october 06 accident pay out.

finally had a phone call off my solicitor today with some figures that the third party's insurance had come up with, i keep the salvage value £500, offer for the rest of the sv £2800, personal injury claim £1500, helmet £100. thats £4400 on a 50/50 claim so i get £2200. plus i kept the salvage so £2700?
i valued the bike pre accident at £2800 so its not that bad.

if i took this case to court and lost he said i would have nothing plus i would have to pay charges? if i won i would get 100% of the claim but seen as there was no witnesses he recommended i take the 50/50.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

finally had a phone call off my solicitor today with some figures that the third party's insurance had come up with, i keep the salvage value £500, offer for the rest of the sv £2800, personal injury claim £1500, helmet £100. thats £4400 on a 50/50 claim so i get £2200. plus i kept the salvage so £2700?
i valued the bike pre accident at £2800 so its not that bad.

What sort of injuries did you have Kwak if you don't mind me asking? I'm in the middle of the injury claim from my spill in December. Had the money for the bike and clothing in March, just waiting for the injury figure at the moment.

Originally Posted by MR UKI (1)

What sort of injuries did you have Kwak if you don't mind me asking? I'm in the middle of the injury claim from my spill in December. Had the money for the bike and clothing in March, just waiting for the injury figure at the moment.

i was going to ask the same question

just bruising really (knee, groin) and a sore shoulder, i was expecting a few hundred or even nothing so half of £1500 is not bad.
friend of mine got shunted in his car recently and only got £1500 for whip lash.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

just bruising really (knee, groin) and a sore shoulder, i was expecting a few hundred or even nothing so half of £1500 is not bad.
friend of mine got shunted in his car recently and only got £1500 for whip lash.

hmmm, interesting. thanks for that info kwak. gives me more of an idea of what i should expect for my injuries.

there was one other bruise but its abit sensitive where it was
i took photos of everything (yes everything) and give them to my solicitor.
if it wasnt for the injury part of the claim i would have been out of pocket.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

just bruising really (knee, groin) and a sore shoulder, i was expecting a few hundred or even nothing so half of £1500 is not bad.
friend of mine got shunted in his car recently and only got £1500 for whip lash.

I had similar, bruising to lower left leg, back and ribs. Sore neck and arms etc. But i've also been left with a 6 x 2 inch scar down my left shin and according to the doctor who completed the medical report a permanent 'loss of sensation' to the leg. So will just have to wait and see.

Is it a case of how good the solicitor is in these cases or are there more factors affecting pay out amounts?

well i must say the solicitors i was using was rubbish and ive accepted the first offer so i couldn't say. this is my first ever claim.

Originally Posted by kwak zzr

there was one other bruise but its abit sensitive where it was
i took photos of everything (yes everything) and give them to my solicitor.
if it wasnt for the injury part of the claim i would have been out of pocket.

i took loads of photos of my bruises too, showed them to the doctor who has to write the report on my injuries.