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About Claims Direct

Claims Direct can provide you with support for personal injury claims for an accident that wasn't your fault. As a No Win No Fee Solicitor Claims Direct will always strive to obtain the maximum amount of compensation for your personal injury, and you will always keep 100% of your compensation.

Medical Negligence

Millions of people are treated by health care workers every year, sometimes things do go wrong. If this has happened to you or a loved one, Claims Direct can help you receive compensation for clinical or medical negligence, and you will always keep 100% of your compensation.

Road Traffic Accident

Road traffic accidents are a common cause of personal injuries. If you've been involved in a car accident, Claims Direct can help you claim compensation whether you are making a whiplash claim or have suffered bruising or a more serious injury, and you will always keep 100% of your compensation.

Accident At Work

Over a million people suffer an accident at work every year. And while some injuries are minor, others can have serious consequences such as time out of work, financial and emotional strain and even permanent disability or death. Claims Direct can assist you in making a claim for an accident at work, and you will always keep 100% of your compensation.

Slip and Trip

Tripping on uneven paving or road surfaces and slipping on unclean floors are some of the most common accidents. Although many slip and trip injuries are minor, some can be serious and have long-term effects. Claims Direct can assist you in making a claim, helping you get back on track as quickly as possible and you will always keep 100% of your compensation.

Injury Compensation Calculator figures from JSB Guidelines, Edition 9 | Disclaimer

Older children on parents motor insurance policy’s

New research shows that younger people may be sticking closer to home until later in life due to the recession, with the average age of children on their parents’ vehicle insurance now up to 31.

In just a year, the average age of children on their parent’s motoring insurance rose up to 31 from 25, showing that . . . → Read More: Older children on parents motor insurance policy’s

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New credit card parking meters in London soon

Now motorists who want to park in the Central London area can do so by just waving a credit or debit card at the meter. This is an initiative by the Westminster Council to make cashless payment for transportation more prevalent not just in London, but throughout the UK.

By the beginning of next year the West . . . → Read More: New credit card parking meters in London soon

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Poor kids more likely to be involved in a traffic accident

Child pedestrians from areas that are more deprived are over four times as likely to be injured or killed in a traffic incident than children that live in wealthier areas, according to a new report presented to MPs.

The report added that the DfT, Department for Transport, should take more note of this fact, and promote proper . . . → Read More: Poor kids more likely to be involved in a traffic accident

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Postal strike will mean thousands will not pay speeding fines

Due to the postal strikes, up to tens of thousands of motorists may evade CCTV fines for speeding, due to the fact that drivers cannot be convicted of speeding unless they receive notification of the offence in a two week time period.

After the postal workers went on strike last week around 20,000 notices of CCTV prosecution . . . → Read More: Postal strike will mean thousands will not pay speeding fines

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Biggest ever jump in car insurance premiums

Research from the AA shows that the cost for comprehensive motor coverage premiums is rising at its fastest rate ever, with a reported 5.6% jump within the first three months of the year to the end of September.

This is the largest increase since the group first started to monitor the insurance market back in . . . → Read More: Biggest ever jump in car insurance premiums

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Clampdown on clampers next year

According to the Government, next year clamping firms on private property will have tougher rules after a meeting in London in which ministers, motoring groups, and parking firms will convene to discuss fines associated with parking on private land.

Last month the councils of Maidenhead and Windsor voted to consider how to stop clampers that are considered . . . → Read More: Clampdown on clampers next year

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New intelligent hidden speed cameras

Those who dislike CCTV speeding cameras are about to dislike them even more, with the advent of new high tech cameras that are designed to catch speeders and cars that are over the limit in more than one lane at once without using a flash.

They also will be hard to spot while travelling down the roadways . . . → Read More: New intelligent hidden speed cameras

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Wrong man has car crushed and loses his job

Derek Lyon was in court yesterday fighting the loss of his job under unusual circumstances, by blaming the DVLA, police, and the Aberdeen sheriff clerk’s office.

Lyon contends that due to the fact his identity was mistaken, and his car was crushed, he was unable to get to work.

The problems begin a few months ago . . . → Read More: Wrong man has car crushed and loses his job

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Where are the worst car theft areas?

A new study that compiled the list of motor insurance claims across the UK points to Chiselhurst and Cleveland as the most popular areas for car theft.

These two postcodes had the largest amount of theft claims filed over the past year. Larger cities were not immune from the problem, with Sheffield, Bradford, and Manchester also . . . → Read More: Where are the worst car theft areas?

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Government may charge for the use of roads

The Government climate change advisory body recommended this week that there should be a road pricing charge nationally, on top of the fuel taxes and environmental taxes in existence to further encourage motorists to choose other transportation options.

Until the latest statement by the committee, it was commonly believed that if a pay as you motoring charge . . . → Read More: Government may charge for the use of roads

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