Personal injury claim?

how long does it usually take for a personal injury claim for lower back injury and whiplash take to complete?

i was hit from behind by a lorry with my 9 yr old daughter company. the lorry is owned by a transport company in kent and have already offered a settlement for my car. the accident was on the 15th

It can take a number of years depending on the injuries suffered.

It sounds like you are being offered a "quick fix" by the company to avoid protracted wrangling. If you were injured, you need to be checked out by a doctor and reports made for the insurance company of the offending vehicle. What you believe to be a minor injury - especially to your back - could cause you problems in the future.

So, I would be taking advice from my insurance company and let them deal with it - unless of course you want QUICK CASH - which you might regret.

The fact that the company have offered money has a settlement already suggests that you will get paid out at sometime - however, they may be offering you more now than you would get following protracted negotiations ..................... a bit of a gamble really!

MINE took 7 years ahhhhhhhhhhhh

Several years. With any injury claim the important thing is to establish the extent of any long term incapacity and the effect of that on future life, earnings, etc.

YEARS HOPE YOUR NOT DESPERATE

took me 3 years to get it sorted out had to wait for medical reports to assess how long the injury would affect me

mine took 7 years, depends on how serious the injuries are plus other things. It can be sorted in 6 months if it is a small claim!!!!!!

my bro in law had whiplash claim sorted in a few months

About four months if it is pretty straight forward. My word of advice is not to accept a settlement too quickly though.

I accepted 拢2500 for mine, but we thought all that I would recover shortly. In reality I cannot wash my kids hair over the bath anyomre without needing a hand to stand back up again.

My accident was just over two years ago. I was told that I could hold out for a few months & if there was no improvement, I would get more money but I was using the money to go away as I was so stressed thinking about "what ifs" reagrding the accident.

Good luck :-)

It took two years for me . there are time limits for each aspect of the claim, make sure you keep the claim moving with the odd polite phone call and you could get it in 18 months

it can take a long time...it depends on a lot of things who the claim is against what the circumstances of the injury were what effect the injury had on employment what sort of employment whether the record keeping of the injury or any criminal proceedings is easily accessible and sound whether there is any party (especially insurance companies) who are contesting amounts...all these facts and more must be shared and evaluated by all parties (or parties' representatives0 and must be done in writing, if the deliberation is taken to court then it takes time to prepare the case on both sides, then court time must be sought and and even then a clear decision may not be reached there is no improvement in the speed of liability claims with the advent of communication technology as it is still requiring written and direct verbal testimony to reach decisions.....cases such as back injury and whiplash are very hard to assess damages for because their severity varies greatly.......there are guidelines that are used however (so much for actual loss of limb , so much for loss of use of limb etc...) there are thousands upon thousands of such claims being investigated every day and every solicitors practise has a core amount of such cases among their clients.
sorry if this sounds depressing...its just a harsh fact....most people who suffer rarely get much from the process without a lot of aggravation and patience!!!