PASSENGER ACCIDENTS

We represent an independent network of personal injury solicitors and we are able to deal with a wide range of claims including passenger accidents. We can arrange home or hospital visits and medical examinations and urgent private treatment can be undertaken at short notice, to assist recovery, with some of the most eminent medical consultants. We believe that it is important that a qualified solicitor is involved from the very start of your claim to ensure that you obtain fair and reasonable compensation. Our lawyers are able to deal with a wide range of claims varying from minor whiplash to spinal injury and brain damage.

There is a general misapprehension regarding injuries to passengers as a result of a car accident. Many people believe that if the driver of the car in which they were travelling at the time of the accident was negligent and at fault for causing the accident that they will not be able to claim compensation for their injuries. Exactly the opposite is in fact the case. Passengers will almost always succeed in a claim for damages as they can claim either against their own driver or against the other driver dependent on who caused the accident and they also have the option of claiming against both drivers if both drivers were negligent and contributed to the cause of the accident.

The effect of this is that following a claim made to one or both of the drivers, the relevant insurers will, in order to reduce legal costs, pay out damagers to the passengers at an early stage and will then argue between themselves as to who was actually responsible for the accident, before adjusting the financial situation between themselves. These disputes will not involve the passengers and will of course not affect the passengers who will have already received their damages. Damages that may be awarded can include:

• General Damages:
  Represents compensation for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity and is evidenced by medical reports.

• Special Damages:
  Represents calculable financial losses including;
• loss of earnings
• taxi fares home
• prescriptions
• travelling expenses to attend hospital
• the cost of care
• future losses:

There are limited situations where claims for passenger accidents will not receive an early settlement and the most frequent, but rare, scenario relates to the driver alleging that the passenger distracted him thereby causing the accident.

If you’ve been involved in an accident we can help you to preserve your legal right to compensation. We offer free consultations for advice to find out whether you have a good case, how to go about claiming and how much your compensation might be worth. We will give you clear unequivocal advice about your chances of success and the anticipated value of your claim. If after talking to us you decide not to take matters further you are under no obligation to do so and you will not be charged anything at all.