Claiming compensation as an injured biker

First published by Author on December 07, 2022 in the following categories: Accident Claims Compensation and tagged with drink driving | injury claims | motorbike claims | road safety | serious accident claims | weather

You could be entitled to claim compensation as an injured biker if you have suffered through no fault of your own due to the negligence of another road user.

For eligible clients, our specialist team of motorbike injury lawyers can represent victims on a No Win, No Fee basis. The best thing to do is contact our expert team for a free, no-obligation chat here about what has happened, and we can usually tell you quickly if we can help you.

Claiming compensation as an injured biker

You could be entitled to claim compensation as an injured biker, and we may be able to represent you for a legal case on a No Win, No Fee basis. We are specialist motorbike injury lawyers, so we know how best to represent you to fight for the maximum compensation you could be entitled to, and in the most efficient way possible. Our legal team particularly specialises in serious injury claims, which will generally apply to claims for compensation as an injured biker, given the reduced protection you have.

When somebody has pulled out in front of you, or has changed lanes into you, or perhaps been overtaking dangerously, you may have a case. Ultimately, if the overall responsibility for the accident was another road user’s, you should be entitled to pursue them for a claim for compensation for any pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused. You may also recover losses and expenses as part of a claim, which can be vital when injured bikers are off work for a considerable period of time, losing earnings. We may also be able to look into private treatment for you if this helps, and we may be able to include the cost of this as part of a case.

Please do not hesitate to contact our team for free, no-obligation legal advice here now.

Christmas warnings: drink drivers

It is that time of the year when many people may need to claim compensation as an injured biker as a result of being hit by a drunk driver. Whilst the warnings are clear, and the dangers are obvious, it is still the case that people decide to get behind the wheel of a vehicle when they have had too much to drink. Sadly, this happens a lot over the Christmas period.

As we have said many times before, there is simply no excuse for drink driving. If you have been injured as a biker by a drink driver, you are fully entitled to pursue them for compensation via their insurance company. Whilst many insurance companies have terms and conditions to void policies in certain scenarios, it is not common that they will be able to void a policy and refuse to compensate an accident victim if the policy holder was under the influence of alcohol. If it is the case that a driver is uninsured, you can still be entitled to pursue a claim, as there are mechanisms in place to allow uninsured riders to still claim.

Worsening weather and the increased dangers

The worsening weather is, of course, another factor this time of the year, where the dangers can be increased for riders as visibility is reduced, and bikers can be harder to spot. Drivers need to do all they can to take extra care to look out for other road users, and bikers need to take extra care to account for the fact that some other road users may fail to do so.

As with drink driving, the weather is no excuse. If a driver is negligent in the duty of care that they have for a biker, and they cause an accident and injuries, the rider is fully entitled to pursue a claim for compensation.

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