Car Accident Helpline Definitions

car accident: - A collision between two or more vehicles (or between a vehicle and a stationary object)
Car insurance: - Insurance against loss due to traffic accidents
Compensation: - Something, such as money, given or received as payment or reparation, as for a service or loss
Crumple zone: - An area of a vehicle that is designed to compress during an accident to absorb the energy from the impact
Front End: - Body of the vehicle incorporating the bumper, radiator grill, headlights
Front impact: - An accident where the front end of a vehicle is damaged
Future loss compensation: - Covers loss of future earnings if your injury prevents you from working or continuing to work in a profession
General damages compensation: - Covers the injury that you gained from the accident
Head on: - An accident in which two vehicles hit each other's front end
Motor vehicle: - A automotive vehicle that does not run on rails; usually with rubber tyres; such as cars, vans, trucks, lorries, scooters, and motorcycles
Rear End: - To crash into, or cause one's vehicle to crash into, the back end of another vehicle; - A rear end collision where a vehicle impacts the vehicle infront of it
Roll over: - To overturn a vehicle
Roll bar: - A heavy steel bar or tubular steel that goes from one side of the frame, up and around in back of the driver in a hoop, and back down to the other side of the frame. It is used to protect the driver in the event his vehicle rolls over
Side impact: - To crash into, or cause one's vehicle to crash into, the side of another vehicle
Special damages compensation: - Covers the costs you have incurred whilst claiming compensation. This could include loss of earnings, solicitor fees, medical treatment, travelling costs, hire of a car etc

Car Accident Helpline is a trading name of Accident Compensation Helpline Ltd who are regulated by the Ministry of Justice in respect of regulated claims management activities. Authorisation No CRM2236. Solicitors terms and conditions apply.
Charges may be applicable in exceptional circumstances.