Compensation Calculator

Injury Compensation Calculator FAQs

If you’re unfamiliar with using an injury claim calculator, you may still have a lot of questions about their use and what they cover. Below are some of the most asked questions about our compensation calculator; such as how to use the tool, how the data is researched, and how much a typical claim might be worth. 

How is compensation calculated? 

No matter your type of personal injury claim, you’ll always be awarded with what’s known as general and special damages. 

General damages 

General damages are intended to compensate you for the way your life has been affected, and any pain and suffering that you have experienced because of your personal injury. 

The Judicial College has set brackets for assessing and calculating compensation amounts for a wide range of specific injuries. Additionally, your solicitor may also hire medical experts to help make a clear decision on how much compensation should be claimed for on your behalf. 

Special damages 

Special damages are intended to cover the injured person financially. They will be awarded if a case can be made that the personal injury led to a financial shortfall, such as missing out on earnings, or the cost of home adaptations needed after an accident. 

If your personal injury has affected you financially, then special damages may be able to help you recoup your monetary losses. Examples of costs that special damages can cover, but are not limited to, include: 

• Ongoing or paid for medical expenses 
• Prescription costs 
• Physiotherapy expenses 
• Travel expenses 
• Home help 
• Lost income while recovering 
• Predicted lost income, including pension and projected promotions, if you are not able to continue along your expected career path. 

To get an estimate of your settlement figure, visit our injury claim calculator.  

How does the compensation process work? 

The compensations process is simple in practice but can be lengthy depending on the severity and complexity of your claim. 

The first step is to get in touch with us. We’ll check if we think you have a claim and introduce you to a qualified solicitor experienced in dealing with your type of claim. From there, they’ll walk you through the claims process to help you get the compensation you deserve. 

What is an injury claim calculator? 

An injury claim calculator, or compensation calculator, is exactly what it sounds like: an online calculator that you can use to estimate how much compensation your personal injury claim might be worth. 

By putting the details of your claim into our injury claim calculator, you’ll receive a guideline figure to help you understand what the claims process might look like, and what the maximum potential award your claim might be. 

How does our claims compensation calculator work? 

Our compensation calculator is designed to be as simple as possible to make it easy for you to understand if, and how much you could claim. 

The first step before using our accident claim calculator is to check whether you’re eligible to make a compensation claim. If you’re eligible, you can then move onto the calculator itself. If you’re unsure if your claim is valid, you should get in touch with our team.  If you want to, you can skip this section and go straight to the accident claim calculator. 

Once you reach our calculator, you’ll be asked to assess your injuries. You’ll be asked by the calculator to enter the details of your personal injury, specifically which body parts were injured and if the damage was physical, psychological, or both. 

This means knowing about your injuries in detail. No matter if you suffered burns, a trip, slip, or fall, or severe spinal trauma, the more specific you are, the more accurate our injury claim calculator’s results will be. 

With this data to hand, the claims calculator will use it to calculate your claims eligibility, and potential compensation pay-out. 

Our personal injury calculator is based on the official UK judicial compensation claim guidelines, which can give you the best idea of how much your claim might be worth. 

How accurate is a personal injury claims calculator? 

While you might be excited by the prospect of having an estimated level of compensation right at your fingertips, it’s very important to remember that it’s only an estimate. 

A personal injury claim calculator is only there to provide you with an idea of what you could potentially claim. Its results should not be taken as a concrete value of what you will receive in compensation should your claim be taken up by a personal solicitor. 

In fact, there are numerous factors an injury claim calculator can’t account for that will affect the value of your claim, such as: 

• Legal costs and expenses 
• No win, no fee claims 
• Changes to your case that may occur during the claims process 
• Any revaluation of your injuries 

The total level of compensation you receive, will likely be less than the total sum you win, because you need to cover your solicitor’s costs. 

The estimations provided by our accident claims calculator are based on the legal judicial guidelines for compensation. 

A compensation calculator is the perfect tool for helping you decide if your accident is worth making a claim for. If you are still unsure about progressing with a claim, it’s always a good idea to speak to someone with expertise who can help. 

