Susan Vanden
Partner, Road Traffic Accident Technical Manager
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For free legal advice call our Road Traffic Accident Solicitors and we will help you. Ask if we can deal with your claim on a No Win, No Fee basis.
Claiming compensation for a road traffic accident can be much more complicated if the other driver can’t be traced. This is usually because they left the scene of the accident.
It can be difficult to know what to do next, particularly if you have serious injuries, but you can still claim compensation for your injuries and for the damage to your vehicle through the Motor Insurers Bureau, known as the MIB.
Our Road Traffic Accident Solicitors can help you claim compensation through the Motor Insurers Bureau. The whole claims process becomes much more complicated when claiming for a personal injury through the MIB so it’s even more important to get specialist help and legal advice from a Personal Injury Solicitor.
Get in touch with one of our experienced Personal Injury Solicitors for a free claims assessment and we’ll quickly tell you if you have a claim.
We're rated‘Excellent’The Motor Insurers Bureau (MIB) was set up to help people get compensation when they are injured in a road accident that wasn’t their fault and the driver either didn’t have insurance or left the scene of the accident and couldn’t be traced. This fund is paid for by a levy of all UK insurance companies.
Our Road Traffic Accident Solicitors have considerable experience in MIB claims and can guide you through the process of making a claim through the Motor Insurers Bureau.
Adjusting to life after a serious accident can be difficult for you and for your family. If we take on your case, our Motorcycle Accident Claims Solicitors will support you and work hard to get you the rehabilitation, treatment and financial support you’ll need if you can’t work because of your injuries.
It’s important to think carefully about who you chose to represent you when making a Motorcycle Accident Personal Injury Claim. Here are some of the reasons why you should choose our experience team
Using our knowledge and expertise of MIB claims for compensation, we can help you appeal the decision if you’ve already had your claim rejected by the Motor Insurance Bureau
The expertise of our Personal Injury Solicitors is recognised as we are accredited the Law Society Accreditation Scheme for Personal Injury. We’re also members of the Motor Accident Solicitors Society (MASS) and some of our Solicitors are members of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL)
You’ll be regularly updated about what’s happening with your case, and we’ll explain everything in clear and straightforward language.
Because we’re a national law firm, you don’t need to see us in one of our offices. We’ll stay in touch with you by phone, email, post or video conferencing. Just let us know which one works best for you
The MIB claim process is similar to a normal personal injury claim, but there are some additional steps that we have to take. Once we’ve done a free claims assessment and confirmed that we can take on your claim against the MIB, this is the claim process:
We’ll check to make sure whether we can actually trace the driver. If we’re sure that the driver can’t be tracked down, we’ll contact the MIB on your behalf with the details of your claim. This is an important step. If we can track the driver down, we can still process your claim, but it will be against them rather than the MIB.
The MIB will carry out their own investigation and decide whether or not to accept your claim. They may ask for specialist medical reports and a copy of your medical records. They will send out an agent to visit with you and take a statement.
The MIB will arrange a medical assessment for you, so a medical report detailing your injuries and their impact on your life can be prepared. This helps us to identify any care, treatment and rehabilitation you need and how much it will cost.
You could receive an offer of compensation from MIB at this point. We’ll assess this offer against our own valuation of your road accident claim, along with the financial impact of your injury. This will include any loss of earnings and the cost of repairing or replacing your vehicle. We’ll talk through the offer with you and tell you if we think the settlement offer genuinely meets your needs.
If we don’t think the Motor Insurers Bureau offer is enough, and you agree, we’ll work to negotiate a better compensation settlement for you.
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No matter where you are in the world, road traffic accidents are unfortunately inevitable, and they happen every single day. According to Brake, The Road Safety Charity, five people lose their life on the road in the UK, and 82 are seriously injured. If you’ve been involved in a car accident and it wasn’t your fault, you could be able to make a claim for compensation.
In order to find out how dangerous UK roads really are, our personal injury team here at Simpson Millar have analysed the latest accident data from the Department for Transport to find when and where most road traffic accidents (RTAs) take place.
Our client who was a HGV driver was driving on the road when he was collision from an oncoming car. The other car was trying to overtake another car. Our client sustained a number of injuries to his neck, wrist, lower back and also some psychological injuries.
There are certain conditions for making a claim against the MIB:
Firstly, you must report the road accident to the police as soon as is “reasonably practicable”, and cooperate with any police enquiries or investigations.
Secondly, you should provide as much help as the MIB needs so it can investigate the claim within a reasonable amount of time. This could include making a statement, or giving them any other information either by interview or in writing.
You should also know that if you have fully comprehensive car insurance, you’ll have to use that policy to claim for any damage to your vehicle. Your insurance provider has access to the Motor Insurance Database and could potentially trace the other driver or their insurer.
The Motor Insurers Bureau says it aims to decide on whether to award a compensation payment within three months, although a decision on how much will be paid will probably take longer. The length of an MIB claim will depend on how complex the case is.
We’ll keep you up to date as your MIB claim is processed, so you’re fully aware of what’s happening every step of the way.
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