Amy Jo Cartwright

The man was on his way home on a bright sunny afternoon in March 2016 and was stationery at some traffic lights.  Suddenly the van in front of him reversed into his car and the man jolted forward.  The van driver apologised, saying he hadn’t seen the car behind him.

The man has suffered neck, shoulder and back pain and stiffness since the accident, around 6 months.

He approached Graysons to see if he could claim compensation for his injuries as the accident was not his fault, and Amy Jo took up his case.  She was able to negotiate a settlement of £2,200 for the man, who was very pleased with the outcome.

No legal help if Government imposes changes

In its autumn statement last year, the Government announced proposed changes to claiming personal injury compensation. The planned changes are to:

• Raise the small claims limit for personal injury claims from £1,000 to £5,000, which means that claims of less than £5,000 will be transferred to the small claims court and solicitor fees will not be recoverable – leaving some injured people with no legal help or support, and
• Remove the right to compensation for ‘minor’ soft tissue injuries (includes whiplash).

If these changes go ahead as planned, Amy Jo will not be able to help people like this man with his claim and he would have to make the claim in the Small Claims Court himself, with no legal knowledge or expertise.

We think that these changes are unfair and will restrict people’s right to proper redress if they have an accident or injury that is not their fault.

Graysons will continue to help victims of personal injury claims wherever possible so please do contact our specialist team now if you need help.

You can read more about claiming compensation for road traffic accidents on our website.

If you have had an accident and want to find out if you can claim compensation, contact our personal injury experts now and arrange a free of charge meeting in which you can discuss your individual case.