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Injury Prevention Week – Top Tips to avoid Accidents at Work

Top Tips to Avoid Accidents At Work   Every company in the United Kingdom is obligated to keep their staff safe whilst they are at work, failing which their negligence could lead to a compensation claim being made on their insurance policy, an investigation by the Health and Safety Executive or even criminal sanctions being…

Injury Prevention Week – Collisions

APIL’s injury prevention week is focusing on e-scooters this year. We’ve all seen them (and encountered them, no doubt) and it is clear they are a swift way to move within a city without the need for additional vehicles on the road.   However, if in the hands of riders who lack care, they are…

Highway Code Update

The latest Highway Code update came into force on Saturday the 29th of January 2022, with a number of changes which drew attention from news outlets and social media.   Fifty new updates and amendments were made, with nine sections of the highway code having been affected overall. Here we list ten key changes, as…

Case Study – When The Third Party Denies Any Involvement In The Accident

Following the majority of road traffic accidents, details are exchanged between the parties involved and, whilst there may be a dispute as to who is responsible for the collision, the parties insurance companies are able to correspond with each other and exchange evidence in order to establish who is at fault.

Importance of Independent Witness Evidence

It may not be the first thing on your mind after you have been involved in a road traffic accident which was not your fault but, if you are not seriously injured and are physically able, take the time to speak to nearby pedestrians or other road users who may have witnessed the accident.

Mobile Phone Usage Whilst Driving On The Increase

After a dip in recent years it appears that mobile phone use by drivers is once again on the increase.

If only Volkswagen had embraced Whistleblowing

As the fallout from one of the biggest scandals in corporate history continues to roll on, one key question on commentators’ lips is “Why did no-one speak out earlier?”   Well the truth of the matter is, according to Bild, the national German daily newspaper, that a VW engineer did warn the giant carmaker that…

If you have sustained injuries similar to the iconic figure of the 1950’s Montgomery Clift you could be owed thousands of pounds in personal injury compensation if you were not to blame for the incident.

Montgomery Clift was injured in a car accident at the time he was filming Raintree County. Mr Clift left a friends dinner party one evening and set off driving in his car. Whilst he was travelling home he lost control of his car and smashed into a telegraph pole. The nature of his facial injuries…

200 People Injured in a Pile-up in Kent of More Than 100 Vehicles

200 People Injured in a Pile-up in Kent of More Than 100 Vehicles Nearly 100 vehicles were involved in a collision on a Kent bridge due to mist this morning. The incident occurred on the new Sheppey Crossing Bridge on the A249 early this morning. Police fire bridge and ambulance services attended the scene at…

Birmingham Bus Scandals And Crash For Cash Capital

Birmingham sees one of its bus routes scrapped after being attacked repeatedly by false crash accusations some involving “victims” that were not even on the bus at the time of a collision.   The bus company Central Buses has fallen victim to 15 insurance accusations in just 2 years and has been forced to eliminate…