{"id":9388,"date":"2012-01-30T13:44:08","date_gmt":"2012-01-30T12:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/?p=9388"},"modified":"2017-08-02T15:46:35","modified_gmt":"2017-08-02T14:46:35","slug":"passenger-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2012\/01\/30\/passenger-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Car passenger compensation claim advice"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the more common questions we get asked is whether someone has a claim for compensation<\/a> – in other words, are they likely to actually win the claim and receive some compensation.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Naturally some claims are harder to assess than others, but probably the easiest claim to assess is a passenger injury claim.\u00a0That’s where you have been involved in a car crash and you are either the passenger in the vehicle which has been hit by the Defendant or the passenger in the vehicle which caused the accident.<\/p>\n

You have a great claim, because unless you did something highly unusual<\/strong>, like pull the handbrake or severely distract the driver, it is highly unlikely that you were at fault for the accident and therefore you can be compensated for any injuries suffered.
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\nRoad users owe each other a duty of care.\u00a0If you are driving a car you owe your passengers, other people in different cars, and pedestrians a duty of care not to cause them harm.\u00a0If you cause someone an injury whilst driving, the law says that they can be compensated<\/strong>.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

The compensation will usually come from the negligent drivers’ insurer because insurance is compulsory.\u00a0So as a passenger who is the innocent victim of negligence and has an injury, you can get compensation from the negligent party’s insurer.<\/p>\n

It’s important to know that if you are an injured passenger, not only do you have a claim, but it’s a great claim as far as winning is concerned.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

For some reason, people believe that if they are the passenger they cannot make a claim because they were not driving the vehicle and therefore cannot pursue a claim.\u00a0This is simply not the case<\/strong>.\u00a0Other people are concerned about suing family or friends…\u00a0For instance, say their mum or friend caused the accident – to get compensation they would be suing them.\u00a0But actually the reality is that they are being compensated by their insurer – it’s not their mum or friend that will be paying the compensation<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Even better, not only do passengers have excellent claims, but the claims process is straightforward and fast.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Once you let the Defendant’s insurer know that you want compensation, they have just 3 weeks to admit liability, and then it shouldn’t take too much longer after that to get the medical evidence and settlement sorted.<\/p>\n

For further free, no obligations legal advice call The Injury Lawyers<\/a> on our dedicated claims helpline 0800 634 75 75<\/a><\/strong> today!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

One of the more common questions we get asked is whether someone has a claim for compensation – in other words, are they likely to actually win the claim and receive some compensation.\u00a0 Naturally some claims are harder to assess than others, but probably the easiest claim to assess is a passenger injury claim.\u00a0That’s where … Continue reading Car passenger compensation claim advice<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19636,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23,25],"tags":[56],"class_list":["post-9388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-compensation-advice","category-traffic-accident-claims","tag-car-accident-claims"],"yoast_head":"\nCar Passenger Compensation Claim Advice - The Injury Lawyers<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you were a passenger in a vehicle and injured in an accident through no fault of your own then contact us today for making a claim for compensation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.theinjurylawyers.co.uk\/injury-lawyers-blog\/2012\/01\/30\/passenger-compensation\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Car Passenger Compensation Claim Advice - 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