Last updated on June 29th, 2017 at 09:55 am

Ms A was crossing the road at South Lane in Sheffield just before 3pm on a dry, bright day when a car that was turning right into the road hit her.  The driver of the car did not brake nor make any maneuver to try to avoid hitting Ms A.

Road traffic accident knocks woman unconscious

The accident knocked Ms A unconscious and she suffered bruising to right arm, back and leg.  She also suffered psychological trauma following the accident.  Graysons arranged for Mrs A to attend an orthopaedic surgeon assessment and an MRI scan was necessary. Ms A also attended a clinical psychologist assessment arranged by the firm.

The driver of the vehicle accepted responsibility for the accident and the insurers accepted liability. A pre-medical offer was made in the sum of £1,200.

Amy-Jo Cartwright

Amy secures higher sum for road traffic accident

Unhappy with the offer, Ms A contacted Graysons and Amy took up the case.  She was able to negotiate compensation of over £4,400 for her client and over £800 for Ms A’s employer to cover the time she had taken off work.  Extremely pleased with the outcome, Ms A said

“Thanks Amy, most impressed by your professionalism and have recommended you to a friend since.”

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, Graysons’ experts would not be able to help people like Ms A with her claim and she would have to make the claim in the Small Claims Court herself, 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 find out more about making a road traffic accident compensation claim on our web pages.