After a road traffic accident, you are compensated for any injuries, losses and extra costs in your life. You receive compensation for the suffering due to the injury and all the expenses that arise from the treatment after the accident.

Making a compensation claim* is all about damages. Damages are those costs, suffering and losses being given a monetary value – what we call compensation. A good personal injury solicitor will explain how damages work and how to claim compensation.

Let’s take a look at the damages you can claim for after a road traffic accident.

Types of damages you can claim for after a road traffic accident

The many types of damages you can claim for after a road traffic accident range from a head, neck and shoulder injury to the bills you have to pay for extra costs in your life.

Damages are the impact on your life due to the road traffic accident, and you claim compensation for those effects today and in the future.

Types of damages you claim compensation for after a road traffic accident:

The damages of a personal injury are for the impact of a broken leg, torn muscles, nerve damage and other injuries you can get in a road traffic accident.

A personal injury can be for:

  • Broken bones
  • Soft tissue injuries
  • Cuts and lacerations
  • Scarring
  • Burns
  • Nerve damage
  • Head injuries
  • Back damage
  • Torn tendons and ligaments
  • Amputations
  • Eye injury
  • Brain damage

You claim damages for the impact of a personal injury on your life.

Psychological injuries can be the shock of being in a car accident and can also be for the fear of driving again or even of walking on a busy road or street in town.

PTSD can affect many people, from the young child to the experienced adult.

The loss of income claim can be for the drop in wages when you cannot work and for the time you have to take off work to recover from the road traffic accident.

A loss of income claim may also cover when you have to take a job at a lower salary than the one you had, or you can only work limited hours due to the accident.

Loss of future earnings can be a big concern for those injured in a road traffic accident who cannot go back to work or take a similar type of job.

You could lose out on promotion, increases in salary and all the other wages and benefits you would have expected to receive.

Pain and suffering happen after a road traffic accident, such as the pain and suffering you have with a broken arm or deep cuts and bruises.

Pain and suffering can last for life and can be a crucial part of your claim for damages.

Adaptions to the house and car are expensive but can be necessary for you to live an independent life and have the freedom to travel.

Home adaptations can be for a stairlift, wheelchair friendly fittings and other necessary changes.

You may need to adapt the car to make it easier to drive and for you to get in and out of it when alone.

In some cases, you may need to move to a more suitable home or may need a new car.

A loss of independence may be difficult to assess initially, but when you think of what you cannot now do as a result of the road traffic accident, it may become clear.

You can claim for home help, not being able to drive or not being able to socialise like you could before the accident, when you had the independence.

Being unable to care for your children can be a huge setback in someone’s life. If you can work and look after your children and then lose that ability, you will really miss it in your life.

You may need to employ another carer in the home while the children are still young.

Along with caring for your children, you will also expect to provide for them today and in the future.

You can claim for paying for your children’s education, their medical needs and any future costs you took for granted before the road traffic accident.

There are always plenty of extra costs following a road traffic accident. The out-of-pocket expenses can quickly add up, and you could be paying them for years to come.

Extra costs can be:

  • Medical costs
  • Physiotherapy and other extra treatments
  • Hotels, travel and meal costs when you attend consultant meetings

The costs will add up, and you can claim for them.

Being unable to play sports and exercise can affect both your physical and mental health.

If you play sports regularly or like to exercise, you may be able to claim when you cannot do so after the accident.

Loss of property can run into €1,000s when you look to replace it after a road traffic accident.

In a car crash, your laptop, phone, and other electrical devices could be damaged, or you could lose expensive clothing and jewellery, which will need to be replaced.

Damage to the car, bike or motorbike will need repairing, and in many cases, you may have to buy a replacement, as the car, bike or motorbike is beyond repair.

Buying replacement parts and labour costs can be expensive, but you add them all to the compensation claim*.

Making a compensation claim*

Making a compensation claim* may not be as difficult as it appears, and you do deserve compensation for the impact of the injuries in a road traffic accident.

A good personal injury solicitor will have the experience from previous claims to be your guide when making a claim following a road traffic accident in Ireland.

PBN Litigation Solicitors in Dublin have the legal team in place to work with you and to help you make a personal injury claim*.

Start your personal injury claim* today

Start your personal injury claim* today by contacting PBN Litigation Solicitors in Dublin.

If you have suffered injury in a road traffic accident as a driver, a passenger, a pedestrian or as a cyclist or motorcyclist, then PBN Litigation Solicitors have the experience and expertise to manage your compensation claim*.

You, the client, are the one injured and in recovery. The last thing you should have to worry about is dealing with the Injuries Board or the courts when recovering from a personal injury.

Contact PBN Litigation Solicitors to start making a road traffic accident injury compensation claim  today.