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Cycling Accidents in Leeds Compensation Claims

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Each year, more and more people in the UK are taking up cycling as a sport, past time and eco-friendly way of travelling to work. However, as more cyclists take to the roads, there has been a significant increase in the number of people who are involved in cycling accidents. The latest annual figures from the Department for Transport have revealed that 3,339 cyclists were killed or seriously injured in accidents across the country. If you have been injured in a cycling accident, please contact us today to find out…

Uninsured Driver Claims in Leeds

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

Being involved in a car accident, no matter how severe, can cause lasting damage for you and your loved ones. What only adds to this stress and suffering is if you have been involved in an accident with an uninsured driver. If you have been hit by an uninsured driver in Leeds or the surrounding area, our specialist solicitors can help you today. Simply get in touch with one of our experts, and they’ll assist you on the road to compensation. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled –…

Man jailed for causing road death

Posted: 2 March 2016

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A Southport man has been jailed for two years and banned from driving for two years for causing the death of Lancashire man, Andrew Birch, in January of last year.  Mr Birch, 46, from Scarisbrick was the passenger in a Peugeot Horizon being driven by his 80-year-old mother.  58-year-old Kenneth Grisedale admitted causing the death of Mr Birch, and the serious injury of two other people, by driving dangerously in his BMW.  “a clear message to anyone who carries out dangerous manoeuvres” Liverpool Crown Court heard that Grisedale dangerously overtook…

Cyclist awarded £105K after being hit by a car

Posted: 28 December 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A cyclist who was left wheelchair-bound for four months after being hit by a car has been awarded £105,000 in compensation. The 48-year-old, who remains unnamed, had been cycling on a roundabout near his home in Corfe Mullen when a car sped past him, knocking him off his bike. Following the accident in May 2010, the cyclist was forced to spend 10 days in hospital recovering; he then spent the next four months in a wheelchair. The driver’s insurance company originally offered the claimant a compensation package of £56,000. However,…

Banning of whiplash injury cash payouts

Posted: 30 November 2015

Posted in: Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

A recent statement has announced government plans to end right to cash compensation for whiplash claims. Where whiplash claims alone cost the insurance industry £2bn a year, an average of £90 a policy, the government has come up with a plan to bring car insurance bills down by as much as £50. They have proposed the banning of cash payouts for whiplash claims. George Osborne put forward the idea of ending the right to cash for minor whiplash injuries in the autumn statement. He said that this would prevent responsible…

British Airways passengers take legal action

Posted: 23 September 2015

Posted in: Accidents and Sickness Abroad, Arm Injury, Public Transport

Passengers that were left with physical and psychological injuries after a British Airways plane caught fire earlier this month have decided to take legal action. A total of 157 passengers had been onboard the aircraft when it set on fire on the runway at Las Vegas’ McCarran International Airport on 8 September. Of those 157 passengers, a total of 40 passengers have taken legal advice for their injuries. One of the passengers, Steve Bingham, had been on the London-bound flight when the accident happened, leaving him with a severe arm…

Taxi accident victim offered £35 compensation

Posted: 29 July 2015

Posted in: Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents

An executive said he was offered a mere £35 in compensation after he was “almost killed” in a road traffic accident on the M4. 32-year-old Florian Pedemanaud had been in a minicab when the crash happened, leaving him covered in cuts and bruises. He said he contacted the private hire firm Uber after the accident happened, where he was offered an apology and a fare refund of £35. Mr Pedemanaud, a French executive for a beauty brand in Dubai, had stopped in London for a business trip before heading to…

Man’s helmet ‘muffled’ train sound

Posted: 1 June 2015

Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Public Transport, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A man was killed in May 2014 after failing to hear a train approaching at a level crossing because his crash helmet ‘muffled’ the sound. 37-year-old Paul Martin, from Stroud, had been crossing a train track in Gloucestershire on his trail bike when an oncoming train hit him. A report drawn up by the Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) following his death found that the nearby signage did not explain that trail bike riders were prohibited from using the Frampton level crossing. The RAIB said that Network Rail must greatly improve…

