New Procedure Set to Simplify Making a Road Traffic Accident Claim
The Ministry of Justice’s plans to streamline the process of making a low cost road traffic accident claim, which were proposed in September 2009, have finally come to fruition. At the end of April this year, new regulations will take effect with the aim of speeding up the entire process. This will come as welcome news for those victims who typically have to wait many months to discover the outcome of their accident claim. Now that the new regulations will ensure they are compensated as early as possible, they will be able to move on from the accident.
The new system makes the road traffic accident claim payout to the victim as early as possible. Before the introduction of the new regulations, victims often suffered financial hardship through having to miss work because of their injuries.The new rules will mean they receive the money to which they’re entitled more quickly, avoiding financial insecurity.
The new, simplified process means that the victim is less stressed. Solicitors and insurers will now be obliged to use a web portal to enable the fast and secure transfer of information pertaining to the claim.
In the past, establishing liability could take weeks or months. However, fixed time limits are an important part of the new regulations. Now, once liability has been admitted, a claim can be approved within just 30 days.
This new procedure will apply to any road traffic accident claim with a value of anywhere between one and ten thousand pounds. According to the Ministry of Justice, the new regulations’ fixed price structure and rigid deadlines will be of enormous benefit to victims. This is mainly because the victim would be waiting a much shorter amount of time, and therefore feeling less stress, because of the simpler process.
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