How to claim from the road accident fund (RAF)
Compile the necessary documents
The documents required to launch a claim with the RAF are:
1. The police report and/or case number of the accident.
2. All your relevant personal details as well as those of any other person involved in the accident.
3. All medical documents supporting the claim of injuries incurred.
4. Any motivating testimony from medical and/or legal experts as well as witness testimony.
5. Any relevant information pertaining to the accident such as damages to vehicle/s and/or surrounding structures.
Complete the submission forms
Claims must be lodged on a claim form (Form 1) which provides basic information on the claimant, the vehicles and parties involved in the collision, the date and place of accident and the amounts claimed. It also contains a medical report by the treating doctor.
Drivers of the vehicles involved in the collision must furnish details of the accident to the RAF or RAF attorney on record on a separate accident report form. If general damages are claimed, a Serious Injury Assessment Report must be submitted to the RAF or RAF attorney on record confirming that the injury sustained is serious.
All forms are available for download on the claims.co.za website.
Submit the documents
Once the necessary forms are completed and accompanying documents are ready, the documents must be submitted in hard copy to your RAF attorney. The RAF does not accept emailed documents.
The claimant's evidence is then considered by the RAF.
Claims.co.za says that the claim should be processed within a few months, but can take up to 3 years.
If you need our team of RAF specialist lawyers to handle your road accident fund claim on a no win, no fee basis, give our attorney firm a call today.
Submitted by: Claims.co.za
