Personal Injury Calculator
Estimate your potential compensation payout for an accident that wasn't your fault. See typical guideline brackets for common injuries and add your direct financial losses.
Select the closest match to your primary injury.
Enter any actual money you have lost or spent as a direct result of the accident.
Awaiting Details
Select your injury type and out-of-pocket expenses to see a typical Judicial College Guidelines bracket.
No Win, No Fee Deductions
Be aware that if you use a "No Win, No Fee" solicitor (a CFA), they took a success fee from your final compensation payout. By law, this is capped at a maximum of 25% of your payout for personal injuries.
How Personal Injury Claims Are Calculated
The Role of Judges & Guidelines
Unlike actual financial losses (like losing a week's wages), you cannot put an exact price tag on a broken arm or a painful back.
To ensure fairness across the UK legal system, the **Judicial College Guidelines (JCG)** publish official brackets for almost every conceivable injury. Judges, insurance companies, and solicitors use these brackets alongside medical evidence to negotiate a final settlement figure.
The Two Halves of Your Claim
General Damages
This is compensation for the physical injury itself. It covers the pain you suffered, the treatment you endured, and any 'loss of amenity' (e.g., being unable to play your favourite sport or pick up your children).
Special Damages
This is to put you back in the financial position you would have been in if the accident hadn't happened. It covers lost wages from being off work, private medical bills, prescription costs, and travel to appointments.
Personal Injury FAQs
Legal Disclaimer
This calculator provides a rough estimate based on broad Judicial College Guidelines brackets and fixed whiplash tariffs. Every single case is unique. Your actual compensation could be significantly higher or lower depending on independent medical evidence, the severity of the ongoing symptoms, whether you held any partial blame (contributory negligence), and your solicitor's negotiation skills. This site does not provide formal legal advice.