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There are three main situations that can occur in hire car accidents. You can be the driver of the hire car, a passenger in the hire car, or another road user involved in an accident with a hire car.
If you are the driver of a hire car, or the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident with a hire car, then you will be eligible to make a claim for legal compensation if:
That translates to billions of dollars for our clients.
If you are the driver of a hire car, or the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident with a hire car, this can sometimes be reduced if it is proven that the passenger contributed to their injuries. For example, a failure to wear a seatbelt may result in the amount of compensation you would have received being reduced.
If a child is injured in any type of motor vehicle accident on New South Wales roads, including hire car accidents, they are automatically entitled to receive the children’s special benefit. The special benefit is available to all children under the age of 16 years, regardless of whether they were partially or completely at fault for the accident and includes payment of hospital, medical and rehabilitation expenses.
In Victoria, minors under the age of 18 who were injured in a motor vehicle accident are entitled to compensation, which could include a minors’ additional benefit. Under South Australia’s Compulsory Third Party (CTP) insurance scheme, children under the age of 16 are entitled to compensation regardless of the vehicle type and whether they were at fault.
Children injured in motor vehicle accidents in Queensland, Tasmania and Western Australia are not necessarily entitled to additional benefits.
Under the motor accidents compensation scheme, people with car hire accident claims may be entitled to receive the following components of compensation:
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Gerard Malouf and Partners already have an established track record of getting injured people in need the justice they deserve.
For decades, the team at Gerard Malouf and Partners have been leading the way and fighting for people just like you. Whether you’ve been wronged through a motor accident, public liability, medical negligence, workers’ compensation issue, or other dispute, our solicitors and barristers have a winning history you can rely on. If your back pain has negatively impacted your quality of life, it is time to take action.
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