Motoring Legal Protection
If your customer is involved in a non-fault accident we can help.
Speak to our Sales TeamCar insurance is an essential requirement for car owners. However, it does not cover legal expenses that may arise in case of an accident that is not your fault.
If your customer is unfortunate enough to be involved in an accident that isn’t their fault, our Motoring Legal Solutions, otherwise known as Uninsured Loss Recovery, can help them claim back any losses that aren’t covered by their motor insurance policy from the person that caused the accident. Alongside this, we cover the clients vehicle repair costs for third-party insured vehicles and loss of earnings. The customer can normally keep their no claims discount if they are able to claim back these losses.
Our Motoring Legal Solutions policy is designed to help cover the costs of legal representation when a customer faces other expenses after an accident, alongside providing a replacement vehicle comparable to your own until their car is back on the road.
A motor insurer will normally allow your customer to keep their no claims discount if they are able to claim back these losses. If your client is not protected against legal costs in these circumstances they would use a “no-win no-fee” agreement to recover their losses, but would have to pay their solicitor’s success fee from the damages. Motoring Legal Solutions allows them to keep 100% of your damages and is available for smaller claims where “no-win no-fee” agreements will not be available.
Legal costs and expenses are covered up to £100,000 per claim and Motoring Legal Solutions also includes 24/7 personal legal advice, a tax advice helpline and access to our legal services website for free digital legal documents and our online law guide.
Assistance support
Legal and tax advice
Your client can call our legal advice helpline and get immediate advice about personal legal matters 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They can also obtain tax-related advice from our tax helpline, available between 9am and 5pm on weekdays (except bank holidays). The query will be dealt with by a qualified specialist who is experienced in handling legal and
tax-related matters.
Consumer legal services
The policy unlocks free access to our Consumer legal services website, this provides a range of useful tools to help you. Customers can access our law guides which offer guidance on a wide range of legal topics, as well as videos and claims examples that demonstrate how our cover can help. The website also provides a comprehensive range of legal documents, including a letter to challenge a parking fine and an agreement for the sale of a motor vehicle.
How does our Motoring Legal Protection cover help?
Case 1
Our insured was driving along the inside lane of a dual carriageway when the third party drifted into her lane causing extensive damage to the car. They had fully comprehensive insurance so we made a claim to recover her policy excess and arranged a hire car while her own vehicle was being repaired.
Case 2
Our insured was injured when a van ran into the back of his car at speed. He was taken to hospital with a broken collarbone, bruising and whiplash. We were notified of the claim and instructed a solicitor to represent the insured.
The van driver admitted liability and after extensive negotiations with his insurers a settlement of £10,000 was reached. This compensated our insured for pain and suffering, physiotherapy treatment and alternative transport while he was unable to drive. At the same time, his motor policy excess was successfully claimed back. Without Motoring Legal Solutions our insured could have entered into a “no-win, no-fee” agreement but would have paid up to 25% of his compensation as a fee to the solicitor.
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