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Injury claim
By: Cherry Date: February 27, 2025, 3:22 pm
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Hi everyone, need some advice (not regarding a PCN) however
regarding an injury claim after being in an accident.
I’ve had an assessment and this is what has been put on the
assessment (I’ve attached a photo)
I’m being currently offered £520 pound for my injury? Will
someone let me know if this is accurate because to be honest
none of this is really making any sense to me as I’ve never
dealt with this kind of situation neither has anyone I know.
Thank you
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Re: Injury claim
By: Southpaw82 Date: February 27, 2025, 4:21 pm
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What does your lawyer say?
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Re: Injury claim
By: mickR Date: February 27, 2025, 4:36 pm
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did that assessment form part of a full medical report carried
out by a consultant?
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Re: Injury claim
By: coffee pot Date: February 28, 2025, 1:21 am
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There are three parts to an assessment for a claim. The first is
the opinion; what you have suffered, and your injuries all
appear to be soft tissue sprains. The second is causation; had
you not had the incident in question (termed the material
incident) what injuries would you currently have? This second
part sounds a bit of a nonsense but if you had a pre-existing
injury that had been made worse that would have to be teased
out. The third element is termed quantum; how much is fair
compensation for the injuries suffered? All these are run
through a Government agency called Medco which is a sausage
machine for this sort of injury, and your report was created by
pressing a few buttons and the template churns out. I have to
say that £520 sounds pretty low to me; it's not much more than
the person assessing you would have received.
These reports are normally done at 4 to 6 months after the
event.
The pertinent questions now to ask are:
1. Howe long is it since the injury now?
2. How much have things settled?
3. Has anything else appeared since the assessment?
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Re: Injury claim
By: disgruntchelt Date: March 21, 2025, 6:04 pm
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Have you gone through the government whiplash portal. If so £520
is the max for the injury when its all cleared up inside 6
months.
I think if you have out of pocket expenses you can claim those
on top, eg taxi fares whilst unable to drive.
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