Cycling legend awarded payout

Posted: 27 May 2015

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries

British cycling legend 84-year-old Brian Robinson has been awarded compensation after he suffered serious injuries in a cycling accident near his home in West Yorkshire. Mr Robinson had been cycling with some friends on the 16 July 2014 when a car knocked him off his bike. He suffered a serious break to his left collarbone, six broken ribs and a punctured lung. He was recently awarded £15,000 for his injuries. Brian Robinson was the first Briton to finish the Tour de France in 1955 and was the first to win…

Backlash Against Whiplash

Posted: 19 May 2015

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

Road traffic accident victims suffer whiplash across the country every day, and each victim is entitled to a claim. Despite the media-hype surrounding whiplash, if you have suffered a whiplash injury as a result of a road traffic accident that was not your fault, you could be entitled to personal injury compensation. Whiplash is a soft tissue injury caused from a sudden, jolting movement, most often suffered in a car accident. It is the non-medical term used to describe the strain caused to the muscles, nerves and bones in the…

Public Transport Injury Claims Lawyers for Leeds

Posted in: Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents

Did you know that if you have ever been involved in an accident on public transport, you could be entitled to compensation? Accident Claims Leeds is regularly involved in claims for compensation where people have been injured on public transport in the Leeds area. Contact us today to find out if you are entitled to compensation. Injuries sustained following an accident on public transport are not uncommon. However, many people believe that the likelihood of being awarded any compensation for this is low to non-existent.  This is simply not true. No matter…

Car Accident Claims in Leeds – Compensation Lawyers

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Did you recently find yourself involved in a car accident? Did you ever wonder whether you could claim compensation? If you have been injured as a result of a car accident that was not your fault, contact us now and see if we can help you secure compensation. In line with FCA Regulations, you are entitled – if you fulfil the necessary criteria – to make a claim for injury arising from a motor accident in Leeds to the Claims Portal. You do not need to instruct a solicitor and…

Motorist being sued for £2m

Posted: 17 November 2014

Posted in: Car Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A business executive is suing a motorist from Norfolk for £2m over crash injuries that he claims ruined his career. 44-year-old Peter Siegel says that the car accident he was involved in in 2009 left him with a brain injury that severely affected his ability to work.  The accident happened in November 2009 when another car collided with his at 30mph, causing his car to be written off. Mr Siegel said that the crash left him with “cognitive, physical and behavioural deficits” caused by the “severe, subtle and permanent closed…

Injured cyclist feels let down

Posted: 20 September 2014

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Knee Injury, Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

50-year-old cyclist Melanie Burrows said that she feels greatly let down by police after they were unable to take her case further following a serious cycling accident. Another cyclist, who tried to overtake her at a junction in July this year, hit Mr Burrows on her way home from work. She suffered a serious fracture in her tibia, a broken rib and a damaged knee. She has already had a metal plate inserted into her leg but is still awaiting a knee replacement. Islington Police told Ms Burrows, head of…

Whiplash claims slashed

Posted: 4 August 2014

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

With fears growing over the country’s developing ‘compensation culture’, the Justice Secretary has announced that cuts are to be made to the fees charged for medical reports in cases involving whiplash injuries.  The new regulations will be launched in October, meaning that medical professionals can charge a maximum of £180 for initial whiplash reports. This compares to the current prices of around £700 being charged – enforcing a cut to around one quarter of the current rates.  With approximately 500,000 whiplash claims being made every year in the UK, insurers…

Road injuries cost council £417,000 in compensation

Posted: 3 June 2014

Posted in: Foot Injuries, Pedestrian Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Last year alone, Haringey Council paid out over £417,000 in compensation to pedestrians and motorists injured on the borough’s roads.  The figures, which were released by the Liberal Democrats, found that a total of 19 people were awarded compensation in 2013/14, totaling at £417,635.  Haringey Council received 194 claims for personal injury and damage, of which only 52 were settled without payment and 123 were outstanding. The borough’s roads have been repeatedly criticised by the public for not being poorly maintained. In the last six years, Haringey Council has paid…

