Starting today (25 March 2022) law regarding using your mobile phone while driving in Great Britain changes. We look at the changes with James Hardy, Personal Injury expert at Wosskow Brown and understand how they will affect your everyday life. Updating the law on using your phone while driving It had been an offence since…
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Watch Out for Pesky Car Insurance Myths
It’s like high-school rumours. Myths and misconceptions about car insurance seem to spread around the streets like the plague. This means that people believe these certain myths, thinking that they can save money, but they are actually just hindering their search for genuinely good deals. James Hardy of the Personal Injury Department at Wosskow Brown,…Continue reading
Loss of Legal Representation is a Risk in new Whiplash Reforms
As of 31st May 2021, the Personal Injury industry has seen a massive shake-up, meaning that we (along with all other solicitors) will not be able to help people with smaller, low impact Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims. Official Injury Claim The changes in the industry’s processes come as a new online portal, Official Injury…Continue reading
Are We Really Ready for Self-Driving Cars?
Automated Lane-Keeping Systems (ALKS) would be the very first type of ‘self-driving’, hands-free method of driving to be legalised in the UK, according to the Department for Transport. This jaw-dropping technology can control the speed of a car up to 37mph (60km/h), as well as the position of the car in a single lane. The…Continue reading
Accident at Work: Hundreds of staff injured at Amazon UK warehouses
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 three…Continue reading
Van Drivers Causing Injuries by Tailgating
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, one…Continue reading
Potholes Could Become a National Crisis
More and more people are facing the struggles of potholes damaging their cars. In turn, the cost of repairing pothole damage is rising significantly in the UK. Facts and figures about potholes In fact, the cost of pothole damage has increased by 32% in 12 months… Crikey! Research by Kwik Fit reveals that motorists in…
Denting Cars while Parking – What do you do?
A recent study by YourParkingSpace.co.uk reveals shocking statistics about motorists denting other cars while parking. Almost one-in-five people in Britain admitted that they would not leave their contact details if they dented another car when parking, given that nobody had spotted them. James Hardy, Paralegal in the Personal Injury Team at Wosskow Brown, said: “The statistics…Continue reading
Highways England now Allowed to Stop Lorries
Highways England now have the power to stop lorries and other commercial vehicles in West Midlands. This means that vans, coaches and busses can also be pulled in. Using their marked vehicles, Highways England (HE) will be able to perform stopping duties that were previously performed by just DVSA vehicles and the police. The announcement follows a…Continue reading
Reforms to Personal Injury Claims Could Be Bad News For Claimants
Ministry of Justice officials have recently confirmed that reforms affecting the personal injury sector will be implemented in April 2019. It has been reported by the Motor Accidents Solicitor’s Society (MASS) that the main focus, at first, will be on the implementation of changes regarding Road Traffic Accident (RTA) claims, with later plans for personal…Continue reading