(I’m in the UK)
Last Christmas my brother’s car was hit by a woman who pulled out of a slip road onto a main road without looking. She hit him head on and his car was totalled. My mother who was in the passenger seat was taken to hospital by ambulance, and found to have a broken sternum. The woman in the other car admitted responsibility at the scene and police suspected she may have been drinking.
The insurance claim for her personal injury is still going on! My mum has been sent to see two separate doctors to assess her case.
In February, my BF had a smiliar accident – silly bint pulled out etc, but he did not suffer severe injury, just back pain which kept him off work for a few days. Woman did not immediately admit responsiblity and had not been drinking.
He’s already been awarded £1,500!
What I don’t get is why such a cut and dried case like my mum’s is taking so long whilst a case like my BFs (which I thought wouldn’t come to anything) has been sorted already
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ask your lawyer if he can speed it up
The long wait is probably because of the insurance provider. Some Insurance companies are less likely to pay up than others.
If the injury is not severe the Insurance Company will often settle quickly but if more serious they often dispute it because the potential payout can be much more. Also it can take time to see if an injury will have long term consequnces and therefore it might be to your mum’s advantage, especially if she still has pain or problems associated with the injury.