Process For Making A Road Traffic Accident Claim Set To Change

Plans by the Ministry of Justice to streamline the process of making a low cost road traffic accident claim, which were announced last September have come to fruition. New regulations will be coming into force at the end of April with the aim of speeding up the 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.

Under the new system, the road traffic accident claim payout is made 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 procedure is also much simpler, reducing stress for the victim. 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, it could take several months just to establish liability. However, fixed time limits are an important part of the new regulations. As a result a claim can now be approved within just one month of liability being established.

The regulations will be used for any road traffic accident claim worth between one and ten thousand pounds. It is the belief of the Ministry of Justice that the new fixed cost structure and rigid deadlines that will accompany it will be beneficial to victims. This is because the reduced timescale and simplified process would cause significantly less stress for the victim, who is already dealing with a very traumatic time.