: Past, ongoing or future loss of earnings and care or “domestic assistance” by friends or family. Private medical treatment or expenses, or miscellaneous expenses such as parking or travel costs, to clothing or items damaged in an accident, to painkillers, and almost anything else, as long as the expense arises due to the accident.

• Arrange medical care and rehabilitation

To understand the full implications of your injuries and to get you the best compensation, a medical report is essential. We will arrange this with an independent medical expert. Often, in more complex cases (£25,000+) we may need more than one medical report. We’ll also identify any rehabilitation needs you might have and help you to access the support you need.

• Negotiation

Ideally neither party wants cases to go to court, so usually a couple of rounds of negotiations may be undertaken between your solicitor and the defendant’s solicitors. We will attempt to get you the maximum compensation, in the shortest possible time.

• Compensation payment

Once your claim has settled, we will send you a cheque or pay your compensation into your bank account, once it is received by the solicitors, which is usually within 21 days of settlement being agreed.

It is difficult to give a clear estimate as every case depends on a number of different circumstances. This is why we do not just provide you with an expert solicitor but a dedicated personal file handler who will manage your case through to completion advising all the steps and progress of your claim.

Contact us by telephone or simply complete our online enquiry form for an immediate assessment of your claim for compensation.

You have three years from the date of the accident to claim for compensation. However, if you were a child or under the age of eighteen you will have until three years after your eighteenth birthday in which to make a claim for personal injury.

Even if you believe that you are partly to blame due to your own actions resulting in your injuries then you may still be entitled to claim for compensation. If you can show that the other party was at least partially responsible for causing your injuries then you will most certainly be able to claim.

• Share information with the other party. This includes phone number, names, insurance details, addresses and car registration numbers.
• Take photos of the accident. This is a helpful precaution as it gives vivid details of the collision. In addition, it will help you to keep track of where the accident occurred.
• Write down the model of the other parties car, the colour, year and the amount of damage suffered.
• If there are any witnesses around, take down their information as well.
• Be sure you note down who the owner of the car is in case he/she was not the driver.
• Refrain from discussing the accident. Issues such as who was in the wrong, how to go about reporting it to the insurance companies etc. should be avoided.
• Make sure to report the accident to the police just in case of future disagreements with the other party.
• Inform your insurance company of the accident as well. This should be done as soon as possible.

• Back/ Spinal Injuries
• Paralysis
• Neck Injuries
• Shoulder Injuries
• Burns & Scarring
• Minor Cuts/ Bruising
• Face, Head & Brain Injuries
• Dental Injuries
• Internal Organ Injuries
• Digestive System Injuries
• Leg & Knee Injuries
• Pelvis & Hip Injuries
• Sensory Injuries
• Stress & Psychological Injury