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Articles from our blog which relate to Road Traffic Accidents.
Recent reforms to road traffic accident/whiplash injury law in England and Wales do not affect Scotland. We are seeing lots of articles online which say that they are explaining, for example, “the impact of the UK’s whiplash reforms”. These articles explain how fixed compensation tariffs have been introduced for whiplash injuries resulting from road traffic …
Released by road safety charity Brake ahead of Road Safety Week 2025, which runs over November 16-22, the figures sourced from the Department of Transport show that over 2023/24, road fatalities and serious injuries in Moray soared from 23 to 43 – a rise of 83 per cent. This has caught the attention of the …
It is a sad but inevitable fact that every day of the week people find themselves involved in road traffic accidents. The consequences can vary from minor scratches to car, driver or passenger to the complete destruction of your vehicle and serious personal injury. At a time which can be physically and emotionally distressing, it …
Taking a few extra seconds before any car journey could help to minimise the risk of injury to the driver and any passengers. The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) is urging vehicle travellers to “Do the Headrest Test” and protect themselves, by ensuring that their headrests are in the correct position. This is APIL’s …
When the clocks have gone back and the nights are fair drawing in, riding a bicycle involves greater risk than it does during the long daylight hours of Summer. Even so, there are many things you can do to maximise your safety when out on your bike. Some people insist that high visibility jackets and …
Suspend your disbelief for a moment. Imagine it’s the final of the football World Cup 2014, Germany have not scored a late extra-time winner against Argentina. Instead, the match goes to penalties, tied at 0-0. Each side scores in turn from the spot until Lionel Messi hits the bar with Argentina’s fifth effort. It leaves …
Anyone who drives on the roads will know the juddering “crunch” that can come from hitting a pothole. Whether it’s your own car, or a lorry from a haulage business’s fleet of vehicles, damage caused by a pothole in the road can be expensive, as well as annoying. Potholes tend to appear most frequently during …
You have to keep a lot of things in mind to do, if you have been involved in a road traffic accident. Among other things, you need to sort out your vehicle, notify your insurance company and get any injuries looked at by your GP or at the hospital. These are all things you must …
