Norman Potting
Well-known member
Grandfather Potting managed to get himself knocked over by a car in broad daylight in the middle of T.Wells a few weeks ago. All caught on CCTV, Police enquiries continuing as to whether to press charges against the elderly driver who failed to stop afterwards until a public spirited passer by jumped on his bonnet to encourage him to do so!
Remarkably he only suffered soft tissue injuries and (physically) seems to be on the mend despite being nearly 87 and virtually blind, although I am worried that his confidence to go out on his own will, understandably, be affected. My mum and he are making noises about compensation but I do not wish to go down the "ambulance chasing" route and wondered if, as I have all the salient details of the incident and the third parties insurance details, this is something that can be dealt with direct with the insurers themselves?
Apart from claiming for his clothes (that the paramedics cut off him) I don't have a clue as to how much to claim or whether it is possible to deal with this without going via a solicitor in which case how do you quantify an amount to claim?? My fear is that the palaver of involving solicitors may create as much stress to him and mum as the accident itself.
Have any NSC'ers out there been involved in a similar scenario and able to provide any useful input?
BTW thanks for the advice re Littlehampton - weather permitting will give it a try on Friday maybe.
Remarkably he only suffered soft tissue injuries and (physically) seems to be on the mend despite being nearly 87 and virtually blind, although I am worried that his confidence to go out on his own will, understandably, be affected. My mum and he are making noises about compensation but I do not wish to go down the "ambulance chasing" route and wondered if, as I have all the salient details of the incident and the third parties insurance details, this is something that can be dealt with direct with the insurers themselves?
Apart from claiming for his clothes (that the paramedics cut off him) I don't have a clue as to how much to claim or whether it is possible to deal with this without going via a solicitor in which case how do you quantify an amount to claim?? My fear is that the palaver of involving solicitors may create as much stress to him and mum as the accident itself.
Have any NSC'ers out there been involved in a similar scenario and able to provide any useful input?
BTW thanks for the advice re Littlehampton - weather permitting will give it a try on Friday maybe.
