Friday, 17 July 2009

Car Accident Injury Claims

Everyday, an uncountable number of people in UK get into the cars to reach somewhere and believe that as they do abide by the road laws, other drivers also do the same as per the applicable laws of the country. Unfortunately, thousands of UK people get involved in car accidents and get injured or even killed due to the ignorance or negligence of other people on the road. If you have also been injured in such an accident, it is in your best interest to seek assistance from a qualified and experienced professional injury lawyer. As these people have enough experience in handling car accident injury claims, they will convincingly represent your case in the court and will do the best possible to get you a sufficient amount of compensation for all your loss and injuries caused due to the accident.

According to the UK laws, the victims of car accidents have all the civil and legal rights to recover their damages and are entitled to receive a fair compensation amount for any injuries that they had to sustain. Car accident injury claims are considered as valid under following conditions:

If the accident was the sole cause of the victim’s injuries

If the accident took place due to the ignorance, negligence or wrongful action of the opposite party involved in the accident.

If the victim had played no part in the cause of the accident.

In order to establish the validity of the injury claim, the victim is required to prove that the other party was not following the road rules and was negligent towards his or her responsibilities while driving. You must be careful because if the opposite party proves that you were also at fault during the accident and that your action was wrongful in any way, the standard laws will not provide you with any compensation. On the other hand, you may end up paying a compensation amount to your opposite party or a penalty for wasting time of the court.

This is why employing qualified injury lawyers is the best thing to do because they will know all the strengths and weaknesses of your car accident injury claims and can foresee your chances of winning. In addition to that, they will also be able to give you an estimate of the compensation amount you are entitled to receive and how long the legal procedure in your particular case may take. Now-a-days, there are many lawyers who do not charge any consultation fee, so by discussing your case with such lawyers, you can at least make your mind whether to file a claim or not.

Call Excalibur solicitors today on 0800 197 3560 or visit www.excalibursolicitors.co.uk

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