How an accident enquiry is reviewed

What a legal provider may consider when reviewing a road accident enquiry, and what an initial conversation cannot establish.

General information, not advice about your own situation. Use the official sources to check current guidance.

An enquiry is not a claim

Discussing an enquiry with a provider starts a conversation. It does not by itself begin a legal case or commit you to that provider.

What a legal provider may look at first

• When the accident happened, because how long ago it was affects what is still possible.
• Where in the UK it happened, because the law is not identical across the nations.
• Your role — driver, passenger, cyclist, pedestrian or motorcyclist.
• Whether the enquiry is about vehicle damage, injury, or both.
• Whether anyone is already acting for you.

What a short form cannot establish

A short set of answers cannot establish what a case is worth, whether it will succeed, or how long it will take. Those questions need a qualified provider to consider the facts and explain its own view and terms.

When an answer is unclear

Tell a provider where the accident happened and say when you are uncertain about fault. The provider considers the circumstances; Accident Support does not decide legal eligibility.

Time limits

There are legal deadlines for bringing a claim, and they differ by situation and by nation. They are set out in the Limitation Act 1980 for England and Wales, with separate rules in Scotland and Northern Ireland. Only a qualified person looking at your facts can tell you where you stand, so this site does not attempt it.

If the named provider cannot help

A legal provider may decide an enquiry is outside its service. That would not determine whether you can approach another qualified provider.