Articles relating to our personal injury services
Hundreds of people have been involved in a serious accident at work at Amazon’s UK warehouses, over the last few years. According to data from the GMB union, 240 reports of serious injury or near misses were sent to the Health and Safety Executive last year. Making a total of 622 over the last...
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It has been revealed today, on National Pothole Day, that drivers have voted potholes the most annoying thing about driving. This comes from research by building material company Tarmac, who surveyed 2,000 road users. They found potholes to be rated as more irritating than tailgaters, breaking down, and failure to indicate. According to this...
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Drivers and riders are being urged by road safety organisation, GEM Motoring Assist, to have their eyesight tested. This comes as driver eyesight is linked to more than 3,000 fatal and serious injury collisions every year. GEM road safety officer, Neil Worth, advised “you should only drive when you’re sure you can see properly”....
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With the seasons changing and the weather getting frostier, the rise of cold and flu is upon us. With this it is important to be aware of the dangerous effects some medication can have on driving. Road safety and breakdown organisation GEM Motoring Assist warn that driving while effected by drugs, even those prescribed...
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With British weather being the way it is, rainy days are not out of the ordinary. So even though we’re probably well practised, it’s important everyone takes the correct safety precautions for driving in heavy rain. Take it slow Lisa Overton-Locking a member of our Personal Injury Department warns that “Heavy rain reduces visibility...
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Cycle September is a free cycling challenge inviting individuals and workplaces across the country, and the world, to compete in some friendly competition and get on their bike Anyone can take part, whether you ride everyday or haven’t been on your bike in years! You can join the Cycle September challenge at any point...
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The good news is that the weather is warming up again! The bad news is that this means pollen levels are likely to increase significantly in the UK in the coming days. If you’re a sufferer of hay fever, you must ask yourself; should I really be driving? Hay fever is one of the...
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Sleepiness isn’t widely recognised as a cause of road accidents, but it certainly should be. Falling asleep while driving is more common than you think. It’s important to recognise when you’re too tired to drive, and more important to know how to prevent yourself feeling drowsy at the wheel in the first place. Falling...
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Official Figures from the Department for Transport show that tailgating is more likely to cause a crash than speeding, bad weather and drink-driving. Tailgating, the act of driving too close behind another vehicle, is a leading cause of van accidents in the UK, with around 10 injuries per week from such accidents. In fact,...
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The government is proposing a draft remedial order to amend Section 1A of the Fatal Accidents Act 1976. The purpose of this is to allow cohabitees of over two years to receive statutory bereavement payment. It has been realised that current law is incompatible with the Human Rights Act 1998. Statutory Bereavement Payment This...
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