Average compensation for motorcycle accident claims
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Start Your Claim NowIf you want some advice about the average compensation for motorcycle accident cases in England and Wales, we can advise.
First things first, we need to explain in detail how exactly we work out the value of your motorbike injury claim. We also need to outline what it is that you may be able to include as part of a legal case, as this can ultimately change how much you could be entitled to receive.
Importantly, valuing a claim is not an exact science. It’s also subject to the nature of the accident and the injuries you have suffered as well.
To understand what the average compensation for motorcycle accident claims can be, you need to first understand how we approach valuing a claim.
We need to obtain an independent medical report from a suitable expert following an appointment we arrange for you. The expert’s report will outline what you have told them about any pain, suffering and loss of amenity. The expert will then use that information together with any records and their expert opinion to form a prognosis. The prognosis is one of the most important parts of a report as this is essentially what we value the injury side of the case on.
The prognosis is the expert’s opinion in terms of the injury and how you have suffered and indeed how long you may continue to suffer for in the future as well.
It isn’t just compensation for any pain, suffering and loss of amenity that you can be entitled to receive. You can also claim for “Special Damages” which is for monetary losses and expenses.
As such, when we talk about the average compensation for motorcycle accident cases, we need to make sure that losses and expenses are considered.
It could be the that you can claim for:
Part of the point of making a claim is to ensure that you’re not at any financial loss. You should be in the financial position you were in prior to the accident, and then you should also receive damages for the suffering. As such, knowing the averages for pay-outs is somewhat interchangeable. The expert can also comment on losses and expenses in their report and determine whether they’re reasonable or not.
To work out the average compensation for motorcycle accident cases, we need to know more about your injuries.
In reality, there’s a huge difference between a minor arm fracture and a knee dislocation, and with most motorbike accidents usually ending up in serious injuries, average amounts can be very broad.
Perhaps you may wish to take a look at some of our blogs about specific injury areas to help you some more:
There are, of course, many more specific areas of the body to injure. The above is a start, but for more in-depth advice about whether you can claim or not, make sure to speak to our team.
We’re happy to offer our initial advice on a free and no-obligation basis, and we can offer No Win, No Fee arrangements for cases too.
