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Reply to anonymous 16:44

Apologies, I thought my post had laid it out. No drama, just a comment regarding the erosion of civil liberties of the everyday 'common' man of the UK.

The last I looked, we are all owed a duty of care when using the road by other road users. Just the same as we are when we enter a building lawfully, or a place of work say, where you will perhaps undertake your more superior undertakings.

The eroded liberty referred to, is the fact that a victim of negligence on the road, suffering a soft tissue injury is not afforded the same legal rights and assistance moving forward, as the victim of negligence suffering the same soft tissue injury if sustained say at work, or when a lawful visitor to another persons premises. That's a two tiered system, that affects the equality of treatment individuals receive, at a time when we are all supposed to be equal, and curiously enough, is thus unjust. This is why legislation is required to bring about this inequality.

It leaves the innocent victim of a road accident on their own, at a time when they are suffering enough, with the worries an accident brings, both as to their health, their finances, their family, their job and/or business, and their vehicle for example.

Most if not all, will have no knowledge of the legal system, and will hardly be helped to obtain what they are legally entitled to by the employees of the Defendant insurance company, who will be incentivised to deal with each Claimant in the swiftest, and cheapest of manners no doubt, as the shareholders must be kept happy.

I take it by your last two lines that you therefore neatly fit into either category (a) or (b) as outlined in my original post.

Some people enjoy assisting people put their lives back together following the negligent actions of another, for example, preventing the repossession of their home when their employer cannot afford their salary during their absence. Just another of the things those of us who "don't have the experience to think of anything other than simple no win no fee compensation claims" do as part of our work for fixed reward at rates utterly unbefitting the qualifications required to undertake such work.