Do the different driving habits of men and women affect
road accident figures?

Men are over 50% more likely than women to suffer a serious personal injury or fatality as a result of a road accident. This could have something to do with the purposes for which they use their motor vehicles.

Although both men and women make around 1,000 trips on British roads every year, men are more likely to use the roads for commuting while women are more likely to be going shopping or making escort trips, such as, taking the kids to school. This means that men tend to travel greater distances than women who make mostly local trips.

The fact that men travel further and spend more time on our roads is a clear indication as to why they are more likely to be involved in a road accident and account for a large proportion of the accident claims that we receive.

99 per 100,000 men compared with only 44 per 100,000 women on the roads in 2001 suffered personal injuries or were killed in a road accident. Most of these were car crashes involving one or more vehicle.

Making a claim following a road accident
If you have been involved in a non-fault road accident then you could be able to make a compensation claim with us today.

Our personal injury solicitors are here to offer you free legal advice and talk you through making claims for pain and suffering, loss of earnings and medical costs that have arisen from any injuries you have sustained as a result of your road accident.

We work on a no win no fee basis, which means that you will not have to pay your legal fees and we will protect you from other costs as well.

If your vehicle was damaged in the accident you could even use of our vehicle repair and replacement service free of charge*.

To find out more about making a road accident claim or to make a compensation claim today call 0808 143 43 42.