going for the full whiplash claim

[gary_gurner11]

i was in a accident on friday and i officially got whiplash, (the words of the docter), i been looking on different websites and that and i was wondering if members of the OSA crew have been in the situation? if so who is the best claims people to go to and how long roughly will it take for me doe to come through????

[Duke]

Originally Posted by gary_gurner11

i was in a accident on friday and i officially got whiplash, (the words of the docter), i been looking on different websites and that and i was wondering if members of the OSA crew have been in the situation? if so who is the best claims people to go to and how long roughly will it take for me doe to come through????

my mom had the same thing m8 , u get more if your head/neck is looking to the side because your muscle's r tight (thats what the doc said ) she got £5000 but she should of got more (£10000 thats what the court said)but we was going to the usa & it paid 4 us , it took about 18 months to come , she still suffers with it now & it wont get 100% better (thats what the hospital said ) wear your collar . wheres theres blame theres a claim

[Miss Cola]

Im going through one now...

Chris (Biskit) and i had a crash last november and ive had around 10 physiotherapy treatments that was asked for by a court doctor? and still going every week for another 6 weeks.

My pain wasnt in my neck it was between my left shoulder blade, i still suffer with mine but physio has defo worked and helped alot.

Dont know how much ill get offered like but would love enough to get a new kitchen. lol.

[MizzDeedz]

I made a claim for whiplash against the person who ran into the back of me last december. I suffered whiplash injury and injury to my muscles and ribs on the left side due to the seatbelt as they hit me hard enough that they sent my car into another car - i was chucked forwards quite violently. I have just been offered a settlement which i have accepted so should be here soon.
I have had the prescribed course of physio which has helped me a lot but i still suffer a bit from it but its not going to get any better than it is right now so ill still go for the odd session every so often just to make sure it does not get any worse as i value my health.

Good Luck with your claim - what you will get offered will depend on what the doctor they send you to says about your injuries in his/her report and the course of treatment they tell you that you need.
Also you dont have to accept the offer if you dont feel its enough to compensate you for the injury you have sustained)
I had motor legal protection on my insurance policy so i used that going through my insurance to to make my claim.

[sy69]

Originally Posted by Miss Cola

Im going through one now...



Dont know how much ill get offered like but would love enough to get a new kitchen. lol.

and rightly so j/k

[Miss Cola]

Originally Posted by MizzDeedz

I made a claim for whiplash against the person who ran into the back of me last december. I suffered whiplash injury and injury to my muscles and ribs on the left side due to the seatbelt as they hit me hard enough that they sent my car into another car - i was chucked forwards quite violently. I have just been offered a settlement which i have accepted so should be here soon.
I have had the prescribed course of physio which has helped me a lot but i still suffer a bit from it but its not going to get any better than it is right now so ill still go for the odd session every so often just to make sure it does not get any worse as i value my health.

Good Luck with your claim - what you will get offered will depend on what the doctor they send you to says about your injuries in his/her report and the course of treatment they tell you that you need.
Also you dont have to accept the offer if you dont feel its enough to compensate you for the injury you have sustained)
I had motor legal protection on my insurance policy so i used that going through my insurance to to make my claim.

Can i be cheeky and ask how much your offer was? Say bugger off if you want. lol.

[T.C]

Originally Posted by gary_gurner11

i was in a accident on friday and i officially got whiplash, (the words of the docter), i been looking on different websites and that and i was wondering if members of the OSA crew have been in the situation? if so who is the best claims people to go to and how long roughly will it take for me doe to come through????

i had a crash a few years ago which fooked up my neck (and has continued to do so on and off ever since)

dunno about claims companies as mine was all dealt with through insurance but i'll try and remember timings for you

ummm, i had the crash in november 2002,and got a fair amount of wedge for it . bearing in mind i was claiming against two other drivers who had hit me, and there was absolutely no question of blame involved - it was definitely their fault, in the eyes of the law, and by admittance. so i guess that helped push things along a lot quicker and easier.

what i didnt realise at the time was that i'd get the £££ in dribs and drabs... eg) cheque for replacing car , cheque for loss of earnings, etc.. whatever , cant remember exact breakdowns or what order they came in but i think the injury compensation came last if i remember correctly. it was a pain in the arse too, spent long sessions on phone for weeks etc..

i seem to recall too that the money to replace my car mustve took at least over a month or so , as i got a courtesy car in the meantime but it mightve been for a month only as i recall having a bit of argy bargy as they wanted the courtesty car back before the money for a new one came through. plus i was off work a month with the injury too anyway.

regarding the injury ... they make you go to an independent doctor (they choose ) and you get grilled about it and a full inspection . he then compiles a right long-ass report , pages and pages of it . how long to recover , psychological implications, medication / treatments needed, likelehood of lasting damage , allsorts.

as far as i remember the final bit of money mustve come through approx march 2003 as i flew off in april 2003 and spent pretty much all the following month in the west indies and malaga lol

all added up to a good few grand i got, not entirely sure of final figure but its not like i was trying to scam them / even needed too... i was off work in a right mess for ages, car was mangled, and none of it my fault


its not funny the whiplash thing though, its fooking agony and despite the recuperation and treatment at the time , ive still had to have repeated physiotherapy, docs appointments, cane the strong painkillers, and have massage treatments for it recurring ever since. sometimes even crops up, seemingly just through sleeping funny / turning head funny etc.. its not nice. would rather it never happened.
also, it seems to be prone to easier future damage - when me and woody had our crash a couple of months ago, it seems to make it play up the old damage at the drop of a hat


anyway, this was my experiences of it , but like i said it was a while ago now so i may have forgotten bits hope this helps answer some of your questions

[T.C]

Originally Posted by Miss Cola

Can i be cheeky and ask how much your offer was? Say bugger off if you want. lol.

oh yeah, offers..... forgot those parts too, some of the offers (for my car etc..) were a pisstake so guess it held things up bartering with them, and i remember having to prove to them that the going saleable rates for such a car in such condition in local area were what i claimed , had to send in examples from auto trader etc.. worth it in the end though as they upped it to a bit more sensible figure

[gary_gurner11]

nice 1 people, your info has pointed me in the right direction,

my injury is in my left shoulder and the left side of my neck like miss cola's

the solictor i spoke to said that this will be a very easy and straught foward claim due to the fact that we was smashed up the arse and the driver admitted fault. he also said that the amount of compo that i would get would be from about 1000-5000 or 5000-16 000 depending on how bad the court thinks my injuries are.

ive been to the hospital and all that lark so there is evidence of my injuries, the docter reckons il be out of work for at least 3 weeks so my mum said i must claim for loss of earnings aswell,

i noticed in ganjaduke's reply something about a collar, the docter said that the soft ones are useless and that they dont help in anyway shape or form. He said the best thing to do is keep moving my neck,

so hopefully i should be rolling in it