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How to get compensation if you've been injured as a result of an accident or injury when someone else is to blame.

• Write a letter, complain or try mediation

  You can get compensation by taking legal action, but it could cost you…

• Check your insurance policies

  You may already have insurance to pay for the legal costs of making a…

• Using a solicitor or a claims company

  You cannot usually get legal aid for personal injury cases. A solicitor…

Report a marine accident by calling the MAIB reporting line on +44 (0)23 8023 2527 and then completing the accident report form.

The Regulations place a duty on railway industry bodies (infrastructure managers, railway operators, or maintainers), involved in an accident or incident, to notify us.

• Updated: 19 December 2014

Road safety factsheets relating to specific road user groups and any one-off or ad-hoc statistics

• Updated: 25 September 2025

The MAIB investigates marine accidents involving UK vessels worldwide and all vessels in UK territorial waters. MAIB works with the Department for Transport .

• Updated: 19 September 2024

Guidance for industry on how to notify an accident.

• Updated: 19 December 2014

How to report volunteering-related incidents, accidents, near hit and concerns to Natural England.

• Updated: 2 June 2026

The Rail Accident Investigation Branch (RAIB) independently investigates accidents to improve railway safety, and inform the industry and the public. RAIB works with the Department for Transport .

• Updated: 21 March 2023

Land transport accident deaths whilst in service among UK regular armed forces statistics.

• Updated: 15 September 2017

Information on how to report an air accident or serious incident

• Updated: 4 December 2004