I had a gentleman (if you could call him such) hit the rear of my vehicle whilst under the influence of alcohol. He had borrowed his dads car and in the circumstances had to say he’d taken it without his consent.
I put in a claim with the criminal injuries board who came back to me saying my claim was worth nothing as the man didn’t deliberately injure me.
I thought the way they prosecute a drunk driver made pessident for this issue i.e. THE MAN CONSUMED ENOUGH ALCOHOL TO PUT HIMSELF IN AN IMPAIRED STATE AND CONSEQUENTLY PUT OTHER ROAD USERS AT RISK.
Am I correct – DO I HAVE A CLAIM?

I lost 10 days holiday as I wasn’t physically able to control a 50ft vehicle and I still suffer from tennis elbow like symptoms which I believe was muscle torn from bone.
I pay around £200 weekly in tax and national insurance and work a staggering &0something hours and 4 nights away from base for my wage.
I had to take 10 days off because I wasn’t fit to drive hgv in the state I was in -
My commitments don’t allow me to live off £60 a week sick pay and so I had to take holidays which are not able to be claimed as no monetary loss can be proved.
I want somekind of compensation for my losses and for the injury which still exists.I am not the kind of person that somebody has intimated me to being and hope that you all can be realistic with your answers and not just self satisfy.
thankyou!

I, Mr victim
Of such and such address

I authorise GPP to appoint a solicitor to act upon my behalf to pursue all claims for damages and uninsured losses arising in connection with the road traffic accident and I confirm that I have not already given such authority to any solicitor or claims recovery agent.

I agree not to accept any payment in settlement of any claim from any other source other than the appointed and also to undertake to disclose any offer made directly to me by any third party as soon as such is made.

I authorise the nominated solicitor to deduct and pay GPP the sum of £450 at the conclusion of the claim not depending on weather the claim is successful or not.

Should I at any stage wish to instruct a solicitor other than the solicitor appointed above then I authorise the appointed solicitor to notify GPP of this and I confirm that at that stage I will be liable to pay a fee of £450 to GPP for their services and I will not authorise or instruct the appointed solicitor to transfer my file of papers to any other solicitor until the above mentioned fee is paid in full.
PERSON WHO CRASHED INTO MY CAR ADMITTED FULL LIABILTY.

I further agree and fully understand the terms & conditions explained to me verbally and in writing by GPP.
I, the undersigned hereby irrevocably, authorise the third party insurance company and/or my solicitors to make cheques in favour of GPP, for all monies recovered on my behalf.

HOWEVER I HAVE A RECORDING BEFORE I SIGNED THIS THAT THE SOLICISTOR SAID THAT I WOULD NOT OWE HIM ANY THING AND THAT THE £450 WAS ONLY FOR PERSONAL INJURY AND DID NOT APPLY TO ME. THEREFORE HE MISLEADED ME INTO SINGNING.
i SIGNED IT LAST YEAR AND THE CLAIM HAS GONE THROUGH AND THE CHEQUE CAME BACK WITH £800 BUT THEY SAID A MISTAKE WAS MADE AND I SHOULD ONLY BE GETTING BACK £350 BECUASE THE REST IS THEIRS.
THE SOLICITOR IS THE MAN WHO OWNS THE COMPANY GPP WHO APPOINTED HIM SELF.

I had an accident 2 days ago, while sitting stationary a 4×4 hit into the back of me and made me hit the car in front. i only have a little saxo and the boot is dented and now doesn’t shut or lock and the insurance company (without seeing the car yet) have told me it will be written off and they will pay me what the car is worth. This part i understand, although until they have seen the car and paid me i wont believe the money is mine!

I am also slightly hurt but nothing major. I have had a head ache since it happened, i have a bruise on the back of my head (i had my hair in a pony tail and hit the headrest) and my neck shoulders and back are stiff and achey. The guy at the insurance company told me i didn’t need to go to a&e to claim for personal injury and yesterday he called to offer me £850 as an instant payment.
He also told me that i could pursue for more but it would take 6-12 months.

So now i don’t know what to do! How much do you get for whiplash if you take it further? I only ask as the money i will get for my car will not buy me anything great so anything that is available would be very useful in buying myself a replacement car! (hopefully one with an airbag this time!) Also they will not give me a courtesy car because of my age so i’m going to have to pay for buses or trains or something to get around for the next few days/weeks until i can find a car

any advise will be appreciated, i am not only trying to get money for the sake of it

I was driving when a car swerves in front of me and slams on her breaks.Causing me to hit her & total my car. She claims she swerved because another car was about to hit her, both cars and myself waited for police and made a report.I went home in a cab while they went on with their lives.No damage done to them.I have liability but she has full coverage.What should I do, i have minor injuries and just left the hospital with a sprain neck.How will my car get repaired?

