If you were injured as a passenger in a car accident, we could help you claim.
Car Accident Passenger Injury Claims
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Car Accident Passenger Injury Claims
If you were injured as a passenger in a car accident, we could help you claim.
A Guide To Passenger Injury Compensation Claims
Have you been been injured as a passenger after being involved in a road traffic accident? If so, you might be wondering whether you could make a compensation claim. In this guide, we review the criteria you’ll need to meet in order to have a valid passenger injury claim and the evidence you could gather to strengthen your case. Additionally, we look at how the whiplash reforms could potentially affect how you proceed.
We’ll also discuss the duty of care road users owe one another and provide examples of how a car passenger accident could occur if this duty is breached. Additionally, we’ll look at a few examples of the injuries car passengers could sustain as a result.
Depending on the type and severity of the injury you sustain, you could be impacted in different ways including physically, psychologically, and financially. Later in our guide, we explore how personal injury settlements are calculated and the compensation that could be awarded to address the way your injuries have affected you.
Finally, our guide looks at how a No Win No Fee solicitor could support your case for a passneger injury, the services they could offer, and the terms under which they could provide their work.
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If you have any other questions about car passenger accident claims, please contact an advisor using the details provided below:
- Call 0151 375 9916.
- Chat with one of our online advisors.
- Use our “Contact Us” page to make an enquiry.
Can You Claim For A Passenger Injury After A Car Accident?
Road users, including drivers, owe a duty of care to one another. They must operate their vehicles and use the roads in a safe manner to prevent themselves and others from experiencing damage and injuries. To adhere to this duty of care, they must follow the Road Traffic Act 1988 and the rules and regulations found in the Highway Code.
If you have been injured as a passenger in a car accident because this duty was not upheld, you might wonder whether you could begin a passenger injury claim.
However, in order to do so, you must meet the personal injury claims eligibility criteria:
- Another road user owed you a duty of care.
- This duty of care was breached.
- You sustained an injury, either physical, psychological, or both, because of the breach.
To check if you might be entitled to passenger injury compensation, please call the number at the top of the page.
How Could A Passenger Accident Happen
There are many reasons why a passenger injury may occur. Here are some examples:
- Side-collision: Another vehicle crashes into the passenger side of a car after the driver failed to check it was safe to pull out at a cross junction. As a result, the passenger sustains a severe neck and head injury.
- Head-on collision: Another vehicle crashed into a car head on after the driver failed to check it was safe to over take on a narrow road. As a result, the passenger and driver sustain multiple injuries, including broken bones and paralysis.
- Rear-end collision: When stopped at a set of traffic lights, another car crashes into the back of the vehicle in front. As a result, the driver and passenger sustain whiplash injuries.
To discuss your specific case and find out whether you’re eligible to begin a car accident passenger claim, call our helpful team on the number above.
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Potential Compensation You Could Receive For A Passenger Injury
If you make a successful personal injury claim following a car crash, up to two heads of loss could form your compensation payout:
- General damages compensate for the pain, suffering and loss of amenity caused by the car accident.
- Special damages compensate for the monetary expenses incurred as a result of the injuries you sustained as a car passenger. For example, medical costs, lost income, care costs and travel expenses could all be reimbursed if there is evidence to prove the losses. Evidence can include payslips, invoices, and receipts.
To calculate general damages, your solicitor can arrange an independent medical assessment. This will produce a report that provides details on the full extent of your passenger injuries. They can use this medical report alongside the guideline valuation brackets found in the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG). The figures in the JCG correspond with different types of injuries.
You can find a selection of these in the table below. However, please use them as a guide only because passenger injury payouts can be influenced according to the unique and individual circumstances of each case.
We have also included two whiplash entries with figures taken from the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021. These are used to value whiplash injuries and are fixed amounts.
Additionally, we’ve provided a figure in the top row to show you how compensation could be awarded for multiple severe injuries and related expenses. This figure is not from the Whiplash Injury Regulations or the JCG.
Compensation Table
| Injury | Severity | Compensation Brackets – Guidelines | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Multiple Serious Injuries And Special Damages | Serious | Up to £1,000,000+ | Multiple serious injuries alongside financial losses, including lost earnings. |
| Brain | Moderately Severe | £267,340 to £344,150 | The person will be very seriously disabled, require professional or other care constantly and depend on others substantially. |
| Neck | Severe (i) | Around £181,020 | Neck injuries associated with incomplete paraplegia |
| Moderate (ii) | £16,770 to £30,500 | This bracket includes soft tissue or wrenching-type injuries. | |
| Leg | Severe (i) | £177,460 to £165,860 | Injuries, such as fractures that haven’t united and extensive bone grafting has been undertaken. |
| Back | Severe (iii) | £47,320 to £85,100 | Disc lesions or fractures or fractures of the vertebral bodies. |
| Other Arm Injuries | Less Severe | £23,430 to £47,810 | There have been significant disabilities but there is a substantial level of recovery that has already happened or will be expected. |
| Whiplash | One or Multiple Whiplash Injuries | £4,215 | Symptoms last for 18-24 months. |
| One or Multiple Whiplash Injuries with One or Multiple Minor Psychological Injuries | £4,345 | Symptoms last for 18-24 months. |
Passenger Whiplash Claims
As per the Whiplash Reform Programme, there have been changes made to the way certain road traffic accident claims are made for incidents that occurred in England or Wales. The changes affect adult passengers and drivers of vehicles with injuries valued at £5,000 or less. In this instance, the claim is made via a different avenue. Furthermore, whiplash injuries are valued using the tariff in the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021, as mentioned above.
If your passenger injury is not found in these Regulations, but still valued at £5,000 or less, such as broken ribs, you will claim through the Whiplash Reform Programme. Non-whiplash injuries will be valued in accordance with the JCG. However, if the value of your injuries exceeds this amount, your passenger accident claim will be made in the usual manner.
For more information regarding the whiplash reforms and how they could influence the way you seek compensation and what you could be awarded, call our team on the number above.
How To Claim As A Passenger In A Car Accident
As with all personal injury claims, car passenger accident claims need to be supported with evidence. This needs to show liability for the injuries you suffered.
As such, you could benefit from gathering the following:
- Dashcam or CCTV footage of the accident.
- Medical records, such as copies of scans and other test results.
- Photographs of the accident and any visible injuries.
- Contact details of anybody who saw your accident happen so witness statements can be taken later on in the claims process.
If you have a valid case and it’s taken on by one of our personal injury solicitors, part of their service may include helping you with gathering evidence to build and strengthen your case.
To see if one of our solicitors could help you to claim for a passenger injury in a car accident, please call today.
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No Win No Fee Passenger Accident Claims
Our road traffic accident solicitors can offer several helpful services, such as:
- Arrange for you to attend an independent medical assessment.
- Send important correspondence on your behalf.
- Ensure your case is submitted within the correct limitation period.
- Send regular updates so you know how your claim is progressing.
- Value your case.
Additionally, they offer their services on a No Win No Fee basis by providing a Conditional Fee Agreement (CFA). The usual terms of a CFA mean that:
- You won’t be asked to pay solicitor’s fees upfront.
- No payments are expected as your claim progresses.
- you don’t pay for your solicitor’s work and services if the claim fails.
If you are compensated, a percentage of the compensation will be deducted by your solicitor as a success fee. This is capped by law so you’ll still receive the bulk of any settlement awarded.
To see if you could make a passenger injury claim with one of our experienced solicitors, you can:
- Call us on 0151 375 9916.
- Make use of our online chat service.
- Complete our “Contact Us” form.
Learn More About Claiming Road Accident Compensation
Here are some more of our articles that you might find helpful:
- Read about how to claim for a cycle accident caused by another road user not upholding the duty of care they owed you.
- Learn whether you could be eligible to start a pedestrian accident claim and how compensation payouts are calculated.
- Find out when it could be possible to make a claim following a road traffic accident on public transport that caused you to sustain harm.
Also, we’ve listed some external information that you may wish to read:
- Information from the NHS on first aid.
- Guidance on statutory sick pay from GOV.UK.
- Advice for road users from Think!
For further information about passenger injury compensation claims, please feel free to contact us.
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