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Follow on Google News |  Personal injury specialists Accidentclaims.com win compensation for Ayrshire cyclistLeading personal injury compensation claim specialists Accidentclaims.com have succeeded in winning compensation for an Ayrshire man wrongly accused of being partly to blame for his own injuries sustained in a collision with a car..
[Pictured: the AccidentClaims.com team at Frazer Coogans Solicitors. From left to right behind head of department Ross Slater are: Cheryl Phillips, Stacey Carey and Sandra Stewart.] Dave Calderwood is a 63 year old (61 at the time of the accident) self-employed sales service manager from Kilmarnock, and a very keen cyclist. On 30 September 2010, he was making his way south on Grassyards Road in Kilmarnock in the clearly marked cycle lane when a car coming from the opposite direction turned right into Lindsay Drive, cutting across his path. As it was slightly downhill, he was travelling at approximately 20 mph. Despite braking as hard as he could, he was unable to avoid the road traffic collision, and hit the car. He was thrown from his bike, sustaining various soft tissue injuries, and having his bicycle damaged beyond repair. Dave asked Accidentclaims.com to help him with his accident injury compensation claim. Stacey Carey intimated a claim to the third party insurers. Despite admitting primary liability for the road traffic accident, the insurers attempted to blame the cyclist for failing to wear reflective clothing in broad daylight in a cycle lane! Dave was forced to raise court action to clear his name. With the threat of a full court hearing looming, the solicitors for the driver quickly admitted full liability, and valuation negotiations were able to start properly. After a number of offers were rejected, the defender was persuaded to make an offer of £3,050, including the full replacement value of the bike. “I am very pleased that I am no longer being blamed for this accident,” Dave said. “Accidentclaims.com remained firm in their advice about the fault for my bicycle accident.” Ross Slater of Accidentclaims.com commented: “At Accidentclaims.com we were very surprised that court action was necessary here. To take a view that a cyclist proceeding with right of way along a clearly marked cycle lane in broad daylight has in some way contributed to his accident is preposterous. The safety of all road users should be paramount, especially the more vulnerable groups such as cyclists.” Personal injury compensation claim specialists Accidentclaims.com is a division of leading Ayrshire law firm Frazer Coogans Solicitors. www.accidentclaims.com www.frazercoogans.co.uk Frazer Coogans Solicitors is a Founder Member of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle. THE ELITE AYRSHIRE BUSINESS CIRCLE The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle is an association founded in 2007 by some of the top companies in Ayrshire. Its purpose is to publicise its members, and to celebrate and promote the wealth and rich diversity of entrepreneurial talent and business excellence that abounds here within the county boundaries of Ayrshire. Members include the Clydesdale Bank, Ayr Racecourse, Western House Hotel, Turnberry Golf Resort and South Ayrshire Council. Member company activities include broadcasting, building and construction, architectural practice, estate agency and land management, chartered accountancy, insurance broking, legal services, golf club management, marketing services and brand creation, web design and public relations consultancy. Frazer Coogans Commercial Solicitors senior partner Norman Geddes is executive chairman of the Elite Ayrshire Business Circle, and managing director is public relations consultancy Fame Publicity Services proprietor Murdoch MacDonald. http://www.frazercoogans.co.uk For further information about The Elite Ayrshire Business Circle and to apply for membership, e-mail eliteayrshire@ Website: http://www.eliteayrshire.com Issued by: Murdoch MacDonald Fame Publicity Services 10 Miller Road AYR, Ayrshire Scotland KA7 2AY Telephone: 01292 281498 Mobile: 07833 667322 E-mail: famepublicity@ Web: http://www.AyrshireScotlandBusinessNews.com End
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