Time Limits

If you have an accident, you must bring a claim within 3 years of the accident or the court has the power to refuse your claim. The only exceptions to the 3 year rule are :-

1. If you were under 18 when the accident happened. In this case, the 3 years only starts to run from when you are 18.
   
   
2. If at the time of the accident, you did not realise you had been injured but subsequently develop symptoms/illness/disease attributable to the accident, at a later date. In this case, the 3 years may start to run from when you realised.

However, in special circumstances, the 'Limitation Act' does make it possible to appeal to the court to proceed with a claim, where time limits have been exceeded.