Pothole claims all time high

Posted: 8 May 2014

Posted in: Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

New figures have revealed that the number of claims for injuries related to potholes has risen by 750% in the worst hit areas.  This is most likely due to having just endured the wettest winter in England and Wales since 1766, with winter flooding causing significant road damage.  The AA said that despite the Government’s emergency help, totalling £383million, this is just a “drop in the ocean” compared to what is needed to help the problem.  Campaigners argued that pothole damage has already cost drivers £730million, with a firm belief…

£70,000 compensation after pothole crash

Posted: 22 March 2014

Posted in: Arm Injury, Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Pothole Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

A cyclist has been awarded £70,000 in compensation after a pothole threw him off his bike in 2009.  Alan Curtis from Bushey in Hertfordshire suffered a “severe head injury” in the crash on The Drive in Rickmansworth.  The 57-year-old sued Hertfordshire County Council for failing to fill-in the pothole, which he described as being a “real source of danger” to road users.  The council said that they were “disappointed” in the High Court for ruling in Mr Curtis’s favour. The charity fundraiser had been cycling with his two best friends…

Cyclist may never walk again following collision

Posted: 24 February 2014

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Bus Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Public Transport, Road Traffic Accidents, Shoulder Injuries

The husband of a cyclist who collided with a bus in Scunthorpe town centre said that she might never walk again.  54-year-old Yvonne Bosanquet suffered major injuries in the accident and will require 24-hour care for the rest of her life.  The exact details of the collision are still not known but it’s believed that she collided with the blue Hornsby Travel bus on Fenton Street near the junction onto Cole Street.  The mother of two spent four months in hospital and is now cared for at the Stonecroft House…

Cyclists appeal for safer roads

Posted: 7 January 2014

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Spine & Back Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

Following the deaths of numerous cyclists on Britain’s roads in the last year, one man is calling for more to be done to protect cyclists from other road users.  Former engineer Graham Andrews (45), who is now in a wheelchair, suffered severe spinal injuries after colliding with a hit-and-run driver while cycling to the beach one Sunday evening.  Mr Andrews was thrown 8ft into the air by the motorist, and was found unconscious on a grass verge two hours later by two members of the public. The passers-by who found Mr…

New app allows cyclists to report potholes instantly

Posted: 28 December 2013

Posted in: Pothole Injuries, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

The Cyclists’ Touring Club (CTC) is due to receive £30,000 from Whitehall to improve their website, “Fill That Hole”, and develop a new app to enable cyclists to report potholes at the click of a button.  The new app will provide cyclists in Leeds with an easy way to report dangerous potholes on the roads, alerting the council of their need for repair.  The new app is due to be available to more than twenty-six million iPhone users in February, replacing the old app that is only available to nine…

Road workers under threat of injury

Posted: 8 October 2013

Posted in: Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Workplace Injuries

On a daily basis road workers are on the receiving end of verbal abuse and threatening behaviour from road users who deliberately put workers at serious risk.  Sheffield City Council and South Yorkshire Police have warned motorists that by deliberately driving into coned areas and by speeding, they are putting road workers in great danger. One recent incident saw a road worker sustaining a serious leg injury as a motorist forced their way through a coned off area in Parson Cross. Another incident saw a motorist driving straight through a…

Taxi driver launches medical fund after severing woman’s leg

Posted: 26 August 2013

Posted in: Leg Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents

New York taxi driver, Mohammed Fasyal Himon, has launched a medical fund after his taxi crashed into a British tourist, Sian Green (24), which severely severed her leg.  Ms Green, from Leicester, has had to have her left leg amputated below the knee following the incident, and is currently trying to regain the use of her right leg.  Taxi driver Mohammed Fasyal Himon said he was “very sorry” for causing the accident, but blames a cyclist for having to swerve onto the kerb.  The accident took place in Manhattan last…

Life without taste and smell

Posted: 30 June 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Head and Brain Injuries, Personal Injury

