Calderwood House, Montpellier Parade, Cheltenham GL50 1UA
Our personal injury solicitors provide clear legal advice and representation for pedestrians injured in road traffic accidents. We can advise on claims involving cars, motorcycles, vans and other vehicles, helping you understand your legal position and pursue compensation where another party may have been responsible for your injuries and losses.
Pedestrian Injury Advice
A pedestrian struck by a car, van, motorcycle or bicycle may face fractures, head injury, psychological trauma and a long period away from normal life. our solicitors examine visibility, speed, crossings, road layout and the conduct of everyone involved. We do not assume liability from the severity of the injury, but we do make sure the vulnerability of the pedestrian and the driver’s opportunity to avoid the collision are fully considered. The claim can include treatment, care, earnings and future support, not only the immediate injury.
Our pedestrian injury solicitors assess driver speed, observation, braking opportunities, lighting, crossings and the actions of everyone involved. Police material, CCTV, witnesses, vehicle data and medical evidence can all be important. We also calculate treatment, care, earnings and future support, and we challenge attempts to treat the pedestrian's vulnerability or the seriousness of the injuries as a substitute for a fair investigation.
Claims can follow collisions at crossings, junctions, car parks, driveways, bus stops and roads without formal crossing points. Children, older people and disabled pedestrians may require particular care from drivers. Highway design or road works can sometimes involve another responsible body.
An insurer may argue that the pedestrian crossed suddenly, used a phone, ignored a signal or had consumed alcohol. Those facts can affect liability, but they do not automatically remove the driver’s duty of care. Children are assessed in light of age and understanding.
Compensation can be reduced for contributory negligence. our legal team tests the percentage proposed against the evidence and relevant case law rather than treating the insurer’s first position as final.
CCTV can be erased within days and road conditions may change. A brief police summary may not answer the civil liability test. Delayed treatment, inconsistent accounts or social-media material can also be relied upon by insurers.
The standard three-year limitation period usually applies, with different rules for children and people lacking capacity. For a child, time ordinarily does not begin until age 18, but early action remains important for evidence.
Many eligible pedestrian cases can be funded through a conditional fee agreement. The success fee, insurance, expert expenses and potential deductions are explained before the claim begins. Serious cases may involve multiple experts and court fees linked to the amount claimed.
Our legal team represents pedestrians in Cheltenham and the surrounding Gloucestershire area, including uninsured and hit-and-run cases.
Pedestrian Injury Advice FAQs
Answers about crossing outside a crossing, shared fault, child claims, MIB cases, compensation and costs.
Potentially. Liability depends on visibility, speed, road layout and the actions of both parties. Not using a crossing is not an automatic bar.
The evidence must be examined. Even if the pedestrian contributed, a driver may still share responsibility and compensation may be reduced.
A litigation friend usually conducts the claim, limitation is different and the court must approve any settlement. The court may need to approve the settlement, and different limitation and fund-management rules can apply.
The MIB Untraced Drivers Agreement may apply. The incident should be reported and the MIB requirements addressed promptly.
It can cover injury, earnings, treatment, travel, care, equipment and supported future losses. The final figure depends on independent medical evidence and documents proving each past and future financial loss.
Suitable claims may use no win no fee funding. The agreement states the success fee, insurance, expenses and deductions. We provide the proposed funding terms in writing, including the success fee, insurance, expenses and possible deductions, before substantive work begins.
Yes, if a driver, occupier or another responsible party failed to take reasonable care. Low speed does not prevent serious injury. CCTV, layout, visibility, vehicle movement and the pedestrian’s route should all be examined.
Memory loss can result from shock, head injury or unconsciousness and does not automatically prevent a claim. Police evidence, CCTV, witnesses, vehicle data, scene findings and medical notes may reconstruct events without relying only on the injured person’s recollection.
Potentially. Cyclists owe other road users a duty to take reasonable care. Identification and insurance can be more difficult than in a motor claim, so record the rider, bicycle, witnesses, footage and police details as soon as possible.
A recognised psychological injury may be included when supported by appropriate medical evidence. Symptoms, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis need to be distinguished from ordinary distress, and related therapy, earnings or care losses should be documented.
Tell us how the injury happened, the treatment received and any response from an insurer or compensating body. We can assess the available legal route, evidence, limitation position and likely next steps.
Arrange a telephone call or visit our Cheltenham office by appointment. We assist clients in Cheltenham and the surrounding Gloucestershire area. We will explain the scope of work, funding terms and likely legal costs before proceeding.
Call 0330 900 0377, email info@pembridgesolicitors.co.uk or request a consultation.
Pembridge Solicitors
Calderwood House, Montpellier Parade
Cheltenham GL50 1UA
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