{"id":882,"date":"2019-06-26T13:33:10","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T12:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.motorbikeinjurylawyers.co.uk\/blog\/?p=882"},"modified":"2019-06-26T13:33:10","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T12:33:10","slug":"driver-failed-to-give-way-to-a-motorbike-rider","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.motorbikeinjurylawyers.co.uk\/blog\/driver-failed-to-give-way-to-a-motorbike-rider","title":{"rendered":"Driver failed to give way to a motorbike rider"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Where a driver failed to give way to a motorbike rider, and the right of way was with the motorcyclist, an injured biker can be entitled to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorbikeinjurylawyers.co.uk\/can-i-claim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>make a claim for personal injury compensation<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>And we may be able to represent you for a case on a No Win, No Fee basis.<\/p>\n<p>It seems fairly obvious that you can be entitled to claim where a driver has failed to give you right of way accordingly. However, liability disputes in motorbike accident claims can be common, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorbikeinjurylawyers.co.uk\/serious-injury-team\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>especially when riders suffer serious injuries<\/strong> <\/a>(which can also be common). That\u2019s why instructing the right law firm for you is the best way to make sure your case is pursued the right way.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Claiming compensation when a driver failed to give way<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>You can claim personal injury compensation it a driver failed to give way to you, and you have suffered injury and loss as a result of the accident.<\/p>\n<p>The common scenarios include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Drivers emerging from side roads and causing a collision;<\/li>\n<li>Drivers changing lanes into your lane where you have the established right of way;<\/li>\n<li>Drivers causing collisions with riders on roundabouts;<\/li>\n<li>U-turns into the path of a rider.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These can be common for general car accidents as well, but bikers can be at a greater risk when it comes to a driver not looking properly. The reason simply comes down to riders being harder to spot, although that\u2019s no excuse or defence to a claim of course.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>What can you claim for?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>If a driver failed to give way and has caused a collision with you, and you\u2019ve suffered injures as a result, you can be entitled to claim damages for:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pain, suffering and loss of amenity (known as General Damages);<\/li>\n<li>Losses and expenses, like lost earnings from time off work, or medical expenses (known as Special Damages).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You can actually include a claim for private treatment as part of a case, and that\u2019s often something we can arrange as part of a claim for you. In many instances you don\u2019t even need to pay anything upfront as the treatment agencies can recover their costs at the conclusion of the case.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Free advice<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>For free, no-obligation about your options, or to get started with a claim now on a No Win, No Fee basis where a driver failed to give way and has caused a collision with you, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorbikeinjurylawyers.co.uk\/start-your-claim\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>please contact the team<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Where a driver failed to give way to a motorbike rider, and the right of way was with the motorcyclist, an injured biker can be entitled to make a claim for personal injury compensation. And we may be able to represent you for a case on a No Win, No Fee basis. It seems fairly &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.motorbikeinjurylawyers.co.uk\/blog\/driver-failed-to-give-way-to-a-motorbike-rider\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Driver failed to give way to a motorbike rider<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":346,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22,11],"tags":[10,16,15],"class_list":["post-882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-accident-claims","category-compensation","tag-injury-claims","tag-motorbike-claims","tag-road-safety"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Driver failed to give way to a motorbike rider - Legal News &amp; 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