someone ran into my car on monday. at the time i thought everything was OK cos my bumper was a bit scratched.

i got her phone number and registration but not insurance details.

i went to see my doctor yesterday cos my arm had started to go a bit numb and he said i had badly strained my neck and that there was pressure on a nerve in my neck/arm which was causing the fuzzy numb feeling in my arm.

so now i'm thinking about putting in a claim for compensation due to the discomfort i'm experiencing, the time off work ive had to take, and the fact i can't carry out the regular duties at work.

can anyone advise of a decent solicitor?

should i call the girl and get her insurance details or call the solicitors and give them her registration?

help cos i dunno what to do!!!!

Why didn't you take her insurance details ??

That's one of the first things you should do even if the damage to your car seems minor...

Without her insurance details, you can't make a claim..

i do have her reg tho ... think insurers can do a check ont he accident date and the reg to bring up who insures the car ... i think!

You have a slightly numb arm and you want compensation? The courts should be used for people who have terrible injuries which mean they can't work again, all that will happen in this case is that you will get a bit of money and all our premiums will go up.

It may not have been her car though...
I'm insured to drive anyones car on my policy so if I had a crash in someone elses car, they would still need MY insurance details...

Irwin Mitchell have a large PI department but I think your first priority is to telephone this girl and get her insurance details so that you can inform your own insurance company. You have 3 years to initiate a PI claim and you should wait until your injury has settled anyway as no claim can be concluded until it is possible to document the extent of your injuries and how long the injury has caused you pain suffering and loss of amenity.

You have a slightly numb arm and you want compensation? The courts should be used for people who have terrible injuries which mean they can't work again, all that will happen in this case is that you will get a bit of money and all our premiums will go up.

why shouldn't she???

This lady has been inconvenienced, had to take time off work, is in pain and none of it is her fault- why SHOULDN'T she get a little compensation???

Its what insurance is for!

mels mom is giving wrong advice- dont wait till your injuries have concluded - when you put your injury claim through you will be sent for a medical and the doctor who assesses you will give you a prognosis for your injuries. From this your solicitor will be able to assess how much you will receive for your injuries...

It's also a long process, the solicitor will arrange for you to attend a doctor, but this will have to be at least three months from the date of the accident, then there will be wait's for scans,medical report's and all the letter sending between the parties involved. A solicitor wont take on a claim that will be worth less than 1k I think. In all the process will take between 9-12 months

You have a slightly numb arm and you want compensation? The courts should be used for people who have terrible injuries which mean they can't work again, all that will happen in this case is that you will get a bit of money and all our premiums will go up.

im at a financial loss due to the time off work i have had to take.
i didn't document the full extent of my injuries on here cos i don't need to.

have you evey lost feeling in your arm??? i can tell you its a pretty scary sensation, who knows i may never fully recover! my doc said i would need a scan if it doesn't improve in the next week, simple things like typing are more difficult, i can't do half my normal daily activities, can't go kickboxing so this accident has had a detremental affect on my life.

kindly keep your thoughts to yourself in future if you don't have anything positive to say.

i asked if anyone knew a good solicitor, i did not ask for you two pennies worth.

as for court ... what???? where did you get that from?

zip it!

Try A.S.D On Eccleshall Rd if your really sure about proceeding with this, I was injured in a serious R.T.A just under two year's ago and they handled my claim for me. Incidently I am still suffering two year's on with spinal problems and loss of nerves

why shouldn't she???

This lady has been inconvenienced, had to take time off work, is in pain and none of it is her fault- why SHOULDN'T she get a little compensation???

Its what insurance is for!


My insurance goes up every year because of the compensation culture among a certain class of people in society. Now we have someone with a slightly numb arm who wants money. There are a very few people who have really serious injuries that keep them off work for years and they spend these years trying to get compensation. In contrast we have people without anything really wrong with them who see a solicitor (or the doctor next door to the solicitor) and find they have whiplash and a trapped nerve and can't work because of the "stress". We need to discourage such people as it is the rest of us who pay through our premiums.

why shouldn't she???

This lady has been inconvenienced, had to take time off work, is in pain and none of it is her fault- why SHOULDN'T she get a little compensation???

Its what insurance is for!

