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No win no fee claim solicitors, police procedures after an accident, uninsured drivers, criminal injuries, collecting evidence, making a statement, competent solicitors know the importance of collecting evidence and making a statement
For the average accident victim the Police probably are only there as the people mopping up the mess of the accident. That is as far from the truth as it can be.
It is true the Police's primary role is to investigate crime, but they are also there to investigate the incidents that cause serious implications to the health and future of the public who daily become involved in the carnage that occurs on the roads of the United Kingdom.
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Traffic policing is not a priority to the police as resources into policing the motorist has largely passed to the local authorities and their desire to penalise motorists through the fixed penalty tickets. The effect of the automatic cameras and speed reduction road alterations have all contributed to reducing the accident rate and serious injuries resulting from them. Despite this, personal injury accidents according to official Police statistics still occur at the rate of 300,000 per year, and 500,000 if you use the figures that are produced by the National Health Service.
If you have been assaulted and have sustained serious injuries you still have the ability to seek compensation through the Criminal injuries Compensation Authority (CICA) The CICA can award compensation for injuries or death caused because another person committed a specified criminal offence in the UK, even if the offender has not been caught or convicted. If this has happened to you, you must normally apply within two years of the incident that has caused your injury for the compensation.
Mentor Experiences can guide you to a competent solicitor to assist you in seeking the compensation you seek. However you must be aware that the levels of compensation are no longer based on what a similar injury would obtain through the negligence of another eg the road traffic accident. The compensation given is more an expression of public sympathy rather than the full compensation you would deserve.
Do not let it put you off applying for the compensation. If you have a serious injury it would be better if a solicitor handles the application.
It is common knowledge that drivers of motor vehicles must have insurance by law. The minimum they must have is third party insurance. This ensures that the innocent victim of the driver of the motor vehicle will not suffer an uninsured loss which includes injuries caused by the driver's negligence.
If your injury has resulted from an accident at work employers must have Employer Liability insurance for industrial accidents.
So what happens if you are hurt by an uninsured driver? Indeed what happens if you are left lying in the road injured and the errant driver has failed to stop and cannot be found?
The Insurance companies all contribute to a central fund in these cases. Any injury and other damage eg to your car, is still recoverable through the Motor Insurers Bureau. This is the case even if you were a passenger in the car. It has been known for passengers in stolen vehicles to claim through the Motor Insurers Bureau as there was no evidence that the passengers knew that the driver had stolen the car.
Needless to say you must inform your insurance company if you or if your car was involved in an accident. Quite simply it passes the responsibility for any losses away from you and on to the insurance policy that you have paid for.
If there is a fatality at the scene of an accident or the victim is so seriously injured that there is likely to be a death then this will attract the attention of at least an officer of the rank of Inspector who would be on duty at the time for that particular police area. He would attend the scene and perhaps a Sergeant would be instructed to investigate the incident.
A simple accident that only results in damage might now not even attract the services of a police officer. You may be directed to the nearest police station and there given a form and have to report it yourself. The law only says that you should stop and exchange details, index numbers, insurance companies and who owns the vehicle. The possibility of drivers ending up in court is very small in the current climate of police priorities.
There is an enormous void that people who suffer from serious injuries as a result of road traffic accident fall in to.
Police procedures after a road traffic accident
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