A commercial vehicle is a motor driven vehicle used on highways for transporting goods, wares, merchandise and property. They can be used for personal hire or for commercial purposes and as with all
road traffic accidents, commercial vehicle accidents can be particularly dangerous mainly due to the size and weight of the vehicle. We can advise you with regard to any van or lorry accident claim.
Where the commercial vehicle is company owned, it may be possible to establish liability against the driver's employers if it is proven that the primary cause of the accident was failure to adequately risk assess, maintain, load, train or plan journeys and deliveries.
Van, Lorry or Truck Claims
You may not be strictly employed as 'a driver' but have been driving as part of your work. You may still be entitled to recover compensation in these circumstances and a claim can be pursued where we can establish that the commercial vehicle accident occurred because of breaches of your employer's legal duty of care.
If you are a passenger in a commercial vehicle accident, you can either bring a truck accident claim against the driver of the van, lorry or truck that hit you if they were at fault, or against your own driver if they caused the accident. As a passenger, you are not in control of the vehicle and as such, it should be relatively simple to prove that the accident was not your fault.
Van, Lorry or Truck Accident Compensation
Often the injured party will know the driver. If this applies to you, you are still the victim as the accident that occurred through no fault of your own and therefore, you are entitled to truck accident compensation by a
personal injury claim. Any truck claims made against the driver will be covered by their insurance policy and in most cases they will not have to pay your truck accident compensation out of their own pocket.
If you have been injured in any type of van, lorry or truck accident, find out if you can make a
No Win No Fee personal injury claim with expert solicitors from Legal Advice Helpline
For more information on claiming van, lorry or truck accident compensation for personal injury, call Legal Advice Helpline on 0800 612 3042.