Redress acts for individuals or groups of people who have been injured on Scottish roads as a result of an accident with an emergency vehicle or vehicles and wish to make a personal injury compensation claim.

If you are unfortunate enough to be involved in a road traffic accident, which was not your fault, even if the other party is an Emergency Vehicle, you can still claim personal injury compensation.

Emergency Vehicles for example, police cars, fire engines and ambulances, are governed by the same principles as other road users which means they owe a duty of care to other road users.

However, due to the nature of their work sometimes emergency vehicles travel at speed and ignore traffic signals; therefore other road users should always be vigilant for warning lights or sirens.

You need the expertise of Redress our skilled personal road accident lawyers have helped thousands of victims claim the compensation they deserve in Scotland even if the road accident involves an emergency vehicle.

Emergency vehicle accident claims Questions & Answers

Q Who should I instruct to handle my claims?

A Victims have many choices open in the form of solicitors and claims companies. Redress will charge you nothing. We recover our expenses from the other side in addition to your compensation. If you use the services of an accredited specialist solicitor you are assured of a high level of expertise in a specialised area of law.

Q What information will I need to claim?

A As with all personal injury compensation claims, you would need to prove that another person was responsible for your personal injury (in this case, the driver of the Emergency Vehicle, which collided with you).

To help your claim, you should take names, addresses and telephone numbers of any witnesses to the accident and take photographs of the accident location if possible.

If you are intending to claim expenses such as prescription costs and travelling expenses, remember to keep receipts as evidence.

Q SHOULD I report the accident to the police?

A PARTIES involved should stop and exchange name and address, vehicle owner details, insurance details and registration numbers. Where someone is injured the police should still be contacted, even when the accident involves an emergency vehicle.

Q SHOULD I see a doctor after the accident?

A IT makes sense to see your GP or a medical expert who can assess the injury and advise on treatment.

Q Is there a time limit for making a claim?

A Claims must be made within 3 years from the date of the accident. Time limits vary where there are children involved or there is a question of mental capacity. Advice should be sort as soon as possible.

Q How much compensation am I likely to get?

A This depends on your injury and factors such as the impact on your lifestyle. The law is developing. For example, here has recently been a case where you can claim the loss of the value of your vehicle and above the cost of repairs.

Whatever the type of accident - or injury - you are legally entitled to financial compensation if someone else was at fault.

This includes claims for injuries received either as a driver, a passenger, a pedestrian, motor cyclist, pillion rider or a cyclist or as a victim of hit and run even if the other party was uninsured.

Redress are experts in all personal injury matters. We will be able to advise you whether or not you have a valid claim for compensation. Our specialist personal injury lawyers will be happy to talk you through the process of making a claim.

Remember, even if you’re not sure, Redress can still advise you free of charge at this stage and are here to help you with any questions you may have...