If you have been injured accidentally due to the fault of another, you will undoubtedly be faced with an array of costly bills and expenses that you may not be prepared to make.

However, if you were not at fault for the incident and you are able to prove that someone else was, you have the right in the United Kingdom to ask the courts to require the responsible party to reimburse you for those costs. To do so, you would file a claim that would start you towards your goal of receiving compensatory damages.

As the claimant in a UK accident, you may possibly be compensated for two types of damages. Most accident claims in Great Britain are claiming that both types of requests are reasonable for the claimer. The first kind is called general damages. This type of monetary award compensates you for the pain and suffering that you have to face as you recover from the injuries received due to the physical trauma. Usually this type of accidents compensation is a subjective number that is based on the severity of the accidental injuries.

Whether or not you have claimed general damages, your UK claim will most certainly include a request for special damages. This category will compensate the person making the accidents claim for any money that had to be paid or was lost due to the injury. Special damages awards are those compensating for repairs to your vehicle, in the case of an auto accident, as well as medical bills and treatments and lost wages and earnings due to your injuries.

However, the UK compensation laws allow you to include in your report a request for damages to cover additional items as well. These include things such as the cost of a rental or replacement vehicle while your car is being repaired, travel to and from the hospital or doctor's offices for you and your family or relatives, the cost of replacing damaged clothing or personal items that were ruined by the accident, or the cost of any further counselling or support that you will need in the future in order to fully recover from your injuries.

In the case of severe, life altering injury accident claims, you may also be able to declare lost future wages. In order to do this, you would have to prove that your injuries caused you to no longer be able to perform in your job at the same level as before, or that your future job possibilities were somehow irrevocably limited due to the injuries you received. If the person who was injured or killed was the main salary earner or supporter in a family, the victim's surviving family members can include in the request for compensation and amount to cover the loss of that person's salary.

In order to receive these kinds of damages, you will need to keep good records of what expenses you have incurred so that you will be prepared to show that the money you are requesting is reasonable according to your situation.