Road accidents can take a toll on your physical and mental well-being. Apart from the damages incurred to your car and bank account, dealing with the trauma of being the victim of a car accident can be long-lasting. A motor vehicle accident can be even more gruesome in nature. Even a minor accident can prove to be dangerous where the level of repercussions that come with these accidents can scar someone’s life, especially if you are a victim of road accidents and not the one causing it. In cases like these, a personal injury lawyer can come to your rescue by seeking compensation for the damage you have incurred. With the help of a personal injury lawyer, you can at least try to focus on something positive during these testing times.
Apart from hindering your physical and mental health, a car accident or a motor vehicle accident can also bring your day to day life to a pause. Many of us depend on our vehicles to travel and carry out our daily activities. Chores, commute to and from work, picking up kids, or running errands.. In rare cases, if you have completely totaled your vehicle and have insufficient funds to purchase a new one, you will be left without a vehicle which is not ideal.
Causes Of Car Accidents:
Road accidents can be caused by many different factors such as traffic accidents and rash driving. Let’s take a look at some more examples below:
Pedestrians: Not paying attention, dodging traffic, crossing at wrong times, jaywalkers and carelessness.
Drivers: Driving under the influence of alcohol or substances, distractions like phone calls, over speeding, breaking driving rules, vehicle malfunctions.
Vehicles: Break failure, problems with the engine, insufficient or faulty lights, tire problems like punctures and bursts, wtc.
Passengers: Projecting their body outside the vehicle, running behind a bus or a vehicle or talking to drivers and distracting them.
Weather conditions that affect the road.
How Can You Claim Compensation After a Road Accident:
CTP insurance, known as Compulsory Third Party insurance, covers all kinds of vehicles that are used on the road as long as they are registered. Here are the steps you will eventually follow to claim compensation via CTP insurance:
Step One:
The first step is to completely share your story with your personal injury lawyer and convey your grievances. Your personal injury lawyer will then review your story and details of your situation and tell you if your case is strong enough to gain a settlement and compensation. Should you choose to take your claim ahead, your legal help will send a Notice of Claim along with other relevant documents to the third party insurer.
Step Two:
The insurer will then investigate the details of your claim and figure out if they will be accepting your claim.
Step Three:
Your legal help will then start collecting and compiling evidence to further strengthen your case and increase your chances of receiving rightful compensation. Your legal help may also try to procure medical reports depending on your injuries.
Step Four:
You will receive an approximate assessment amount for your case so you know what to expect. Depending on the seriousness of your injuries, you can expect a reasonable amount for your settlement. Your legal help will submit an opening offer to the party and through negotiations hopefully a settlement is reached.
Step Five:
you will receive your funds through your legal team and then pay the legal fees for the help provided to you.
With QLD PI no win no fee lawyers at Gold Coast, one of the most experienced personal injury lawyers available in QLD, you can rest peacefully knowing that each and every detail and shortcoming of your suffering will be fought for.
