If you are searching for ‘car accident passenger claim solicitors near me’, LMK Law in Ballymoney is well placed to help. We have been advising clients across County Antrim and throughout Northern Ireland for over thirty years, and car accident passenger claims are something our personal injury team handles regularly.
To speak to our experts please call us on 028 2766 6698 or Make An Online Enquiry.
What Types Of Injuries Can Car Accident Passengers Claim Compensation For?
Passengers are often among the most seriously injured in road traffic accidents. Without the benefit of anticipating an impact or any control over the vehicle, injuries sustained by passengers can be substantial. Whiplash, soft tissue damage, and fractures are among the most commonly reported, but we also assist clients with claims involving traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage, internal injuries, and significant scarring. The full spectrum of injuries is claimable, provided they arose from the accident and can be properly evidenced.
Psychological injuries are equally recognised in law and form a significant part of many car accident passenger claims. Conditions including post-traumatic stress disorder, generalised anxiety, and a persistent fear of travelling in vehicles can all have a lasting effect on daily life and are properly compensable. We can help ensure that the psychological consequences of an accident are thoroughly assessed and included in your claim from the outset.
Where a passenger is a child or a vulnerable adult, there are specific procedural rules that apply, and it is particularly important to have specialist legal representation in those circumstances. We can advise families on the appropriate process and ensure the interests of any vulnerable claimant are properly protected throughout.
Who Do You Make A Car Accident Passenger Claim Against?
A passenger’s position is often stronger than that of a driver, because you bear no responsibility for causing the accident. Depending on the circumstances, a claim may be brought against the driver of the vehicle you were travelling in, the driver of another vehicle involved in the collision, or both where they share responsibility.
How Much Compensation Will You Receive In A Car Accident Passenger Claim?
Your compensation will be made up of general damages for your pain, suffering, and loss of amenity, together with special damages covering the out-of-pocket losses you have incurred.
General damages are assessed by reference to the Green Book guidelines, which set out the ranges applicable to different types and severities of injury. A serious accident can leave passengers with significant psychological difficulties that are just as real and just as disabling as physical injuries, and those psychological injuries can be included in your compensation claim. Our specialist personal injury solicitors will arrange for you to be assessed by a medical expert who will prepare a report on the nature and extent of your injuries which we will use to calculate your general damages.
Special damages can include loss of earnings if you were unable to work during your recovery, medical and rehabilitation costs, prescription charges, and travel expenses for appointments. Where an injury has longer-term consequences, such as a reduced ability to work in the future or an ongoing need for treatment or care, those future losses can also be included in your claim. To evidence your financial losses, it is important to retain evidence of your expenses, such as invoices and receipts.
If you are experiencing trauma, recurring nightmares, anxiety, or other mental health conditions following your accident, we can refer you for private psychological treatment at no cost to you. Private treatment means there is no need to join an NHS waiting list that could run to two years or beyond. The cost of the treatment will be recovered as special damages from the other party.
How Much Do Car Accident Passenger Claim Solicitors Near Me Charge?
Solicitors practising in Northern Ireland cannot offer no win, no fee agreements. What this means in practice is reassuring for most clients. In a successful car accident passenger claim, legal costs are borne by the losing party’s insurer rather than coming out of your compensation. Your settlement remains intact, with no percentage deducted to cover our fees.
We will set out the costs position in full at the outset of your case, and you will not be left with any surprises. Straightforward, honest advice from the first appointment is something we consider fundamental to the way we work.