Road Traffic Accidents

A paramedic has won over £60,000 in compensation after a van crashed into his ambulance. David Fenwick, 55, was in the passenger seat of the ambulance when a van driver sped through a red light and crashed into the vehicle. ...

A man who was knocked off his bicycle by a 40-tonne road sweeper has been awarded more than £200,000 in compensation for his injuries. Dr Glyn Powell, 58, was cycling home from work when the accident happened. The road...

The family of a baby who sustained horrific injuries in a car crash has been awarded £800,000 in compensation. Cerys Edwards, who was just 11 months old, was injured in a crash caused by Antonio Singh Boparan. Mr Boparan was...

A fireman whose career was ended after he was injured by a hit-and-run motorist has been awarded £280,000 in compensation.   The accident happened when the fire fighter was cycling home from work, wearing his cycle helmet...

A man who was knocked down by a car driven by an underage driver has been awarded £8,000 in compensation for the injuries he suffered. Peter Ives, 60, was walking his dog near his house when a car mounted the pavement and hit him....

A former RAF sergeant whose personality changed after he suffered head injuries in a road-traffic accident has been awarded £1.7 million in compensation.   The accident was caused by a drunk driver who attempted a...

A Liverpool woman has been awarded £3,500 for a whiplash injury sustained when her taxi was 'bumped'  by another car.   Caroline Spencer was a passenger in the taxi when it was struck from behind as it was about make a...

A former self-employed lobster fisherman has been awarded £45,500 in damages after he was injured in a road accident. The accident happened in November 2003 when Donald Bremner, 42, was stationary at a road junction and his car...

The family of a motorcyclist who died as a result of an accident caused by diesel spilt on the road has won £110,000 in compensation from the Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB), an organisation set up for the purpose of compensating the...

A new insurance industry report reveals that the number of personal injury claims made to motor insurers continues to rise, in spite of fewer injuries and deaths on the roads. The report, commissioned by the Association of British...

A woman who was knocked down in April 2002 by a drunk driver has been awarded £6.5m in compensation for her injuries. Nikki Buckley, 22, was walking near her home in Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, when a car mounted the pavement and struck her. She...

Four cyclists have recently been awarded compensation for injuries they suffered in accidents caused by negligent motorists. Scott Belshaw was training with other members of his cycling club when a car tried to overtake them. The driver...

A former prison officer who was involved in a road accident has been awarded £213,409 in compensation. Graham Henderson was riding a motorbike with his wife as a pillion passenger when a van turned across his path. Both Mr Henderson and his wife were...

The victim of a joyrider is set to receive a substantial sum in compensation following a ruling in the High Court. Gary Dawes, 44, was hit by a stolen Vauxhall Cavalier being driven by Craig Aldis, who was 19 at the time of the...

A cycling club member has won compensation for being knocked off his bicycle by a car. Quentin Storey was crossing a roundabout in Dorset when the driver of a 4x4 vehicle cut across his path, causing the accident. Mr Storey suffered a...

A recent Court of Appeal decision dealing with appeals against sentences by six drivers found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving has provided assistance in ascertaining the length of sentence that is likely to be imposed in such cases. ...

A landmark House of Lords ruling means that an East Yorkshire man will receive over £2m in compensation after a car accident left him paralysed. Michael Gawler was involved in a serious car accident in 2004. He was travelling in...

A former British Army soldier has secured a £4.16m settlement for injuries he suffered in a Land Rover crash whilst serving with his Regiment. Alan Ashton, 34, was a Lance Corporal in the Parachute Regiment when the accident...

A cyclist who was involved in an accident on a roundabout has won his fight for compensation.   Nick Smith...

A former flight attendant has won £350,000 in compensation for injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident.   The Kent man had been riding his...

A man knocked off his motorbike by a car has won substantial compensation for his injuries. Gareth Llewellyn, 49, a Research Officer, was struck by the car in Swansea in 2003. The accident caused him multiple spinal injuries for which he required...

A former Labour Party employee has been awarded £25,000 in compensation for injuries he received in a scooter accident caused by a poorly fitted drain cover.   In February 2005 Bob Dixon was travelling home from work on his...

Two drivers have won compensation for whiplash injuries sustained in separate accidents. Both drivers were stationary when the collisions occurred and both their vehicles were hit from behind. Each driver has received an undisclosed sum in compensation. ...

A pedestrian who was struck by a motorist at a pedestrian crossing has won £4,000 in compensation. James Broom was 19 when, in 2004, he was using a zebra crossing in Cullompton, Devon. The driver of a vehicle approaching the crossing failed to give...

A three-year-old girl, who was injured before she was born as a result of her mother being involved in a car accident, has been awarded £1.95 million in compensation. It was claimed that Emily Ballard was born prematurely as a result of the accident....

A man injured in a road rage incident has received £500 in compensation. Ugene Haughey, 73, accidentally bumped into someone else’s car while parking. After checking the other car and finding no damage, he left to run an errand. When he returned,...

A cyclist from Huddersfield has won £6,000 in compensation after being thrown from his bicycle when it hit a pothole. The fall left Jason Bottomley, from Holmfirth, with numerous injuries. Kirklees Council, whose duty it was to inspect and maintain the...

Giles Harding, a British man who became tetraplegic as a result of a car accident in Australia, is expected to receive around £5.5 million after a landmark decision of the House of Lords. Mr Harding brought the case against his ex-girlfriend after she...

Mark Cook, a 22-year-old man from Middlesbrough, has been awarded a compensation settlement of £2.5million following a horrific car crash in 2001. Mr Cook sustained a severe spinal cord injury which left him paralysed. Mr...

It is unlawful to drive a car without valid third-party insurance, but convictions for driving without insurance are still common. Provisions therefore exist to allow persons injured by uninsured drivers to make claims against insurers for compensation in...

The family of a woman who was killed when she was struck down by a bus in the centre of Middlesbrough has failed in the Court of Appeal to overturn the decision of the County Court, which dismissed a claim under the Fatal Accidents Act. ...

When injuries occur because of high-speed impacts between cars, once the ‘liability’ issue (who was responsible for the accident) is sorted out, the argument normally becomes one about money. With low-speed impacts (typically under 5 mph),...

The Road Safety Minister, Dr Stephen Ladyman, has announced that the British and Irish Governments are to work together to ensure that those who are disqualified from driving in either country do not escape a ban when they return home. ...

Douglas Phillips, a nursing assistant from Brecon, Powys, has obtained a settlement of £390,000 in compensation for the severe injuries he received as a result of a car accident in late 1999. Mr Phillips was driving home after a...

Amendments to the Civil Procedure Rules 2003 came into effect on 1 June 2004 which fixed the level of the success fees payable, in road accident cases, by a defendant’s insurer to a successful solicitor or barrister acting on a ‘no win, no...