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Important Advice about Truck Accidents

As trucks are solidly constructed vehicles offering a high level of protection to those who travel in them, the majority of truck accidents in Ireland result in injuries to other road users or, when fork lift truck accidents occur in the workplace, to work colleagues. The injuries sustained due to truck accidents can often be more severe than in other types of accident and – due to the consequences of those injuries – it is essential that when you have been injured in a truck accident for which you were not wholly to blame, you receive an appropriate settlement of truck accidents compensation. In order to achieve this, it is in your best interests to speak with an experienced personal injury solicitor at the earliest possible opportunity.

Compensation for Truck Accidents

Many people are aware that when you have been injured in truck accidents for which you were not to blame you are entitled to claim truck accidents compensation for your injuries and the pain and suffering caused by them. However, there are many more elements to a truck accidents compensation claim in Ireland which may be overlooked and which could subsequently leave a victim undercompensated and unable to afford adequate medical care or support their families.

Truck accidents compensation should include a claim for the effects that the injuries have made to your quality of life — for example if you are unable to perform day-to-day activities that you would have participated in prior to the accident. Truck accidents claims should also include compensation for any psychological injuries that have been sustained — most commonly this element of truck accidents compensation relates to post traumatic stress disorders, but it can also include depression, anxiety and stress.

Finally, special damages for truck accidents account for the financial cost of your injuries — the cost of seeking medical treatment, providing ongoing care in the event of catastrophic injuries, replacing any lost income or lost opportunities, and covering any expenses associated with bring a truck accidents claim for compensation. The special damages of a truck accidents compensation claim should ensure that you are no worse off financially than if the accident had never occurred.

Professional Truck Accidents Claims Advice

If you have been injured in a truck accident for which you were not wholly to blame, you are invited to call our legal claims advice helpline and speak directly with an experienced Irish solicitor. Our solicitor will listen to the circumstances surrounding your truck accident, advise you whether you have a truck accidents compensation claim which is worth your while to pursue and answer any questions you may have about how to make a claim for truck accidents compensation.

There is no obligation on you to proceed with a claim for truck accidents compensation for using this service and all calls to our legal claims advice helpline are completely confidential. The major benefit of using this service is to establish how much truck accidents compensation you may be entitled to in order to prevent accepting an inadequate offer presented to you by the negligent party´s insurers — a situation which frequently arises when there is no issue about liability and the insurance company wants to make a quick truck accidents compensation settlement to save themselves money.

What to Expect When You Call

Many first time callers to our free truck accidents claims advice service may be apprehensive about making a truck accidents compensation claim — particularly in the event of fork lift truck accidents where the victim may be making a claim against an employer. Our solicitors have many years experience of helping clients make personal injury claims and, although no two claims are identical, will understand the worries that you have and that you may still be going through a painful recovery process.

Therefore, we will discuss your options in plain English with a clear explanation of how the different processes involved in making a truck accidents compensation claim work, and ensure that you have understood everything we have spoken about prior to concluding the conversation. It is in your best interests to write down any specific questions you may have before calling our legal claims advice helpline and have a pen and paper handy in case you wish to make notes during our conversation.

If, after consideration of what we have discussed or having talked about your option with your family, you have new questions which arise, you are more than welcome to call our legal claims advice helpline once again. Remember, your full entitlement of truck accidents compensation consists of more than what is listed in the Injury Board´s “Book of Quantum”. Make sure that you receive professional and accurate advice about truck accidents claims by speaking with a solicitor at the earliest possible opportunity.