If you suffer injury in a road accident, no matter whether you are the driver, passenger or a cyclist or pedestrian you may be entitled to claim road accident compensation. As with any claim for injury compensation you would have to prove that someone else was responsible for your injuries, whether that is the driver of another vehicle or the driver of the vehicle you were travelling in as a passenger or, in the case of you being a pedestrian or cyclist, the driver of the car that hit you.

Compensation may not fix your injuries or make you feel better, but it will cover your medical expenses and any ongoing treatment you may require as well as reimbursing you for property expenses you suffered and in some cases an extra payment for ongoing pain and suffering.

In order to present your claim for compensation in the manner to best gain the recompense that you deserve, it is important that you have recorded all relevant information from the scene of the accident. This should be presented in the form of written notes and photos from the scene of the accident, such as the names, addresses and phone numbers of the people involved at the scene.

This should be anyone who witnessed the accident, such as those rendering first aid or claiming to have seen the accident happen, as well as the passengers riding in the cars involved and the drivers. Professional emergency personnel who attended the accident and also the names of the attending police officers should also be listed.

Any loss of income due to injuries or inability to perform because of suffering shock after the accident can
also be claimed. Car accidents can be very traumatic, even if the injury is relatively insignificant and can sometimes require time for recovery.

Whiplash is the most common claim for road accident compensation but there are many injuries that can impinge on your life after an accident, including broken bones, bruises and psychological injuries, to name a few.

The amount you will be entitled to claim for your injuries of course will vary greatly, depending on the severity of the damage incurred. The payment in the UK for a whiplash injury for instance may only be a few hundred pounds for a minor whiplash to maybe many thousands of pounds if the whiplash has permanently damaged the cervical spine.

If you damaged your wrists in the accident, for example, and your lively-hood depended on using them constantly to perform your duties you may be entitled to claim years of income loss, if the medical opinion is that this injury means your wrists will always cause you ongoing pain.

There are many legal firms around who will give you free advice as to how much you would be entitled to claim and many of them will take your case for free and take a share of your compensation as payment. This means you do not incur legal fees if no compensation is awarded. The more severe the injury and the longer it appears it is going to last, according to medical opinion, the more you will be entitled to. It would be wise to shop around and investigating the firm that would best represent you before deciding who to trust with your claim.