Car accident compensation following a non-fault accident in the UK

Car accident compensation claims account for the largest percentage of accident claims each year. Even though the number of car accidents has been rising over a the last twenty years, due to the increase in numbers of cars on our roads, advanced safety features on newer cars, has resulted in a fall of 50% in the number of serious injuries and car accident fatalities.

Today the most common type of injury people claim car accident compensation for is whiplash, which the majority of people make a full recovery from, within a short period of time.

Can I claim car accident compensation?
You are entitled to claim car accident compensation if you were involved in an accident that was the result of someone else's negligence.

You can claim compensation for the following physical injuries:

• Cuts and bruises
  
  
• Whiplash injury
  
  
• Neck injury
  
  
• Back injury
  
  
• Head injury
  
  
• Spinal injury
  
  
• Any other type of injury
  

You can also make a car accident compensation for other costs arising from the accident:

• Cost of medication or treatment
  
  
• Loss of earnings and future loss of earning
  
  
• Taxis
  
  
• Damage to personal items
  
  
• Policy excess
  
  
• Loss of amenity (being unable to carry out your normal day to day activities, due to injury)
  
  
• Stress
  
  
• Emotional trauma
  
  
• Vehicle related expenses, such as policy excess or hire car
  

We can help you make a car accident compensation claim
JMW is one of the UK 's leading personal injury solicitor firms (see Chambers UK Guide To The Legal Profession). We have extensive experience in successfully pursuing compensation claims for people who have been injured in an accident abroad. Each year we recover in excess of £10 million in personal injury compensation for our clients. All our solicitors are accredited by The Law Society and are experienced in dealing with car accident claims of all severity, from minor whiplash injury, cuts and bruises to brain damage, spinal cord injury and fatalities.

We work hard to get our clients their full entitlement to car accident compensation and can arrange treatment and rehabilitation services to help clients with the recovery process. The sooner you contact us following an accident the more we will be able to do to help you and your family, receive the support and compensation you need. See Claiming compensation, for more information.

Our service is provided without cost or risk to yourself. If your personal injury claim is successful we will recover our fees and costs from the other person's insurance company. If your claim is unsuccessful you will be protected from all costs. Win or lose we don't take any deductions from our client's compensation. In short, there is nothing to lose by pursuing a compensation claim with JMW personal injury solicitor. You get your compensation in full without any deductions.

Get your car accident compensation claim underway now. Call our personal injury team on 0808 144 0043 for free and friendly advice, 24 hours a day.