On 7/19/07 Was in a car accident at aprox 4:30pm I have been insured with state farm for quite some time and around the new yea I switched my insurance from a office in Mount Airy Office (Sherrie Cats) to Felicia Everett’s office in the cases where i had to run to the office for service on my account ect and because it was close to where i currently lived. My insurance was going great until my car when I first switched to Felicia’s office conked out and I had to buy my Cobalt I started to get some weird charges and discrepancies going on that was in April time frame, Upon calling state farm on 7/19/07 to report my claim I was told my car insurance was canceled 7/9/07 and that I was sent a notice telling me that… I never was sent any notice or even called to inform me what I was to be canceled or was being canceled or even that I missed a payment ect…. I have 5 witnesses to that. I paid my insurance by direct debt most months and if I had the money previous to the due date the 20th of the month I would run a money order there just to get it off my plate. I paid 8 a month. I could not talk to Felicia on the 19th because by time accident had happened and I got the info to call her she was closed for the day. On 7/20/07 I called the office that supervises Felicia’s office to complain about what I was told. The lady listened to me then called Felicia and was told that I had a returned check back in May ect. I was shocked because I paid in MONEY ORDER in may (I have the stub to prove it) before my monthly insurance payment was to be taken by direct debt from my account at M&T Bank. For the record M&T bank says that no money was even taken nor returned to them that month. I never had received any returned check ect from the office nor no notice from the office by mail or by phone that a payment was returned missed ect. Also have witnesses to that and my cell phone bill. I paid my insurance in June and was about to pay today for my July payment via money order. When I paid my June payment I was told nada about my account being canceled nor that may was a missed payment in addition… towards the end of June Felicia herself called me because I had submitted a towing receipt for reimbursement and had a whole conversation with me in regards to info about the tow. She neglected to say anything about the policy being canceled. I even a few days letter received a check in the amount of .00 for tow reimbursement. There was nothing in that mail about my policy. A matter of fact the only recent mail I have received from state farm is something about my life insurance. Recently I have had some issues in regards to them trying to add money to amount owed because I wasn’t always allowing them to direct debt and I was paying with money order. But this is unacceptable. I received no notice of this I have all my pay stubs from the money orders and in addition witnesses of all these things I say proving the truthful ness of my case in regards to this matter. My policy was even still valid on my card as a valid policy. I am disgusted with the company and this is totally fishy and weird what happened and I am holing them responsible because I have no notice of cancellation ect.
Like I said before all payments were up to date and I had no reason to believe that anything would be wrong with my policy being that I paied last month and the month before and May ect ect so yea this is fishy
I not the one with the speeding tix its my mom with the tix…. I let her use my yahoo

I was served a summons and a letter of case management order.?
I will be very clear….
I was in a car accident, rear ended someone, no insurance, my passenger after 3 years is trying to sue for personal injury. Received a few stitches under eye. Filed 17 days before statue of limitations in California so case was filed. Seen this person after accident and they were doing fine not longer after the accident.

Anyway I was hit with a summons which seeeeems very frivilous and as if it is being sent by a "oppurtunist" who is trying to get whatever it is they can.

How do I reply back to this summons and case management order. Please be detailed. I understand if this person would be reasonable and go hey here are my medical bills etc…and here are the actual numbers. But to attempt to sue for pain and suffering, loss of wages etc… is ridiculous. I have seen this person driving, looking like life was just fine, this is very suspicious to claim any pain and suffering, if anyone went through pain and suffering it would be me I lost a vehicle, was sued by the other parties whom a paid some money…How can I bring these people back to reality…

Thanks for all your responses, I contribute to yahoo answers all the time when it is something I feel I can contribute to….Thanks
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Where i live the council had scaffolding up and when it was taken down it had pushed in all the slabs leaving them very dangerous to walk on, i tripped and gashed my leg below the knee and went over on my ankle, i did goto A & E but after 4 hours i left, i have reported the fault to the council, could i claim for injuries, if so what do i do, i dont know if this is the corrct section and if not what section is it suppose togo in, your help would be fantastic.

