Cycling is a popular, eco-friendly way to get around. However, accidents can happen, and when they do, it’s essential to understand your rights. Knowing what you can claim after a cycling accident helps protect your finances and recovery.
Personal Injury Compensation
If you are injured in a cycling accident due to someone else’s negligence, you may be entitled to personal injury compensation. This can cover:
- Medical expenses:hospital treatment, physiotherapy, medications, or ongoing care
- Loss of earnings:income lost while you recover
- Pain and suffering:physical and emotional impact of the accident
- Future rehabilitation costs:long-term care or lifestyle adjustments if injuries are serious
Property Damage Claims
Accidents often cause damage to your bicycle and personal belongings. You may claim for:
- Repairs or replacement of your bike and helmet
- Damaged clothing or protective gear
- Any other property affected in the collision
Loss of Earnings
If your injuries prevent you from working, compensation can help cover the income you lost during recovery.
This ensures you are not financially disadvantaged while you focus on getting better.
Medical Expenses
Any medical costs resulting from the accident, such as hospital bills, physiotherapy sessions, or prescribed medications, can be included in your claim. Covering these expenses ensures your recovery is not hindered by financial concerns.
Pain and Suffering
Compensation is also available for pain and suffering. This is sometimes called general damages and reflects both the physical and emotional impact of the accident. The severity and long-term effect of your injuries are taken into account when calculating this.
Future Costs
For serious or permanent injuries, you may claim for future costs, including:
- Ongoing medical treatment
- Care assistance or support
- Home adaptations or lifestyle adjustments
Planning ahead ensures your long-term needs are considered in your compensation.
Seek Legal Advice
Every cycling accident case is unique. A specialist personal injury solicitorcan:
- Advise you on your rights
- Guide you through the claims process
- Collect evidence to strengthen your case
- Negotiate with insurers on your behalf
Getting professional advice early improves your chances of receiving the compensation the law allows for your injury and losses.
Why Choose Our Team?
We have more than 200 years of combined legal experience advising and representing clients in cycling accident claims. Our team is supportive, compassionate, and committed to guiding you through every step of the process.
Tell us what happened using the enquiry form on this page.
Thinking about a claim? Read about Cycling Accident Claims and how No Win No Fee works, or send us your enquiry.
No Win No Fee: The law limits our success fee to 25% of the compensation for pain, suffering and loss of amenity and for past financial losses, after any state benefits are repaid. Compensation for future losses is not counted. If you win, our success fee is deducted from your compensation. It is a percentage of our basic charges, and the law limits it as set out above. Any After the Event insurance premium is payable only if you win, and is never charged upfront. Your letter of engagement sets out exactly what you will pay for your type of claim, and we explain it before you sign. If you lose, you pay us nothing. This applies as long as you keep to your responsibilities under the agreement. You may have to pay costs if you end your claim early, fail to beat an offer the other side made, or a court finds your claim dishonest or exaggerated; where we have arranged After the Event insurance, it covers some of these costs if you keep to the policy's terms. See exactly what you pay.