At The Compensation Experts, we work with experienced solicitors in all fields of compensation, so you know you’ll be in safe hands no matter your injury case. Once we’ve matched you with an experienced solicitor, they’ll be able to give you a much more accurate estimate at first followed by a specific figure once the claims process is underway.  

How much compensation could I claim? 

There are no one-size-fits-all levels of compensation you can receive for any accident or personal injury. 

For example, the compensation you could receive for an accident at work may be different to what you might win for a road traffic accident claim; either because of the difference in accident circumstances, or due to the intensity of the injuries you may have suffered. 

Each compensation claims case is unique, and that means that the level of compensation you receive will be different to someone else, even if they have a very similar claim to yours. 

What is the average personal injury claim? 

Because all personal injury claims are different, it can be very difficult to make a general statement about average compensation amounts. Put simply, a different injury will result in a different pay-out amount. 

The body part that has been injured will also be factored in, as will the level of expenses and discomfort you might experience during recovery, but some examples of average pay-outs* include: 

Arm injuries – For simple fractures, arm injury compensation pay-outs can range from a low of £8,060 to £23,430, depending on the severity of the injury. 

Brain damage – While rare in comparison to many other injuries, those who are unlucky enough to suffer brain trauma could receive compensation of £2690 for a minor head injury to as much as £493,000 for the most severe. 

You could make a claim for compensation if you’ve become ill or injured due to an unsafe working environment. Examples of accident at work claims include an injury caused by defective machinery, falls from height, or manual handling injuries. Find out how much you could claim – accident at work claim calculator . 

Our medical negligence claim calculator can help estimate how much you could be entitled to if you’ve suffered as a result of medical negligence. We can help you recover compensation if you received substandard medical care, including claims for a surgical error or a misdiagnosis that led to your condition worsening.  

If you’ve experienced a back injury due to someone else’s negligence, you have the right to claim compensation. Examples of back injury claims we handle include slip, trip and fall claims, accidents at work and road traffic accidents. Visit our back injury claim calculator to determine the value of your claim. 

When calculating personal injury compensation amounts, your legal team will be looking to negotiate a deal that is representative of the suffering you have endured, as a direct result of the accident. This might be related to lost earnings, medical expenses or expenses for mobility equipment. While the average claim can widely vary, the best way to get the settlement that you deserve is to speak to legal experts. 

They can advise you on what to expect, which will make your recovery much easier to deal with, no matter how serious your injury might be. 

Who can claim compensation? 

Legally, anyone can make a compensation claim, provided they meet the criteria needed to claim compensation for damages. 

A claimant usually must have been injured within the last three years of making their claim. Only having an accident is not sufficient, you also need to prove that you were physically hurt as a result. The value of the claim will also be dependent on the extent of the damage – and how your life has been impacted in the short and longer term.  

Your legal team will also look to prove that your accident was not purely due to chance – that means that someone was at fault and resulted in you suffering your injury. 

It may have been accidental, deliberate, or because they were negligent, but for you to be eligible for compensation you need to show that another party was responsible. 

The final requirement needed to raise a personal injury claim, is that you need to be at least 18 years old (16 in Scotland) and considered to have the required mental capacity to start the legal process. 

If you’re a minor, or the court rules that your mental capacity is impaired, a close relative may make a claim on your behalf with any compensation held in a trust for you. 

What personal injuries can I claim compensation for? 

There are numerous types of personal injuries that you can make a personal injury claim for. The most common types of personal injury claims include the following: 

• Road traffic accidents 
• Accidents at work 
• Industrial illness claims 
• Trips, slips, and falls 
• Bodily injuries 
• Construction and building site injuries 
• Burns and poisoning 
• Accidents abroad, either while travelling for business or pleasure 
• Military accidents 
• Transport injuries 
• Injuries in a public space 

Of course, these are just the broad categories that personal injury claims fall under.  

*Figures are taken from the Judicial College Guidelines – 17th edition.