Many people don’t realise that as a passenger in a car you can make a compensation claim if you are injured in an accident, regardless of whether the driver of the car you are in, or the driver of another vehicle is to blame.

A passenger will generally suffer injuries but play no part in the circumstances that lead to the accident, in nearly all road accidents like this the passenger is not to blame and can claim compensation for their injuries.

An example would be Mr P, who was travelling as a passenger in a car while his wife was driving, the car suffered a blown tyre and the vehicle left the road and came to rest in a field, Mr P suffered cuts, bruises and whiplash.

As no other car was involved he made a no win, no fee compensation claim against his wife’s insurance policy and was paid compensation for the injuries he suffered through no fault of his own.

As Mr P’s wife also had to claim against her comprehensive insurance policy for repairs to the damaged vehicle, the personal injury claim will have little or no impact on her insurance premium as her No Claims Bonus will already have been reduced as a result of the claim for repairing the car (unless it was Protected). 

It is estimated that thousands of people every year are injured as a passenger in a vehicle and don’t realise they can make a claim because there is no other party involved in the accident.

In addition to making a claim for compensation as a passenger in an accident it is essential that rehabilitation is arranged, often with cases of whiplash this will mean a course of physiotherapy.

As specialist Personal Injury Solicitors we can handle all aspects of making a compensation claim and organising rehabilitation all at no cost, claims for passengers who have been injured are handled on a No Win, No Fee basis.

Please get in touch for instant free legal advice, we are not a call centre and you will usually speak directly with a qualified Solicitor or claims handler straight away.