Pumpkin the robot
Guru
I know there are quite a few people that have had accidents on the road and made compensation claims. I have recently settled a claim after 5 years. One thing my solicitor said has kind of struck a note with me during the claim though. She told me that in her experience (not just in cycle injury claims) 9 out of 10 people were probably not happy with the compensation they were eventually paid. Is it just a case that people are greedy, or is the system geared against the injured party?
Part of the insurer's tactics in my case were to try to discredit me as a witness, making me out to be a liar and it seems it is easier to make a general claim, that as you are fine riding a bike there is in fact nothing wrong with you.
Statements by specialists basically back up whoever is paying them, so how can a judge decide who is telling the truth? My solicitor basically said that without medical proof, it is difficult to prove a case, so the injured party may not get the compensation they deserve.
I know a few people who have settled early in a case just because they want the whole ordeal to be over, or are suffering financial hardship as the case drags on for years.
What are your thoughts and experiences?
Part of the insurer's tactics in my case were to try to discredit me as a witness, making me out to be a liar and it seems it is easier to make a general claim, that as you are fine riding a bike there is in fact nothing wrong with you.
Statements by specialists basically back up whoever is paying them, so how can a judge decide who is telling the truth? My solicitor basically said that without medical proof, it is difficult to prove a case, so the injured party may not get the compensation they deserve.
I know a few people who have settled early in a case just because they want the whole ordeal to be over, or are suffering financial hardship as the case drags on for years.
What are your thoughts and experiences?