Head-on motorcycle accident claims advice

First published by Author on January 08, 2020 in the following categories: Accident Claims Compensation and tagged with injury claims | motorbike claims | serious accident claims

If you’ve suffered as a rider in a head-on motorcycle accident, you may be entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation with us on a No Win, No Fee basis.

This can be a common type of accident and there are a number of ways that these kinds of circumstances may arise. The injuries for the rider are often serious and can be complicated, which means that the importance of getting the right lawyer on board to help is essential.

When it comes to personal injury cases, our focus is on serious and catastrophic claims. If you’ve been injured as a biker in these circumstances, we may be able to help you.

Claiming for a head-on motorcycle accident

If you’ve been injured as a rider in a head-on motorcycle accident, we may be able to represent you for a claim for personal injury compensation.

If the blame for the crash lies with the other road user, that’s when you may be able to make a valid legal case. It may be a head-on crash from another road user pulling out of, or moving into, a side road, junction or driveway. It may be that a driver has tried to overtake and hasn’t seen you correctly proceeding on your side of the road.

A lot of these cases come down to the common problem of another road user simply failing to pay the due care and attention that they ought to. When this happens, riders can be injured, and we need to step in and help.

What can you claim for?

There can be a number of things that you may be able to include as part of a legal case if you’re injured in a head-on motorcycle accident.

You can claim damages for any pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused. When injuries are multiple and serious, this can account for a large part of the case. We normally instruct a private medical expert to see you for an appointment, and then they produce a report for us to be able to value the case.

You can also claim for any losses and expenses as well. This part of the claim may also be substantial, and we may need to account for things like a lengthy period of time off work, or perhaps longer-term losses if you can’t work ever again. You can claim for lost earnings whether it’s from a period of absence or the loss of your career.

Serious claims for compensation

If you’re looking for advice as a seriously injured victim, or on behalf of someone else, that has been involved in a head-on motorcycle accident – or in any other circumstances – we encourage you to get in touch with us.

When it comes to personal injury claims, a large proportion of the cases that we help people for are for serious and complicated injuries. This is what we focus and specialise in, and we have a dedicated and experienced team that specifically represent people for these kinds of cases. Getting the right legal representation and support is incredibly important to be able to have the best chance of resolving a case for the most appropriate settlement.

When it comes to matters like ‘million-pound claims’, you may have a fight on your hands. It’s in the insurers’ interest to try and pay out as little a possible, and they’re known to fight ever single aspect of a case if they think it’s worth their time. Making sure that you have the best and most experienced legal team possible is incredibly important.

For more information, please feel free to contact our team for free, no-obligation advice today.

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