WELL SAID SCOTTF !!! Hope you get well soon michie....:thumbsup:

My insurance goes up every year because of the compensation culture among a certain class of people in society. Now we have someone with a slightly numb arm who wants money.

you cheeky sod!

what are you saying about me?? waht 'class' do i supposedly fit into, based on the fact you don't know me or anything about me!! :confused: :confused:

it's more than a slightly numb arm, like i said i didn't reveal the full extent of my injuries cos it's no ones business than my own.

get a life honey! :D

i had a hgv run into the back of me in dec 2005,my insurance company sorted out a solicitor for me,the claim took around 9 months

My insurance goes up every year because of the compensation culture among a certain class of people in society. Now we have someone with a slightly numb arm who wants money. There are a very few people who have really serious injuries that keep them off work for years and they spend these years trying to get compensation. In contrast we have people without anything really wrong with them who see a solicitor (or the doctor next door to the solicitor) and find they have whiplash and a trapped nerve and can't work because of the "stress". We need to discourage such people as it is the rest of us who pay through our premiums.

I think you need to shop around mate cos my insurance has gone down every single year for the past 5 years! and how do you know that she only has a slightly numb arm- are you a doctor- can you diagnose that just from the few words in her first post, i think you should change jobs and head to the northern general if you can.

I agree we need to discourage this compensation culture and people sueing everyone else just becuase they looked at them in the wrong way but when someone has been genuinely hurt and has been inconvenienced then they are entitled to compensation- simple as that.

it all depends how long you are willing to wait for your compensation. My solicitor is able to turn around a PI claim within 4months... sometimes it takes slightly longer...

Why don't you just think this through for a minute? You want to be compensated because you have a numb arm and have been off work to see the doctor. You think that you have been inconvenienced by having a bit of time off to see a doctor and so someone should pay you for this. To get them to pay you are happy to have far more time off to see a solicitor, the solicitors doctor, probably an independant doctor working for the other side and then eventually court. As well as all this you will have to spend time filling in forms and making statements. This means it isn't really about missing work, as you will end up missing far more, it is about the cash.

No- i believe she wants to be compensatied for her injuries!!

ok then- if someone had crashed into your parked car one day while it was on the street- wouldn't you want the person who crashed into it to make it exacly like it was before the crash?
Wouldn't you be entitled to that???

im not saying she is a car but who knows how badly her arm could be? at the moment its just numb and if the feeling returns then she probably won't have a case for compensation and this will be null and void? but what if she has nerve damage- or trapped nerves in her back or neck- shouldn't it be the other persons responsibibliy to pay for the treatment to make it better and make her like she was before??

My insurance goes up every year because of the compensation culture among a certain class of people in society. Now we have someone with a slightly numb arm who wants money. There are a very few people who have really serious injuries that keep them off work for years and they spend these years trying to get compensation. In contrast we have people without anything really wrong with them who see a solicitor (or the doctor next door to the solicitor) and find they have whiplash and a trapped nerve and can't work because of the "stress". We need to discourage such people as it is the rest of us who pay through our premiums.

WHAT A LOAD OF RUBBISH. I HAD AN ACCIDENT SOME 25YRS AGO AND GOT BAD WHIP LASH,DUE TO AN ACCIDENT... AND NEVER CLAIMED AGAINST THE DRIVER , ( WHICH I COULD HAVE DONE BECAUSE IT WAS HER FAULT) AND NOW 25YRS LATER I STRUGGLE TO DO A LOT OF THINGS BECAUSE OF SPONDOLOSIS IN MY NECK.. AND THIS CAUSES NERVES TO BECOME TRAPPED AS WELL IN MY ARMS... SO YOU GO FOR IT MICHIE AND THINK OF THE PROBLEMS IN LATER LIFE.

Ooopppsss ignore that bit sorry lol I work for Irwin Mitchell Solcitors yes if you have the TPs Reg number we can do a check on them, so at least you have there reg number, 1st thing is to report it to your insurance company and tell them to instruct Irwin Mitchell to act on your behalf then we deal with Legal Expense side of it. And contact the TPs Insurer on your behalf instead of you having to call them which in some case can lead to confusion on your word against other parties word. Hope this Helps xxx

mels mom is giving wrong advice- dont wait till your injuries have concluded - when you put your injury claim through you will be sent for a medical and the doctor who assesses you will give you a prognosis for your injuries. From this your solicitor will be able to assess how much you will receive for your injuries...

Firstly, I didnt say the OP should wait until her injuries had been concluded to begin her claim. I said her first priority should be finding out insurance details. I also said (and stand by my statement) that her claim cannot be concluded until her injuries have settled.

