A Motor Claim With No Witnesses

Mr B

Compensation; £7,154.00

Mr B was travelling with his young son when he was involved in an accident. As, with many members of the public he was attracted by an advert in his local press from a Claims Management Company (CMC).

They were offering him a free hire car and a complete service including appointing a solicitor for him. He presented his claim through a CMC in North London who ultimately sent him to a firm half way up the country in the Northwest.

Mr B and his son were injured in the accident. No police, or ambulance attended the scene of the accident and there were no witness. A classic scenario for motor insurers to argue fraud. He was claiming for his injury, storage and hire.

At the onset the third parties insurers were very positive and were keen to settle his loss and damage. However, during that process the Director of the CMC was arrested and Mr B was advised by the Northwest firm to find another solicitor and the third parties insurers rejected the claim.

Mr B found his way to our practice. We met him took details and instructions as to the circumstances of the accident and presented his claim again to the third party insurers. They repeated their concern as to the genuiness of his claim and invited him to sue them and their driver.

On concluding our investigations we took on a fresh Legal Expense Cover and issued legal proceedings on his behalf. The matter was allocated, directions were given and it was going to be tried in 2011.

In January 2011, Mr B was made an offer and he finally negotiated his claim for £7,154.00.

Mr B now appreciates that it is always less time consuming and stressful to find a lawyer rather than to go through a Claims Management Company.

AAH
Hafezis
8th March 2011