Accidents Abroad

Holiday’s abroad should be fun and enjoyable but unfortunately accidents and illness do happen when you’re overseas. This can often ruin a family holiday that has been planned for a long time.

The rate of road accidents is much higher in some parts of Europe than in Britain, resulting in many British people being injured in accidents abroad each year. Worryingly the chance of being involved in a fatal road accident increases significantly in mainland Europe.

Claiming compensation for accidents and illness suffered abroad, either in Europe or further afield, can be complicated by time limits set for legal claims in other countries, exclusions of particular types of injury under International Conventions and the difficulty of obtaining evidence for incidents which happened thousands of miles away.

Due to these complications, it is essential to obtain legal advice and assistance from Recovery Assist Solicitors who have experience and expertise in legal claims abroad.

If you have a road traffic accident within the EU the claim will usually be dealt with by an insurance company in the UK. Our solicitors are experts in all types of holiday and travel claims.

Most holiday claims are brought against the tour operator who you booked your holiday through. The good thing is that you don't have to prove that the tour operator was actually at fault -the tour operator is held responsible for your safety where you are staying and during your journey. 

This means that in most cases there is no need to trace foreign businesses or bring claims in foreign legal systems, so the holiday claims process is simple

If you are injured whilst on a cruise the claim will usually be brought against the insurance company covering the cruise liner, this will be a straightforward claim brought in the UK.

Recovery Assist can assess your holiday abroad claim for free. We offer a NO Win NO Fee service and we can attend your home or work place if this is more convenient than attending our offices.

Contact one of our specialist claims solicitors today.

Don’t delay call today 0161 762 4949.