It does not mean anything if you have had time off or not. It is the extent of the injury, pain suffered, and potential ongoing injury issues.
I was involved in a serious motorcycle accident around 7 years ago, completely wiped out by a Royalmail van pulling out of a junction without looking. Spent 5 months off work, multiple fractures, and ultimately permanant damage to my thumb ligaments, where I was still holding the bar, trapped under the bike, as it finally came to rest against a lampost, approx 40-0 in 1 sec, serious braking retardation!
Anyway, my legal policy appointed solicitor, got all the material issue dealt with in 2 months, ie bike payment for write off, equipment damage payment etc. Then after 16 months and multiple medicals he suggested I take the offer of £1500 for the injuries, and that was the best I would get.
I was gutted at the amount, so webbed up, complained to the practice partners, they agreed to consult a QC, who after reviewing the case suggested the payment was in region of 20 to 25K, all of a sudden my 'expert solicitor' upped his game. Bottom line was after 5 years settled for 22K, and the winner was the solictors whose fees topped 25K, reclaimed from 3rd party. All these injuries are covered by compensation guidelines, and an amount is alloted for each type of injury, within a band, so ask your brief what the guideline range is for your type of injury, but a syou are still in pain, I suggest further medical investigation is needed.
So dont give up, your injuries are worth more, do your homework and if not happy complain and keep complaining. Keep every scrap of paper you send or receive, and make notes of any telephone conversation, it's amazing how important those details are.
