In short, the answer is yes. In any personal injury claim you’re normally entitled to claim for reasonable losses and expenses caused as a result of the accident or injury, and it’s the same for motorbike compensation cases as well.<\/p>\n
That being said, we often find losses and expenses in motorcycle injury claims can be a lot higher. With injuries typically more severe, and a multitude of expensive damaged gear and clothing, it’s not surprising at all for injured motorcyclists to have to recover higher losses and expenses<\/strong> when they’re the victim of an accident claim.<\/p>\n A rider isn’t punished and forced to cut their losses short at all. Typical losses will be things like:<\/p>\n You could also claim for care and assistance on an hourly rate basis, and private physiotherapy that’s often very useful for injured riders. Keep receipts for bus and \/ or taxi journeys for getting around without your bike, or mileage claims for car use if that applies.<\/p>\n Generally speaking, you may be able to claim back any cost or expense where the following applies:<\/p>\n Mitigating your losses means keeping them to a reasonable minimum. You don’t have to be forced to buy the cheapest replacement helmet and gear on the market, but equally, don’t try and buy gear that cost ten-times what you paid for yours because its designer or luxury. It should be like-for-like as far as is reasonably practicable.<\/p>\n
\n<\/p>\nWhat losses can a motorbike rider claim?<\/h2>\n
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How do I know what I can and can’t claim back?<\/h3>\n
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