Make a personal injury or damage claim

You can use this online form to make a personal injury or damage claim.

Before you start

To support your claim, you'll need to provide:

• information about the incident
• contact information
• up to 5, wide angled, colour photos that show:
  • the damage
  • the cause of the incident
  • the location of the incident with some background for context. For example, a house, landmark or street light. If there's a street light nearby, you should make a note of the number on the column.

Photographs should be marked to show the:

• exact point where the incident happened
• direction that you were travelling

Personal injury claims

You can make a personal injury claim for yourself or on behalf of someone else if they lack legal capacity. This means, if they:

• are under the age of 18
  or
• have a mental impairment that affects their ability to make legal decisions

To make a personal injury claim on behalf of someone who lacks legal capacity, you must meet the requirements to be a litigation friend.

If you're making a claim for yourself, you must provide:

• your employment details, if you were employed at the time of the incident
• your National Insurance number
• your date of birth

If you're making a claim for someone who lacks legal capacity, you must provide:

• their employment details, if they were employed at the time of the incident
• their National Insurance number, if they're over 18
• their date of birth
• details about your relationship to the injured person

Personal possession or property damage claims

You must provide a copy of your invoice or 2 estimates for repairs.

Vehicle damage claims

You must provide:

• a V5 document to show proof of vehicle ownership
• your current MOT certificate, if your vehicle is 3 or more years old
• your current insurance certificate
• a copy of your invoice or 2 estimates for repairs

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We cannot investigate your claim until we've received all the required documents.

Email cnf@stockport.gov.uk if you're not able to use the online form, or cannot upload your documents.