DRUNK DRIVER ACCIDENT CLAIM

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Our solicitors represent individuals injured in car accidents caused by drunk drivers. All of our solicitors are personal injury experts and will represent the victim in a drunk driver accident claim anywhere in the United Kingdom. Cases are taken on a no win no fee basis. Compensation is paid in full. Win or lose there is no charge. Bringing your claim with our solicitors is completely risk-free.

Contact us today for free legal advice on a potential drunk driver accident claim. Simply telephone us on our personal injury helpline to speak with one of our experienced solicitors. You are under no further obligation to use our services and the consultation is free.

What is Over the Limit for a Drunk Driver Accident Claim?

Certain measurements are taken to determine how much alcohol the driver has consumed. If the amount exceeds a certain limit, the driver is considered to have engaged in drunk driving. The legal blood alcohol limit in the United Kingdom is 80 milligrams per 100 milliliters of blood. There are two other ways to measure whether a driver has surpassed the legal limit for driving. Each 100 milliliters of breath can contain no more than 35 micrograms of alcohol, and each 100 milliliters of urine can contain no more than 107 milligrams of alcohol. Whilst being over the limit is evidence in support of a drunk driver accident claim it may still be necessary to show that the driver was negligent.

Requirements for Breathalyzer Tests

Police may only require a driver to take a breathalyzer test under certain circumstances defined by the law. To start, the police officer must be both uniformed and on duty. Anyone driving, attempting to drive or otherwise in control of a motor vehicle on a road, highway or other public place can be stopped and asked to submit to a breathalyzer test in one of these situations:

• the police officer has reasonable cause to believe that a moving traffic offence has occurred or is about to be committed
• the police office has reasonable cause to suspect that the driver, person attempting to drive or person in charge of the vehicle has been drinking
• the police officer has reasonable cause to believe that the driver, person attempting to drive or person in charge of the vehicle has been involved in an accident.

Dangers of Drinking and Driving

Alcohol impairs both a person's reflexes and response times. Vision and judgment are impaired as well. For instance, a drunk driver is less sensitive to red lights, making them less likely to see brake lights and traffic signals. A drunk driver will be slower to react to a potential accident, which means they are less likely to avoid an accident. These are just a few of the ways that alcohol affects a person's ability to drive safely. The dangers are evident in the number of injuries and deaths caused by drivers under the influence of alcohol each year. A conviction for being over the blood/alcohol limit at the time of an accident assists the claimants civil case in a drunk driver accident claim for compensation for personal injury and usually make it difficult, though not impossiblr, for the guilty party to rebuff allegations of negligence.

Legal Consequences of Drinking and Driving

A driver caught operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol faces stiff penalties, both civil and criminal. Criminal sanctions include a 12-month suspension of their licence, fines up to £5,000 and jail time. Even harsher penalties await someone convicted of a second offence within a span of 10 years or those with a blood alcohol level of 200 mg or more. If the defendant is convicted of a drink driving offence in criminal proceedings the claimant will usually refer to the conviction in a subsequent civil drunk driver accident claim.

No Win No Fee Compensation Claims

In order to make a drunk driver accident claim for personal injury compensation the collision must have occurred within the last three years and have been caused as a result of negligence by a 3rd party. Many solicitors offer a no win no fee service which minimises the individual’s financial risk however the no win no fee scheme offered by this firm goes much further and can be summed up as 'win or lose no charge - compensation paid in full'. If you use our claims service there is no financial risk whatsoever and you are paid 100% of your compensation with no deductions.