UK MOTOR BIKE ACCIDENT CLAIM ADVICE

Our solicitors will deal with a motor bike accident claim on a genuine risk free no win no fee basis. If the other driver has been identified compensation is always paid in full. We do not ask you to fund or finance your claim and we give an absolute guarantee that win or lose we will make no charge to you.

Disputed accidents can give rise to difficult legal issues in regards to liability and our specialist lawyers who are all members of The Law Society panel of personal injury experts will give immediate advice on the prospects of success and the value of the claim. You will receive advice on evidence and what actions you should take to preserve your legal rights. If after talking to us you decide to proceed no further then you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged one penny for our advice.

The value for pain and suffering awarded depends on the extent of the injury, the recovery period and whether or not there are any long term disabilities. Assesing the amount of compensation to be awarded in a personal injury claim is not an easy matter for any Judge who must compare the injury against other injuries in previously decided cases, make use of his own previous experience and be aware by the Judicial Studies Board guidelines. Compensation that may be awarded in a motor bike accident claim includes :-

• physical injury
• psychological damage
• damage to motorcycle
• damage to other property
• loss of past and future income
• domestic assistance for the future
• medical expenses for the past and for the future
• special equipment or needs for the future
• loss of amenities of life
• loss of congenial employment
• change in lifestyle

• most accidents involve a collision with a car
• a quarter of accidents involve no other vehicle
• rider error causes more than half of single vehicle accidents
• only 3% of accidents are caused by mechanical failure which is usually due to a punctured tyre
• inclement weather is a factor in 2% of accidents
• road defects are responsible for 2% of accidents
• animals are involved in 1% of accident
• proportionately more riders between the ages of 17 and 24 are involved in accidents than any other age group
• large capacity motorcycles are less likely to be involved in accidents however injuries are more severe
• most multiple vehicle accidents occur as a result of the other driver ignoring a right of way
• most accidents overall are caused by the failure of motorists to see motorcycles in traffic
• most accidents involve the motorcycle proceeding straight when a car makes a left turn in front of the oncoming motorcycle
• most accidents occur at road junctions
• most accidents involve a short trip close to the trip origin
• most multiple vehicle accidents are as a result of the view of one of the drivers being obscured
• the average speed of an accident is less than 30mph