The solicitors medical expert said I was suffering from whiplash injuries and that I had previous problems from an older injury wish has been exacerbated by the more recent accident, her prognoses was that I should be able to return to the previous state before the accident within 12 months, the original neck problem occurred in the year 2000 with occasional flare ups one of which was a few months before the accident, but the 'flare-ups' normally only last for a short time, and I have been suffering intense pain everyday since the accident. the claim handler also wants me to accept and sign for the first offer the 3rd party has made and also that I will have no further claims after this acceptance!

Hi thanks for your response. my claim is being funded on a no win no fee basis.

Hi, I am having problems with an RTA (road traffic accident) claim. I suffered neck injury from an accident almost 3 years ago, a bus came across a give way sign and ploughed into the side of my car. I approached a local solicitor to ask about a claim as my insurance did not cover me for legal costs. I did received a payment for the car damage but my injury claim is on going. My solicitor did all the paperwork etc and last year the bus company offered me £2,500 for my injuries, my solicitor keeps pushing me to accept the offer and also seems worried about the case going to court , I was advised by a number of friends not to accept this as I am suffering long term neck pain, and also that when the solicitor advised me in writing to accept the offer he also stated that I would have no further claims after my acceptance. I have been examined once by their doctor and she made an assessment of my injuries. and the claim is based on this assessment. My solicitor says that to increase the claim I have to get a prognoses from the doctor or consultant to state that the current prolonged injury was caused by the accident. But this is proving very difficult and I thought the solicitor should be doing this, i also thought that he would arrange for further treatment for me as I am struggling to receive the appropriate treatment via the NHS. One of the problems is that I have also got underlying problems from an Injury I had 10 years ago which seems to complicate the issue. I did have one or two flare ups before the accident but since the recent accident I have suffered neck and arm pain every night I also have slight compression of one of the nerves which gives me pain down both arms. I had a recent MRI scan and nerve conduction studies and the consultant says that the neck pain is cause by degenarative changes in my spine and when I asked if the accident had made it worse he refused to comment and just said "I am not getting involved in any accidents " I have only months to go before my claim ends (apparently I have only 3 years to complete the claim) and my solicitor is pushing me to accept the offer. My solicitor also says that there is outstanding debt for the car hire which I think the cost of this has been exaggerated somewhat but has been claimed from the bus company. I feel i need to complain about the solicitor as I don't think he has done enough to help me..