The usual causes of motorcycle accidents are:

• The most common accidents with motorcyclists are due to the failure of other drivers to notice motorcyclists on the road even when they are running with headlights.
• Motorcycle accidents can occur as a result of uneven road surfaces, badly maintained roads or spills on the road.
• A mechanical defect with the motorcycle itself which may be caused by a manufacturer’s failure or a servicing error by a garage can also cause accidents.

Legal Expense Cover

Sometimes, you will find that you already have legal expense cover to bring a claim-this does not prevent you from using a Lawyer of your choice-you DO NOT have to use the Lawyer nominated by your insurance company.
Providing that the accident is clearly not your fault, we will act for you under the terms of our Conditional Fee Agreement. This will ensure that you have no legal costs to pay. These will be recovered in full from the other party. (subject to certain criteria)

Please remember that it is your right to choose a Solicitor that you wish to represent you in the conduct of your claim.

Why you should consider seeking independent legal service

When involved in the motorcycle accident you may use the Solicitors that will be nominated by your insurance company but clearly their obligation will be to the insurance company who refer the work to them, not to you!

Recommended by the insurers solicitors will be obliged to advise the insurance company on the progress of the claim and it can happen that the insurance company who insure you for legal expense cover on your motorcycle will be linked to or even owned by the insurance company who insure the vehicle which caused the accident and then there will clearly be a conflict of interest.

We believe that it is in your interest to instruct your own Solicitors who are independent of insurance companies.