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Compensation for passengers following a car accident

Passengers are rarely responsible for accidents, but they are just as likely to be injured as the driver of the car they are travelling in, or the occupants of any other vehicle involved in a collision.

As a result the courts see many compensation claims from passengers involved in a road accident, although the amount of compensation depends on a wide range of factors.

These factors include the circumstances of the accident, the severity of the injuries sustained in the accident, the age of the passenger and the amount of time of work.

If a passenger is unable to work again as a result of the accident, their future potential earnings may be taken into account, as would the cost of long-term care, should it be appropriate.

The most common injuries suffered by passengers in a car accident include:

Neck injuries such as whiplash
Partial and total paralysis as a result of spinal injuries
Broken or amputated limbs
Head injuries
Facial injuries
Broken ribs
Severe cuts and bruising
Internal injuries

Compensation awarded in recent years to passenger in road traffic accidents has ranged from a few hundred pounds to several millions, so it pays to seek professional legal advice as soon as possible after the accident.

In most cases involving car accidents, a claim is made against the insurer of the driver responsible for the incident, who may or may not be the driver of the vehicle in which the passenger was travelling. By law, all vehicles on UK roads should be insured but in some cases the driver responsible for an accident may be un-insured. In these cases it may still be possible to claim compensation for injuries sustained in a car accident through the Motor Insurers' Bureau (MIB), which compensates victims of untraced or uninsured drivers.

In such cases it is particularly important to seek professional legal advice.
A recent example of a multi-million payout to a passenger in a vehicle involved in an accident is as follows: