You can find a list of organisations that may be able to support you after a road crash at www.brake.org.uk/orgs. This includes:

  • organisations that support road crash victims
  • organisations that support victims of crime
  • organisations campaigning for safe and healthy mobility
  • organisations that can help you seek expert legal help
  • organisations that provide information about treatment after serious injury
  • organisations that support people with disabilities
  • organisations that provide lists of therapists who can assess needs and provide treatment
  • Government bodies with responsibility for criminal justice and road safety
  • your political representatives.

You can contact these organisations directly using the information provided.

Brake's National Road Victim Service can help you get the help you need from people and services in your community. Call 0808 8000 401, email help@brake.org.uk or go to www.brake.org.uk/support.

Some people affected by road crashes wish to support a charity that campaigns for safer roads, or a charity that speaks up for the rights of people with injuries or disabilities.

You can find out more about ways to get involved to support Brake on our website at www.brake.org.uk.

Solicitor directory

You can use the solicitor directory to help you find an expert solicitor that can help you after a crash. Some are national, and you can also browse the directory by region, to find a solicitor close to you.

All of the solicitor firms listed in this directory specialise in personal injury cases. All of the firms listed are sponsors of Brake’s National Road Victim Service.

They have all also signed up to Brake's Solicitor Code of Conduct for supporting road crash victims. This means they have agreed to help you in ways that are expert, in your interest, empathetic and confidential. You can request a meeting free of charge from any solicitor in our directory, with no obligation to use their services. To read Brake’s Solicitor Code of Conduct for supporting road crash victims, go to www.brake.org.uk/legal

For more advice on choosing and hiring an expert solicitor, see Section 3: Seeking expert help.

You can also call Brake's National Road Victim Service on 0808 8000 401 or email help@brake.org.uk.

Brake’s National Road Victim Service in England and Wales is sponsored by:

  • Alderstone Solicitors
  • Hodge Jones & Allen
  • Horwich Cohen Coghlan (HCC) Solicitors
  • Irwin Mitchell
  • JMW Solicitors
  • Slater & Gordon

Use the solicitor directory to help you find an expert solicitor that can help you after a crash

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Serious injury in a road crash

This page refers to the 2026 edition of Serious injury in a road crash: Information and advice for seriously injured people and their family and friends, following a road crash.