You say in a further post that your solicitor can turn a claim around in 4 months. Whilst this is possible, it could leave him open to a professional negligence claim if he advises to accept damages based on 4 months of PSLA (pain suffering and loss of amenity. The Civil Procedures Rules dictate that the third party insurer must be allowed 3 months from receipt of the claim to investigate liability. Whilst it is possible to obtain medical notes and instruct a medical expert to compile a report within this time, it is rare.

Although a medical expert can give a rough prognosis as to how long the discomfort is likely to last, it would be unwise to accept that a full recovery could be made in 6 months and then later find out that the effects of the injury are permanent. Doing so would negate any claim for future loss of earnings or future care. Damages are calculated using past case law and guidelines set down by the Judicial Studies Board. One prime factor used is the length of time the pain and suffering lasts.

Michie, you say that no-one has answered your original question. I did so in the first sentence of my original post. Irwin Mitchell have one of the largest PI departments in the country and have several mentions in the Legal 500. But whoever you choose, you should always make sure they are regulated by the Law Society and APIL. Both of these bodies have websites.

1st thing is of course a claim can be concluded until a clients injuries have settled - in case you didnt know most insurance companies are happy paying out compensation quicker rather than letting it continue...

And another thing - most doctors never give a prognosis for whiplash of 6 months or less. It is always minimum 9 months or more...

Sorry to be a pain but if you didnt go straight to accident and emergency the other persons solicitors will laugh it out of court.

Irwin Mitchell have a large PI department but I think your first priority is to telephone this girl and get her insurance details so that you can inform your own insurance company. You have 3 years to initiate a PI claim and you should wait until your injury has settled anyway as no claim can be concluded until it is possible to document the extent of your injuries and how long the injury has caused you pain suffering and loss of amenity.

The reason they want the PI is for the cash pure and simple they will have been told a few times "Ooh you could have had a claim there".

I had it done to me and they rolled back into me and tried to claim from my insurance. Be honest your trying to stiff them up for money.

i dnt think they would laugh it out of court...

but a "reputable" company like irwin mitchell would definately get their costs from one source or another i agree with that statement...

I understand that you do not actually have to give your insurance details.Check this link out for more info.
http://www.highwaycode.gov.uk/24.htm#255

Section 260

Or check this for more details

http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?v=e&t=10092&m=104032

1st thing is of course a claim can be concluded until a clients injuries have settled - in case you didnt know most insurance companies are happy paying out compensation quicker rather than letting it continue...

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Yes I am fully aware that most insurance companies would rather pay out as quickly as possible but would you be prepared to settle for damages based on 6 months whiplash when you could have a permanently numb arm which could affect your ability to work? As I said before, any solicitor who settled too early could risk a professional negligence claim.

someone ran into my car on monday. at the time i thought everything was OK cos my bumper was a bit scratched.


Can I ask , If the bumper was only a bit scratched as you say.....How come you have sustained such injury's ? :confused:

Not saying you haven't :suspect:

Can I ask , If the bumper was only a bit scratched as you say.....How come you have sustained such injury's ? :confused:

Not saying you haven't :suspect:ooo cynical:suspect:

ooo cynical:suspect:

no ....curious my friend :D
Doesn't make my life any different if a claim goes in or not :D

But if someone Back-shafted me ....I'd have taken there Insurance details (just in case):thumbsup:

But if someone Back-shafted me ....I'd have taken there Insurance details (just in case):thumbsup:Am I the only one with a dirty mind on here?:confused:

David Jones at Keeble Hawson next to the cathedral. He won our case, we kept the money awarded and he claimed all the costs from the other party.

Michie -

This is my job so i can advise you properly
If you have the reg then you can search for insurers.
dont wait til injuries have concluded - you only have 3 years from daqte of accident to claim
you will be sent to see a medical expert for report if you purseu the claim but yes this may take a while
Good thing u attended docs then it is in your records
Many wont take claim on if its worth less than 1k due to costs
I hope this helps and please message me if you want to discuss...
I work for a PI sols in town

Sara

Am I the only one with a dirty mind on here?:confused:

No :hihi: :hihi:

The cars as just got a scratch on it but that leads to whiplash…………:huh:

Someone I know ran into the back of a taxi at low speed / queuing traffic but the taxi driver tried claiming he could never get behind the wheel again due to stress/ trauma, you couldn’t make it up. :roll:

Firstly, I didnt say the OP should wait until her injuries had been concluded to begin her claim. I said her first priority should be finding out insurance details. I also said (and stand by my statement) that her claim cannot be concluded until her injuries have settled.

