Whiplash Injury Claim Process

Contrary to what people may say, whiplash, particularly in severe cases can be extremely painful and should not be taken lightly. If whiplash isn't treated, the symptoms can become serious and cause long – term effects if not treated relatively soon after the accident has happened.

One of the first things you should do if you have sustained a whiplash injury is to seek medical attention. Your doctor will evaluate the injury and prescribe the right course of treatment that you might need.

Often people who have sustained a personal injury such as whiplash struggle to continue working until they have recovered, particularly people who have a manual job or an office based job that requires them to be sat down for long periods of time.

Many personal injuries including whiplash, can result in people having to take time of work to recover, resulting in financial losses.

It is important that you seek the legal advice and guidance from a personal injury solicitor who specialises in whiplash compensation claims to see how much compensation you could be entitled to.

They will access your claim and advice how much compensation you could be entitled to for your injury and any financial losses that you have suffered.

The process

Firstly, contact a no win no fee personal injury solicitor who specialises in accident compensation claims.

Once you have contacted your solicitor, they will take the instructions from you to access whether or not you have a good case and are eligible to make a claim for whiplash compensation.

Step 1
You will need to provide your solicitor with all the details of the accident circumstances, explaining how the accident happened. If there were any witnesses present at the scene your solicitor will want to contact them.

It is important at this stage that you provide them with as much information about the accident circumstances.

Step 2
To support and help to prove the third party involved is liable for your injury, you will need to provide as much evidence as you can. Photographs of the accident scene, independent witness statements, medical documentation, are just a few examples of what you help to support your claim.

Step 3
After collecting all the relevant information and evidence, you solicitor will contact the third party's insurers. If the injury was caused due to a road traffic accident, your solicitor will contact the third party's insurers, likewise if the injury was caused due to an accident at work, your solicitor will want to speak to the companies insurers to investigate the claim.

Step 4
In severe cases, your solicitor will arrange a medical examination with a medical expert who will full report, the report will give details of the treatment required for your injuries and will also help your solicitor to determine the amount of compensation that you could be entitled to.

Step 5
Once your solicitor has reviewed this, they will send this to the third party's insurers with their findings. If the report has stated that you need medical treatment or physiothearphy, your solicitor will arrange it for you.

Step 6
Your solicitor will prepare a report on your injury and all your losses and expenses that you may have incurred due to the injury and submit it to the third party's insurers.

Step 7
If the third party's insurers accept liability for the accident, you will then receive 100% compensation.