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How Much Compensation For 19 Months Whiplash?

Watch my short video below and scroll down to find out how much compensation you are likely to receive for 19 months of whiplash pain.

The ONLY way to find out how much compensation you should receive for your whiplash injury is to obtain a free Whiplash Claim Assessment from one of our specialist solicitors. They constantly obtain more than the average for an 19 month whiplash pain award ensuring that you receive the best advice and the best award possible for your claim.

Call us free now on 0800 142 2775 for your free and instant Whiplash Claim Assessment, or complete our Instant Claim Assessment online.

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How much?

As well as comparing your claim to other, previously settled, cases your solicitor will refer to guidelines (set out in a book called the ‘Judicial Studies Board guidelines’) to assess the value of your claim. If you have made a full recovery within nineteen months of the accident you will fall into the JSB guidelines ‘minor injuries’ bracket which describes Claimants as having moderate symptoms which are fully resolved within about two years following the accident. The JSB guidelines, together with previous case law, state that Claimants who recover from their injuries within nineteen months of the accident may be awarded damages of approximately £4200-£4500.

Case Studies

In 1987, Mr B, a 20 year old man was involved in a road traffic accident and sustained a whiplash injury to his neck. He experienced stiffness in his neck and was obliged to stop playing football and road running. His condition was likely to improve in the future.
Mr B was awarded £3750 for his general damages claim (which in 2010 would be worth £8236).

Ms N, a 30 year old woman, was injured in 2002 when a car reversed into her stationary vehicle and then drove away. She attended A&E where she was diagnosed with a whiplash injury to her neck, back and cervical spine. She experienced significant headaches and required three weeks off work. She had difficulty driving for 3 months. Her main symptoms had resolved approximately 3 months after the accident but her neck pain and headaches continued intermittently for two years.
Ms N was awarded £3500 for her general damages claim (which in 2010 would be worth £4449).

Who decides how much compensation?

The amount of compensation you are awarded is usually agreed, by way of negotiations, between your solicitor and the solicitor, or insurance company, acting for the other party. However, in some cases the solicitors cannot reach agreement on the amount of compensation that should be awarded and in that case it may be necessary for your solicitor to issue court proceedings so that the amount of compensation awarded to you can be decided by the court.

Your solicitor will make arrangements for you to attend an appointment with a specialist whiplash medical expert who will prepare a medical report detailing your injuries and providing a future prognosis. Your solicitor will use the information provided by the medical expert as a basis to assess the value of your claim. Your solicitor will look at previous cases where Claimants have suffered similar injuries to your own and have taken a similar amount of time to recover. Your solicitor will use this information to assess the value of your claim for pain and suffering (called your claim for ‘general damages’).

How is the amount decided?

When deciding how much compensation you should receive, many factors are taken into account, such as:

• How badly you were injured in the road traffic accident
• The length of time it takes you to recover
• Your future prognosis
• Acceleration or exacerbation of any pre-existing injuries or conditions

In addition to your claim for general damages, you are also entitled to claim for any out of pocket expenses incurred as a direct result of the accident (called your ‘special damages claim’) which includes items such as loss of earnings, additional travelling expenses to medical appointments, lost overtime etc.

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Why You Must Act Now!

If you have suffered an injury please contact us immediately. Failure to do so could cause your claim to fail or significantly reduce the chances of success for two reasons:

1. The longer the period you leave before taking action, the less the chance of the success of your claim. This is due to the evidence required to connect the chain of events to prove that your injury was caused by the accident in question.

2. Our Loyalty Law specialists can only look after a set number of people who have been injured. This is because they aim to provide the highest standards of service and can only do this if they limit the number of people that they help. To give you the best chance of being helped by one of our solicitors get in touch with us immediately or we may not be able to help you.

Delay really can be fatal to your chances of success, so please contact us now and let us take care of you and your claim.

Call us free now on 0800 142 2775 for your free and instant claim assessment, or complete our Instant Claim Assessment online.

What Happens Next?

You will be contacted by one of our specialist whiplash claim solicitors. They will explain whether they are able to help you with your whiplash claim. If they can, they will then take care of everything else for you. Being specialists, they know that you have already had enough stress following your accident, so they will make the whole process as simple as possible for you from that moment onwards.

This will include completing paperwork for you, arranging free replacement car hire and medical treatment, and generally taking really good care of you.