A woman recently backed into my fiance’s ’69 VW Bug, while trying to park her Jeep Cherokee. She got out of her vehicle, but refused to give her name or any insurance info, then sped off. The hood of the Bug needs to be replaced, & the car repainted, as it was a custom job. We got her license plate # (WA plate), but the SFPD doesn’t follow up on hit and runs, as they happen so often. Through other means, we found the address & a defunct phone # for the person that the car is registered to, & have sent a certified letter requesting either her insurance info or a payment for the estimate of damages (the latter included because we can file in small claims if the demand for payment is ignored). Because he only has liability insurance on his car, his insurance co. won’t do anything unless we have the woman’s insurance info (we do not). A report is on file with the SFPD, but since there was only property damage, they won’t pursue the matter. Is there anything else we can or should do?

Top 10 Wrong Pele Predictions
It wouldn’t be a World Cup, without some hilarious Pele forecasts
Edson Arantes do Nascimento – Pele

Pele may have been one of the greatest players in the history of the game, having been part of three victorious World Cup teams in 1958, 1962 and 1970, but, since retiring, he has become less respected as a pundit off-the-pitch.

The Brazilian is infamous for his numerous wrong predictions over the years. Romario once declared that "Pele is a poet when he keeps his mouth shut", while coach Luiz Felipe Scolari delivered the legendary line, "I believe Pele knows nothing about football. His analysis always turns out to be wrong. If you want to win a title, you have to listen to Pele and then do the opposite."

In light-hearted celebration of ‘The King’, Goal.com have put together the Top 10 Wrong Pele Predictions.

10) China 2002

Pele Prediction: China will qualify for the next round from their 2002 World Cup group.

Outcome: China finish bottom of Group C with no wins, no draws, no points, no goals, as well as -9 in their goal-difference column.

9) Spain 1998

Pele Prediction: Spain are favourites for the 1998 World Cup in France.

Outcome: Spain humiliatingly dumped out in the first round after losing to Nigeria, and drawing with Paraguay.

Colombia To Live American Dream

Pele Prediction: Colombia will win the 1994 World Cup in the USA.

Outcome: Colombia exit the competition in the first round, finishing bottom of their group. Their defender Andres Escobar is also tragically shot dead by an angry fan after Colombia return home.

7) Argentina, France & World Cup 2002

Pele Prediction: Argentina & France will both reach the final.

Outcome: Both countries eliminated in the first round, France without even scoring a goal.

6) Escape To Victory

Pele Prediction: During the famous film starring Sylvester Stallone and Michael Caine, Allies star Pele is brutally fouled in the first half by the Nazi opponents. The injured Brazilian claims there is no way he can continue and is carried off. The Allies are 4-0 down, and a recovery is deemed impossible.

Outcome: Pele returns in the second half and inspires his team to an improbable comeback, even scoring a stunning bicycle kick. Even in fiction, Pele’s predictions go wrong.

5) Ronaldo Is Finished

Pele Prediction: Ronaldo will never play football again, and his career is over, following a serious injury for Milan in February 2008.

Outcome: Ronaldo returns in March 2009 for Corinthians, scoring 10 goals in his first 14 games to win the Campeonato Paulista.

4) Nii Lamptey – ‘The New Pele’

Pele Prediction: After starring in the 1991 Under-17 World Cup, which also featured Alessandro Del Piero, Pele proclaims Ghana youngster Lamptey as his successor, ‘The New Pele’.

Outcome: What happens next goes down in football infamy. Lamptey spectacularly fails to fulfil his talent, believing himself that he was cursed by dark forces. The midfielder shifts around clubs such as PSV, Aston Villa, Coventry, Venezia and Ankaragucu, without success, and endures tragedy in his personal life, as two of his children die.

3) Nicky Barmby – Up There With Zidane, Maldini & Ronaldo

Pele Prediction: Nicky Barmby will become a world class star.

Outcome: Nicky Barmby becomes nothing more than an average player, winning 23 England caps, and never even appearing in a World Cup.

2) Africa Will Rule

Pele Prediction: An African nation will win the World Cup before the year 2000.

Outcome: It is now 2010, and an African country has still yet to get past the quarter-final.

1) Brazil & World Cup 2002

Pele Prediction: Brazil won’t even get past the group stages.

Outcome: Brazil win the World Cup.

I had a minor car accident where the side of my car brushed against this guy’s car –> only a little paint comes off his corner. He jumps up and down & calls the cops. So i took pics with my camera & I then filed the report to my insurance company regarding the accident. A month later I received a call from my insurance that the guy wants to settle outside of a claim. What would be best for me to do? Should i tell him to kiss off? should i counter-claim? Thanks.