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Motorcyclists and their pillion passengers are vulnerable to injury in road traffic accidents (RTAs). According to The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA), motorcyclists make up 1% of all road traffic but account for nearly 20% of all accident deaths on the road. Motorbike riders have a higher ‘crash and injury rate’ than occupants of other vehicles, because they are more vulnerable to dangerous road conditions and less visible on the road. Their lack of airbags, seatbelts and other impact protection, and the speeds at which they can travel, increase their risk of severe injury when a motorcycle collision occurs.
Our personal injury solicitors secure funded rehabilitation and compensation for motorcyclists and pillion passengers after road accidents have caused them life-changing injury and disability, even in the most difficult and complex of cases. Compensation can pay for care, therapies, adapted home and vehicles, and prosthetics after amputation, and provide financial support to restore independence and rebuild their lives.
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It costs nothing to talk to us to find out about making a motorbike accident injury claim for yourself or a member of your family. You can contact us by telephone or by email for free, confidential advice from a specialist personal injury solicitor. In serious injury cases, we often visit our clients in the hospital or at their home if they are unable to get to our offices.
We will ask you to tell us briefly about the accident and injury. We will advise you about your time limits and whether we can help you make a claim. Your solicitor will discuss with you how your claim will be funded and advise, fully and clearly, how that works and what it will mean for you. We offer a range of funding options, but most of our clients’ claims are handled on a ‘no win no fee’ basis.
We will put your claim to the defendant individual or organisation whose negligence caused your injury, and we will handle all communication on your behalf. The defendant’s insurers will usually handle the claim on the defendant’s behalf and will be responsible for paying any compensation. Once we are in contact with the defendant’s insurers, we can begin to secure the necessary rehabilitation and specialist support to meet the injured person’s immediate needs whilst we proceed with the claim.
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Our client was driving a friend’s motorbike when he was hit by an oncoming car as it turned right at a junction. He needed multiple surgical operations, including a below-knee amputation and skin graft. He is now able to walk, but has problems with his prosthetic limb.
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Almost 5 years ago my son suffered a life changing brain injury accident. A new life for everyone, so many unknowns so many difficult decisions. I met Claire and the team shortly after the accident. So many questions answered but more than that, amazing lovely people. Claire has been guiding me and the family throughout this ordeal with such compassion, there every time I needed her we couldn’t of asked for a nicer person. I have met many others within Boyes Turner and all have been genuine lovely people, I’m now working with Ruth and Lindsay from the court of protection. Again, I can't say enough about them amazing lovely people. They truly do want the best for my son and they did and continue to do so.
Kim handled my personal injury claim after a car accident with immeasurable expertise and compassion. Boyes Turner arranged every part of my private rehabilitation, which greatly improved the speed and quality of my recovery. Each stage of the litigation process was dealt with efficiently and succinctly. This was then always explained without using unclear legal jargon. On both health and financial levels, I would be in a far worse position without Kim’s invaluable input. I cannot recommend this firm enough.
Kim at Boyes Turner was recommended to me after I had received ineffective service from another company. From the outset, Kim has been professional, reassuring and supportive. I have always had faith in her ability to get the best outcome, not only financially, but also in helping my rehabilitation from a traumatic brain injury. She is friendly and empathetic, with unquestionable professional integrity. She was quick to grasp the important issues in my case, was meticulous in her investigating the details and analysing them, realistic in what the outcomes were likely to be and achieved a successful outcome. I would not hesitate in recommending her and Boyes Turner.
Claire is exceptionally knowledgeable in the personal injury legal domain, especially in the specific area of my injury. From our very first conversation, she was clear in explaining the potential different routes that the process could take and provided me with expectations of what I could expect along the journey. She ensured that all bases were covered, organising meetings, discussions and necessary specialist appointments, in order to bring together the case and take it forward. Claire was then able to use her extensive pool of contacts, to appoint an "area leading" barrister, to represent me. Overall, I was very pleased with appointing Claire and Boyes Turner to act as my solicitor for the legal claim that I pursued. Thank you for all of your support.
I’ve been very lucky to have Martin & Roshni collaborate to help me when I needed a solicitor to takeover from a very horrible accident. They both are very caring, professional and succeeded getting the best outcome in my case. This is the second time in using this solicitor’s firm and always the same high standard service.
Our personal injury solicitors are highly experienced in recovering compensation for serious injuries suffered in accidents involving motorbikes, for clients who were:
Road accidents involving motorcyclists and pillion passengers are often complex as they can have a combination of different causes, including the behaviour of drivers and riders, and the road conditions. Where someone suffers severe injury or permanent disability, even where their own or their fellow rider’s actions contributed to the accident, they should seek advice immediately from our specialist solicitors, to have the best chance of recovering their full entitlement to compensation.
Motorcycle injury compensation claims for motorcyclists or their pillion passengers arising from collisions with other vehicles can be caused by the other vehicle’s driver:
Pillion passengers can also claim compensation from the driver of the motorbike they are riding for accident injuries caused by their own driver’s negligent driving. In addition to the driving errors listed above, these claims often involve the motorcycle driver:
Injured motorcyclists and pillion passengers may also have a claim against the highway authority, council, or their contractors if their accident and injury was caused by unsafe road conditions, road surface or negligent lighting, warning, or signage of ramps, roadworks, skips and other obstacles.
We secure funded rehabilitation and compensation for severely injured clients after motorcycle accidents have caused:
The amount of compensation that an injured motorcyclist or pillion passenger can claim depends on their individual circumstances. This includes the severity of their injury and disability, the costs of meeting their reasonable needs arising from their disability, and their financial loss, from the date of the accident into the future. In addition, we can often secure specialist rehabilitation for our injured client at an early stage in the claim, funded directly by the defendant’s insurers, through the Rehabilitation Code.
Our severely injured clients may be able to claim compensation for:
In claims arising from fatal injury, we help the deceased’s dependent family claim compensation for their loss of the deceased’s income or ‘services’ (childcare, housework, driving, DIY etc), as well as funeral costs and a fixed, statutory bereavement award.
The fact that the injured person contributed in some way to the accident or injury does not usually prevent them from bringing a claim. We fully investigate the cause of each accident based on police, witness and expert evidence, so that we can prove the negligent defendant’s liability to compensate our client. The defendant’s insurers and lawyers do the same, and sometimes deny that their client was to blame or seek a reduction in our client’s compensation on the basis that our client was partly to blame for their own injuries. This is known as contributory negligence.
In motorcycle accident claims, contributory negligence might relate to failing to wear a helmet, driving too close or overtaking. We always fight unreasonable allegations of contributory negligence if the action (for example, failing to wear a helmet) made no difference to our client’s injury. In rare cases, the injured person’s own actions might prevent them from succeeding with their claim, such as if they were injured whilst racing with the defendant, or where a pillion passenger knew that their motorbike driver was under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
Where someone has suffered life-changing or severe injuries in an accident that was at least partly someone else’s fault, we always advise that you speak to our compassionate and experienced lawyers before ruling out the possibility of making a claim.
When a pillion passenger suffers a life-changing injury in an accident caused by the driver of the motorbike they were riding on, compensation may be the lifeline to securing rehabilitation and meeting other needs that are essential to their recovery. Even so, we understand that in situations where the accident involved friends or family, making a decision to claim is far from easy. We see this most often when passengers are injured by the negligent driving of a vehicle by friends or members of their family.
In these situations, it helps to talk things through with our understanding and highly experienced solicitors. We can often see a way through and reassure our client and their family that we will handle all communication on their behalf, and that the response to the claim will be handled, and any liability to pay compensation met, by the driver’s insurers.
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