You say in a further post that your solicitor can turn a claim around in 4 months. Whilst this is possible, it could leave him open to a professional negligence claim if he advises to accept damages based on 4 months of PSLA (pain suffering and loss of amenity. The Civil Procedures Rules dictate that the third party insurer must be allowed 3 months from receipt of the claim to investigate liability. Whilst it is possible to obtain medical notes and instruct a medical expert to compile a report within this time, it is rare.

Although a medical expert can give a rough prognosis as to how long the discomfort is likely to last, it would be unwise to accept that a full recovery could be made in 6 months and then later find out that the effects of the injury are permanent. Doing so would negate any claim for future loss of earnings or future care. Damages are calculated using past case law and guidelines set down by the Judicial Studies Board. One prime factor used is the length of time the pain and suffering lasts.

Michie, you say that no-one has answered your original question. I did so in the first sentence of my original post. Irwin Mitchell have one of the largest PI departments in the country and have several mentions in the Legal 500. But whoever you choose, you should always make sure they are regulated by the Law Society and APIL. Both of these bodies have websites.

To the OP,

As someone who's in the know, Mel'smum's advice is spot on. :)

Many people 'think' they know it all - but in reality, don't. They just like to spout off in order to make themselves look more intelligent than they actually are. There's little more annoying than aggressive stupidity.

To the person(s) who berate the OP for making a claim - you clearly have absolutely no idea of what whiplash injury is all about. Why on earth shouldn't the OP make a claim against a third party for her injuries? A 'numb arm' can turn out to be something much more serious, and at the very least an significantly impact the daily life of the accident victim for a lengthy amount of time. The OP has also already mentioned that this is not the full extent of her injuries, and that she has also had to take time off work as a result of the accident. Who do you suggest should pay her while she's off sick by the way? Her employer? Is that acceptable?

These costs also need to be recovered through a P.I claim.

I take it you've never had genuine whiplash injury that impacted on your daily life for a significant amount of time - for if you had, I suspect you'd be looking in with a different viewpoint.

The cars as just got a scratch on it but that leads to whiplash…………:huh:

Someone I know ran into the back of a taxi at low speed / queuing traffic but the taxi driver tried claiming he could never get behind the wheel again due to stress/ trauma, you couldn’t make it up. :roll:

With respect, if you were medically qualified as a consultant Orthopedic surgeon, you would know that the circumstances surrounding the accident are of little relevance; it is the impact that the accident subsequently has on the body that it important; and every accident, while posessing potential similarities, is unique.

Even getting shunted in a supermarket car park can lead to severe, long term neck injury in certain circumstances - while some people involved in high speed car impacts walk away with little or no damage at all.

Firstly, I didnt say the OP should wait until her injuries had been concluded to begin her claim. I said her first priority should be finding out insurance details. I also said (and stand by my statement) that her claim cannot be concluded until her injuries have settled.

No, but you very strongly implied it.

Irwin Mitchell have a large PI department but I think your first priority is to telephone this girl and get her insurance details so that you can inform your own insurance company. You have 3 years to initiate a PI claim and you should wait until your injury has settled anyway as no claim can be concluded until it is possible to document the extent of your injuries and how long the injury has caused you pain suffering and loss of amenity.


typical solicitor type.

i think one problem the OP is likely to have is that the other drivers insurers are going to counter with if the damage to the car was so small that all it ammounted to was a scratch on the bumper then it would be unlikely to result in much injury to the driver.
the OP will need to be prepared to prove that any problems she is having now are a result of that minor bump.

Why didn't you take her insurance details ??

That's one of the first things you should do even if the damage to your car seems minor...

Without her insurance details, you can't make a claim..
This is easily said sat in a warm room in front of a computer but in the heat of the moment of a crash, all rational thought goes out of your head. a few yrs ago i got knocked off my bike and though i wasn't badly hurt apart from a few stiff bones and a few bumps, my head just went to pieces. If it wasn't for the lorry driver who saw it all and calmly wrote it all down inc the drivers name, address, reg no etc.. i wouldn't have half of the information he got for me. (and no i didn't claim for any injuries, just the repair to my bike)

i would also recomend asd lawyers on ecclesall road, as they are dealing with my case.
they have been brilliant up to now.