Access to justice and a healthy cheque to boot
Sometimes a case can be quite complicated and it can feel like nobody is on your side. That’s how Mr B M from Gloucestershire felt after being involved in a terrifying accident on a dual carriageway 10 miles from his home.
He was travelling at around 50 mph when a silver car pulled on to the carriageway from a petrol station just a few yards in front. The silver car pulled into the outside lane of the dual carriageway and as he applied his brakes Mr M moved in to the inside lane to avoid hitting the other vehicle. However, as he was passing the silver car on the inside it turned in front of his vehicle and there was a collision. Apparently the driver of the silver car was attempting to make a U turn back on to the petrol station forecourt.
Mr M suffered whiplash and back injuries and felt aggrieved that his own insurance company settled substantial compensation with the third party. Mr M felt that the accident wasn’t his fault and was left with no route to compensation or natural justice after this settlement was made.
Once he had contacted Scott Rees and explained his story we felt he had a strong case to claim against the other driver’s insurance. However the third party’s insurers were unwilling to settle as Mr M’s own insurers had already paid out compensation to their client.
We issued proceedings against the third party’s insurer and when the case came to court the judge agreed that the majority of the fault lay with the third party. He decided that 75% of the blame lay with the third party. He was awarded £4,000 in damages plus £400 in interest, due to the time the insurers took to settle the case.
Mr M said ‘I felt as though my insurance company had let me down. I am just so glad that I contacted Scott Rees. Once I had explained what had happened and they agreed to take on my case I felt as though a weight had been lifted off my shoulders.’