Passenger Injury

If you have been a passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident and you have suffered injury you are likely to be entitled to receive compensation for those injuries. You may have a claim against any driver considered responsible for the accident. This may include the driver of the vehicle in which you were travelling when the accident occurred as well as the drivers of any other vehicles involved.

A passenger will generally not be considered to be at fault for an accident unless he or she has done something to cause the accident such as having distracted the driver. Difficulties may also arise, for example, with a passenger who gets into a vehicle knowing that the driver is drunk and he/she may, in those circumstances, be considered to have "contributed" towards the injuries suffered in the accident and may receive reduced compensation as a result.

A passenger injured in an accident should independently obtain all relevant information about the accident circumstances including - the names and addresses of the drivers of each car involved in the collision, details of what happened, the weather and road conditions and contact information of any witnesses.

How can Hodge Halsall help me?

As Specialists in personal injury litigation you can rest assured that we have the expertise to handle your claim. Our legal team includes members of APIL (Association of Personal Injury Lawyers) and the Law Society's Personal Injury Panel.

We have significant expertise in pursuing claims for passengers in road traffic accidents and aim to maximise the compensation paid to you when the accident is someone's fault. We have recovered millions of pounds in damages for thousands of clients over many years during which we have provided sympathetic, specialist advice to accident victims.

If you have been injured as a passenger and require legal assistance please contact us for further information.

We will :-

• offer you a free initial interview/advice at home, at hospital, by telephone or at any of our offices
• offer (in most cases) a no win/no fee arrangement
• provide you with a personal and specialized service to maximise your compensation payment