Drink Driving Compensation claims
The best advice when it comes to drink driving is just don’t do it! If you are going out and you know you are the one driving then avoid alcohol altogether because at the end of the day the results of drink driving just aren’t worth it; the results of course being becoming involved in an accident.
Drink driving seriously slows down your reaction time and affects your driving standards putting yourself and everyone else around you at risk. Drink driving causes your vision to become less sensitive to red light including brake lights and traffic lights. Also your concentration will be impaired as it will take you a lot longer to react to road conditions and emergencies, which increases your stopping distance and greatly increases the risk of a drunk driver accident.
In the UK there are three ways in which alcohol levels are measured, which are breath tests, blood tests and urine tests. If you are over the following levels then you are classed as a drunk driver:
- 35 micrograms of alcohol in 100 millilitres of breath
- 80 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of blood
- 107 milligrams of alcohol in 100 millilitres of urine
If you unfortunately become one of the many people who end up involved in a road traffic accident with a drunk driver or you suspect that they have been drinking then it is important that you inform the police straight away so they can perform a breath test. By contacting the police straight away they will be able to help you deal with the situation by following the correct procedures.
Once you have informed the police and your insurance company of your accident with a drunk driver you will then want to contact us as you may be entitled to make a compensation claim.
If you have been left with an injury and a loss of earnings as well as damage to your car after being involved in an accident with a drunk driver then you have a good shot at making a claim for compensation.
Contact us today to find out where you stand legally with making a claim for compensation.