The Road Accident Fund (RAF) is a public entity set up by the South African government aimed at making a compensation payment available to people injured, or dependants killed, in road accidents within South Africa as a result of third-party negligence.
Accident Shield removes the difficult and complicated process that an individual would need to go through when processing a claim against the Road Accident Fund, after being injured in a car accident by another negligent driver.
For the duration of the claim you will receive:
Free legal representation
Free administration & claims management
Free required medico-legal reports
Free required loss-of-support reports
Free required actuarial reports for loss of earnings
Free accident reconstruction
100% payout from the Road Accident Fund
There is no cash layout at any time, the membership protects the victims from the costs of lodging a claim against the RAF.
At the end of the claim period, individuals receive the FULL benefit of the RAF payment, with no hidden deductions.
Accident Shield undertakes to do all administrative management of the claim, from start to finish, effectively halving the time period to process the settlement.
Furthermore, we are all aware that our roads take a pounding from heavy traffic and changing weather patterns. This causes wear and tear to the roads, and the dreaded “Pothole” has become a nasty reality for all of us. The unfortunate reality is that the authorities that manage the roads are stretched in terms of resources and funding, thus potholes take a long time to be fixed. As taxpayers we have the right to expect more, however, we don’t have a clear channel to address this problem. This is where Accident Shield comes in.
Accident Shield was set up to serve the need around the massive pothole (and roadworks) problem on the South African Roads by alleviating the financial burden on drivers. Accident Shield assists people in recovering the monies that they have paid out as a result of pothole damages to their tyres or vehicle. These recoveries are made from the relevant Road Authorities nationwide.
