What is Personal Injury Compensation
It is impossible to predict what accidents or injuries will happen. Personal injury compensation will help you get the financial gains you need to start your recovery. Personal injury compensation pays you out if you are seriously injured and can help if you become permanently disabled. The number of individual personal injury protection claims has increased by 9%. But what exactly does it cover?
What does personal injury compensation cover?
Personal injury compensation covers many medical injuries and costs that may occur following a serious road accident, an accident at work, or injury when abroad.
This generally covers:
If you are in the unfortunate situation described above, caused by a third party fault, you might be able to make a compensation claim. In order to complete the claim, we need to ascertain what evidence you have that proves your injury was due to the negligence of someone else.
How much compensation can I claim?
Due to a range of injuries and damages following an accident, the cost of the claim depends on the injury and its severity. For example, following a back injury, there are a range of costs depending on the severity of the injury, which typically span from £1,000 to £150,000.
Furthermore, it is difficult to pinpoint a one-size-fits-all figure, but rather depends on whether it is a short term or long term injury and the nature of the accident.
Do I need personal injury compensation?
So, do you still need personal injury compensation? While it is not a legal requirement, it is certainly beneficial to have. If you have been involved in an accident or injury which was not your fault, contact the expert personal injury lawyers in Peterborough or call 0333 000 0510.