Wiggle is passionate about cycling and Wiggle Legal was designed to support cyclists when things go wrong. If you’re involved in a cycling accident that’s not your fault, the Wiggle Legal team is here to offer you specialist, expert advice.
Yes we can help you value your bike and claim the cost of it or the repair cost depending upon age /value etc.
Yes anything that is damaged can be claimed for. You should keep all the damaged items for inspection and if you have them provide the purchase receipts.
Yes all accepted cases are triaged for treatment and if required it is arranged for you at a convenient time and location
It’s always a good idea to see your GP to discuss your injuries or to attend hospital to have them assessed as it puts the injury on record. We’ll do the rest.
We will arrange an independent medical examination that will then produce a report evidencing your injuries. We use this as an aid to valuation from tables and previous court awards.
Wiggle Legal will explore the best option for you. If you have existing insurance we may be able to use it. If not we have a variety of funding options. These can include:
We operate a no win no fee service so that you pay nothing unless we win your case. If you win we deduct up to 25% including VAT. We do not take any percentage from the value of your bike or your kit or any medical treatment that forms part of the claim.
No tax is payable on damages awards (compensation).
We start with the items you’ve lost and value these with receipts or other evidence of the value and then look at other losses such as earnings and calculate these. To this we add a value for the injury by discussing the medical evidence with you and advising you on value before submitting any offer. The claimant normally makes the first offer.
We’ll arrange the medical examination for you. This is distinct from any treatment you need. You should visit your GP for any treatment unless you have already been treated or referred to the hospital. The medical that we arrange is for the purpose of valuing the claim.
In most cases a formal liability decision will take 30 days from submitting the formal notification to the other parties insurance company. If this isn’t forthcoming then we help you gather the evidence to prove fault by interviewing any witnesses, getting the police report or obtaining photographs of the location and or the damage.
Once this has been formally admitted by the other parties insurer we’ll start to gather the evidence to value your claim and submit it with medical evidence and an offer to settle approved by you.
It’s always helpful to have details of a person that saw what happened. They don’t have to be independent but it helps.
Don’t worry. We have a team of specialists that deal with such cycling accident claims cases and can pursue them against the Motor Insurers Bureau who pay such claims.
We help cyclists with vehicle collisions, potholes, public liability and product liability cases. If your not sure, give us a call and we can give you completely free initial advice. A few examples of cases we have dealt with are:
If you’ve suffered an injury as a result of someone else’s fault within the last three years then you ay be able to claim compensation.
You can claim your out-of-pocket expenses, lost earnings and other expenses resulting from injury, as well as compensation for the pain and suffering.
Simply give us a call or complete the online form here
This varies depending on the nature of the accident and the extent of the injury. Simple claims take two to six months, whereas more complicated or serious cases can take a year or more.