On 20 July 2010, double Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell sustained a brain injury after being hit by a petrol tanker on his bike, leaving him unable to smell or, subsequently, taste.  This poses the question: what is it like to live without two of your key senses? There are currently no official figures showing the extent of sensory-loss sufferers in the UK, however, estimates for the US and Europe stand at around 5% of the population.  This can happen due to several reasons: Some people are born without a…

Lawyers challenge whiplash ‘propaganda’

Posted: 26 April 2013

Posted in: Car Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

Lawyers have welcomed a cross-party inquiry into whiplash claims, as news emerged that whiplash claims have fallen again in the last year. “The Transport Committee inquiry finally presents a real chance to challenge hackneyed and groundless propaganda about whiplash-related injuries which has been promulgated by the insurance industry for far too long,” said Matthew Stockwell, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). “And it comes as a Freedom of Information request shows that whiplash claims in Britain fell again last year by nearly 60,000, bringing them to around…

Improving young driver safety

Posted: 26 March 2013

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

The Government has unveiled new proposals on improving the safety and reducing risks to young drivers at a summit for the motor insurance industry, hosted by the Department for Transport. A green paper looking at a range of options for improving the safety of newly-qualified drivers will be published later in the spring. The proposals being considered include: a minimum learning period before candidates are permitted to sit their test,enabling learner drivers to take lessons on motorways, and perhaps during adverse weather conditions or during darkness to encourage greater practice…

Sole trader sentenced for tipper death failings

Posted: 19 March 2013

Posted in: Employer Negligence, Road Traffic Accidents, Workplace Injuries, Wrongful & Accidental Death

A Berkshire haulier has been fined for safety failings after a long-serving employee was run over and killed by a tipper lorry at his Reading head office. Brian Gutteridge was crossing a road from the main office to a car park when the vehicle struck him. He died at the site as a result of the injuries he sustained. The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) investigated and found there were no designated crossing points on the road, and nothing to segregate pedestrians and vehicles or guide on who had the…

Drivers urged to take longer to look for motorcyclists

Posted: 12 March 2013

Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Car drivers are being urged to see the person behind the helmet and take longer to look for motorcyclists in the latest THINK! motorcycle safety campaign. The £1.3 million campaign, timed to coincide with the anticipated Spring increase in motorcyclists’ return to the roads, encourages drivers to take longer to look for motorcyclists and think about the biker, not just the bike. In 2011, 5,609 motorcyclists were killed or seriously injured, with 74% of these occurring in accidents involving another vehicle. The figures also show that 69% of these casualties…

Motorbike Accident Compensation Lawyers for Leeds

Posted in: Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

Have you ever been involved in a motorbike accident? All too often, motorbike drivers become involved in accidents and are blamed for it. In reality, however, in many circumstances, it is other roads users that are to blame for not taking care to acknowledge the presence of motorbike drivers on the UK’s roads. Accident Claims Leeds regularly handles personal injury claims for compensation following motorbike accidents, and may be able to help you too.   Unfortunately, Motorbike accidents are a regular occurrence on the UK’s roads and motorways. By virtue of their being…

Road traffic portal fees research

Posted: 26 February 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

The Law Society has restated its request for government to publish the study it commissioned from an academic, regarding costs in personal injury cases – particularly those concerning road traffic accident claims. The Ministry of Justice has rejected the Society’s request, considered under Freedom of Information (FOI) provisions, to disclose the full report which the ministry received from Professor Paul Fenn, of Nottingham Business School. The Law Society has now requested a review of this decision. Desmond Hudson, chief executive of the Law Society, said: ‘We believe that the government…

Confusing road signs can cause accidents

Posted: 19 February 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

New research released from motor insurance expert Confused.com has revealed that the vast majority of Brits don’t understand the road signs they come across on a daily basis. Further to this, over three-quarters (76%) think that distraction caused by road signs can be dangerous; a concerning statistic given that nearly half of those surveyed (46%) have been distracted by road signs whilst driving. Brits’ lack of understanding when it comes to road signs has resulted in nearly a third (30%) having had a crash, bump or near miss. With these…

Construction vehicles a threat to cyclist safety

Posted: 12 February 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Workplace Injuries

