Cycle Accident Claims Guide – How Much Compensation Can I Claim?

By Stephen Moreau. Last Updated 30th July 2024. If you have been injured as a cyclist in a road traffic accident, you may be eligible to make a claim for bicycle accident compensation. However, you will need to prove that you suffered your injuries due to another road user breaching their duty of care.

In this guide, we will discuss the duty of care all road users owe, and the types of injuries you could sustain in a cycling accident. Additionally, we will discuss some of the evidence that could be used to help support your cycling accident compensation claim. Furthermore, we will discuss some of the benefits of making a claim with a No Win No Fee solicitor on our panel.

To find out whether you may be eligible to make a claim for cycling injury compensation, you can contact our friendly team of advisors. They are available 24/7 to offer you free advice and answer your questions.

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  1. Bicycle Accident Settlement Awards – What Could I Receive?
  2. Eligibility Criteria For Cycle Injury Claims
  3. Cycle Accident Claims – What Injuries You Could Sustain
  4. How Much Time Do I Have To Claim Cyclist Accident Compensation?
  5. Cycling Accident Claims – Do I Need Evidence?
  6. Cycle Accident Claims – No Win No Fee Solicitors
  7. Further Resources

Bicycle Accident Settlement Awards – What Could I Receive? 

If your claim is successful, your bicycle accident compensation could consist of two heads of claim. These are general and special damages.

General damages compensate for the pain and suffering that has been caused by your injuries, both physical, psychological or both. When valuing this aspect of your personal injury claim, legal professionals may refer to the guideline compensation brackets found in the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) to help them.

In our table below, we’ve included some figures from the 16th edition of the JCG. Due to the differences between claims, it is only to be used as a guideline. The figures also only apply to claims made in England and Wales. Please note that the first entry in the table is an estimated figure that is not taken from the JCG.

InjuryPossible Settlement
Multiple Serious Injuries With Special DamagesUp to £1,000,000+
Very Severe Head Injury£344,150 to £493,000
Chest Injuries (a)£122,850 to £183,190
Severe arm injury£117,36 to £159,770
Wrist Injuries (a)£58,710 to £73,050
Digestive System Injuries (a) (i)£52,490 to £75,550
Less severe arm injury£23,430 to £47,810
Fractures of Jaws (ii)£21,920 to £37,210
Fractures of Nose or Nasal Complex (i)£12,990 to £28,220

If you would like to know more about bicycle accident settlement awards, please contact one of the advisors from our team.

Cycling Injury Claims – Other Compensation

When making a bike accident claim, your compensation may include special damages. If you are eligible, this is a figure that is calculated to reimburse you for losses of a financial nature that have taken place due to your injuries.

Some examples include:

  • Additional care at home – Whether on a short-term or long-term basis, you may require extra help at home whilst you recover.
  • Loss of earnings – Your income may suffer as a result of your injuries. You could reclaim figures associated with your salary, bonuses, pension contributions, and even tips.
  • Damage to property – For example, if your phone or laptop was damaged in the same accident, you could be reimbursed for repairs or replacements.
  • Medical costs – That can include expenses such as prescription medication or even some private healthcare.

Make sure you keep records of these costs in the form of documents such as receipts and payslips. If you have any questions about cycling injury claims, get in touch with our advisors today. We can even give you a valuation of how much cycle accident compensation you could be awarded.

Eligibility Criteria For Cycle Injury Claims

You may have valid grounds to make a bicycle injury claim if the following applies:

  1. Another road user owed you a duty of care.
  2. They breached this duty.
  3. Due to this breach, you suffered an injury as a cyclist.

All road users, which includes cyclists, vehicle drivers and pedestrians, owe a duty of care to each other to avoid causing harm to themselves and others. As part of their duty, road users need to follow legislation like the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the rules set out in the Highway Code.

If another road user were to breach their duty of care, and this caused you to become injured while on your bike, you may have grounds for a valid personal injury claim.

For more advice on the eligibility criteria for cycle accident claims, contact our advisors online or on the phone for free.

Cycle Accident Claims – What Injuries You Could Sustain

Before discussing the average compensation for being knocked off a bike, you might be interested in knowing what injuries you could sustain following a cycle accident. Please note that no matter how you are injured, establishing negligence has caused your injury is crucial when claiming compensation for a bicycle accident.

Injuries can range in severity. For example:

  • If a car knocks you off your bike, you might suffer broken or fractured bones.
  • Hitting the road’s surface due to potholes or another issue may cause road rash or skin abrasions due to the friction.
  • A HGV lorry might crash into you and cause a crush injury.
  • Bruising or cuts might stem from the impact of a crash.
  • You could suffer mental health problems from the trauma of the incident, such as post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

For free advice regarding bicycle accident claims, connect with our advisors at any time. They can discuss your injuries at no extra cost to you. Additionally, if you seek legal guidance, you could be connected to our panel of specialist cycle accident solicitors.

Cycling Accident Claims – Do I Need Evidence?

You will need evidence in order to successfully claim cycle accident compensation. In cycling accident claims, the injured party needs to prove that they were injured due to negligence. The duty of care all road users owe each other is set out in the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the Highway Code. Additionally, a valid cycle accident compensation claim requires proof of injury.

Supporting evidence for a bicycle accident claim could include:

  • Medical records.
  • CCTV footage, dashcam/doorbell footage, or mobile phone footage.
  • A police report.
  • Witness contact details.
  • Photographs of the accident site or injury.

A specialist road traffic accident solicitor could help you by collecting statements from witnesses or appealing for footage of the accident.

Call our advisors to discuss what evidence could be supplied to successfully claim bicycle accident claim payouts.

Cycle Accident Claims – No Win No Fee Solicitors

We understand that making a cycling accident compensation claim can seem complex, and you might not know where to start. This is why we always recommend claiming for bicycle accident compensation with the help of a solicitor.

Our panel of solicitors all underwent years of training and work experience before they qualified, and since then, have accumulated years of knowledge by working a variety of different cases all around the country.

Using this knowledge and experience, they can help you:

  • Maximise your potential settlement.
  • Understand complicated legal terminology.
  • Stay up to date on the claims process.
  • Prepare your case to go to court, if this is necessary.

Plus, they can do all this and more under the terms of a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). This is a kind of No Win No Fee contract that allows you access to the services of a legal professional without having to pay:

  • Any fees for their work upfront.
  • Any fees for their work as the claim progresses.
  • Any fees for their work at all if your claim doesn’t succeed.

You’ll pay a success fee if the cycling injury compensation claim succeeds. This will be deducted by your solicitor from your compensation as a percentage, but there’s no need to worry; this percentage is capped by law.

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If you’re ready to get started on your cycle accident claim, our team of helpful advisors are on hand. They can evaluate your claim for free, answer any questions you have about the claims process, and even connect you with an expert solicitor from our panel.

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Further Resources

We hope this guide has been helpful and clarified how a cyclist accident claim works.

If you have any further questions, our advisers may be able to help you if you get in touch. They are available for free claims consultations and could speak to you directly to help you better understand your potential cycling accident claim and the compensation you could receive

The links below could be helpful resources when considering bicycle accident claims:

We hope this guide helps if you’re looking to claim cyclist hit by car compensation.