Accident Investigator - home based work

[hahasan]

Hi, I'd like to know if anyone has trained as an accident investigator (with CPII). I'm thinking of doing it as I could fit the work in around my childcare arrangements. From what I've read/heard about it, it sounds good, but maybe too good to be true - you can do a lot of the work in your own time (evenings/weekends etc) and realistically earn about 45k per year. Does anyone have any knowledge of this type of job? I want to be certain I'm doing the right thing as it costs about 2k to do the requisite course. And now that I'm a SAHM I don't have lots of free cash!

Hi,

A friend of mine did this course and has not had the work he expected thus far. At the end of the day the decision is yours but just beware, insurer's etc who normally pay for this work look for work experience as well as qualifications.

Regards,

Angela

Thanks for the tip. Do you have any idea how much work your friend is actually getting and how much he is earning? I don't need to earn loads, just enough to supplement my husband's income. I have experience in a legal dimension so maybe this might help me to find work.

hahasan, this sounds interesting. I also have a legal background. What exactly does an accident investigator do? (sounds either glamerous or depressing).

An accident investigator is usually employed by a solicitor or an insurance company to investigate a claim that a client brings. They interview the witness, go to the scene of the incident and take pictures/draw a map, then they write up a report and submit it to the solicitor/insurance company. That's it in a nutshell!

It sounds perfect for working mums but I just need to be sure that I will earn some money from it. However, the training provider of the course I'm interested in guarantees that if you don't recoup the cost of the course within 6 months of completing it, they will reimburse you the course fees.

BUMP!!

Do you know what areas of law in particular eg personal injury? Do you know if they reimburse petrol costs? (sorry more questions and no help!)

Yes, I think it's a lot of personal injury. I'm not too sure about the payment methods employed by solicitors etc but I think some of them cover expenses and some don't. That's something you could ask the training provider. If you ask to speak to Lynn, she's extremely helpful and she'll send you a course brochure, as well as answer your questions. You can Google "ALM Training CPII" and go from there.

Thanks, I will look it up.