Transport for London (TfL) has published the findings of the first independent review into construction logistics and cyclist safety. This was commissioned by TfL following the worrying number of collisions involving construction vehicles and cyclists in recent years. Between 2008 and 2011, 56% of the cycling fatalities in London have involved large commercial vehicles, including a disproportionate number of construction vehicles. Detailed analysis from the TRL report revealed that the excellent levels of safety management that the construction industry provides on worksites needs to be extended to all vehicle movements…

Government cuts road safety spending

Posted: 5 February 2013

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Car Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

The government has cut spending on road safety campaigns from £19 million in 2008/09 to just £4 million in 2011/12 – a cut of nearly 80%. The figure was revealed after a freedom of information enquiry by road safety charity the Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM). The Department for Transport is planning on spending £3.57 million on road safety in the 2012/13 financial year, which will see: £53,000 spent on cyclist safety£78,000 on child and teenager road safety£50,000 on research into young drivers£1.275 million on motorcycle campaigns; and£1.689 million on…

Drivers unprepared for winter weather dangers

Posted: 9 January 2013

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

Brake, the road safety charity, and Churchill Car Insurance are urging drivers to commit to safe driving this winter, as research shows many drivers are dangerously complacent about precautions for snow, ice and rain. The call comes as a survey of 1,000 drivers revealed: Only one in six drivers (16%) follow safety advice and avoid driving in snow.Nearly one in three (31%) will drive in snow even if it’s heavy and a non-essential journey.Nine in ten (91%) underestimate stopping distances in icy conditions by half.Half (47%) fail to leave a…

Call for Government to slow down personal injury reforms

Posted: 5 December 2012

Posted in: Personal Injury, Public Place Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Workplace Injuries

The Law Society has warned that rushed implementation of Part 2 of the Legal Aid, Sentence and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO) risks adding to costs and clogging up the civil courts. In a letter to Chris Grayling, the Justice Secretary and Lord Chancellor, Law Society president Lucy Scott-Moncrieff said more time must be given for the civil justice system to adjust. She said: “There is no fiscal urgency to make the reforms quickly and every reason for them to be implemented to a timescale that can be managed by…

Public back new young driver proposals

Posted: 20 November 2012

Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

New research by the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has revealed that the majority of those surveyed support radical new proposals to help stop young people dying or being seriously injured on our roads. According to the survey: 76% agreed that there should be restrictions on young drivers after passing their driving test71% supported restricting the number of young passengers that newly qualified young drivers are allowed to carry.57% agreed with a minimum 12-month learning period before taking the driving test to enable young drivers to gain more supervised practice.60%…

Bring me sunshine - how changing BST could save lives

Posted: 23 October 2012

Posted in: Bicycle Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents

The Institute of Advanced Motorists (IAM) is calling for changes to British Summer Time (BST), to give us more daylight hours in the evening. According to the IAM, bringing the British time zone forward by an hour in both winter and summer would mean more light in the evenings, when crashes are more likely. Figures from the Department for Transport show that changing the daylight hours could prevent about 80 deaths and at least 200 serious injuries on our roads each year. It would also align the hours of daylight…

Road Traffic Accidents in Leeds Compensation Lawyers

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents

Have you ever wondered whether you are entitled to financial compensation after a road traffic accident? If you were involved in a road traffic accident in the Leeds area that was someone else’s fault, and it caused you injury, you may be entitled to a significant sum of money. Our team of accident claim solicitors for Leeds can tell you whether you are entitled to compensation, and will be able to handle every aspect of your claim. If you have been injured in a car crash, motorcycle accident, cycling injury…

Whiplash Injury Compensation Claims in Leeds

Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries

Whiplash is an injury to the neck caused by its sudden and sharp movement. Whiplash is most commonly associated with car crashes, but can also be caused by sports injuries, as well as slip, trips and falls. In particular, whiplash occurs in road traffic accidents when a vehicle is hit from behind – it does not have to be a severe impact to result in injury. If you have suffered whiplash in an accident that was not your fault, then you can make a compensation claim against the negligent party’s…