Can You Claim If The Driver Is Minor

1. Date Of Writing: 29-05-2020 Date Of Editing: 8-6-2020 Writer Name: Hamza Editor's Name: Junaid Date of article finalization: Number of words: 1016 Category Type: Article Submission Url for Q/A site or Quora: Posted Url : Title: Can You Claim If The Driver Is Minor? Meta Description: - Have you got injured in a car accident when you are under 18? Here is what you should know to make your road accident claim Main Target Keyword: Road Accident Claim H1: - Can You Get A Road Accident Claim For a Minor? ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Accidents and injuries are a part of a child’s life. While walking, playing, or running you are always at the risk of getting injured. Some may be minor while some are serious in nature. There is one way a person can get seriously injured. That is to get into a car accident. Nevertheless, if the fault is not yours, there is no need to fret about it. There is one reason, you should not be worried about the accident. You can file a road accident claim and get the amount of compensation for the miseries caused by the accident. But what if a minor was driving a car? Could you still get compensation for your injury? The first thing is, it is the silliest thing a person can do. If a minor is driving a car alone, it means that person is not eligible to drive the car on the road. But when it comes to getting a road accident claim for a minor, there are two possible angles of this case. 1.The person was not driving but got injured sitting on a passenger seat. 2.The person who was driving the car was a minor. We will address the both cases and dive deeper to understand the eligibility for making a claim. So let us get started.

2. Minimum Age Limit To Drive a Car In The UK In the UK, you have to be at least 17 years old and possess a Provisional Driving Licence to get the car on the road. It is also compulsory to have an insurance policy for the car. Besides that, your car also needs MOT and you have to pay road tax. If you have all these things, you can drive the car on the road. But you still cannot drive alone unless you get a proper driving licence. You should be accompanied by someone who is 21 years of age and has at least three

3. years of driving experience. Despite having a Provisional Driving Licence, you cannot drive on motorways unless you get a full driving licence. What If You Get Into an Accident When You Are A Minor? As you have come to know you can drive a car when you are 17 under some conditions which are mentioned above. When you are a new driver, the risk of getting into a car accident is even more. But let us assume the situation where the other party was at fault and you were not a cause of the accident. Can you make a claim? Technically, yes. You can make a road accident claim even if you are 17 years old. But you cannot file it unless you turn 18 years old. After becoming 18 years old, you can make your claim to get compensation for the injury. What If A Minor Got Injured on a Passenger Side? You do not necessarily have to be at the driving seat to get injured. You can get injured in a car accident by sitting on the passenger side. If you are a minor, your parents may not file an injury claim on your behalf. Sadly, many parents do so. They either do not know about the eligibility criteria to make a claim for their child or they simply hesitate to make a claim due to the heavy fees. So let us come to know about some important things about making a claim for a minor. Time Limit To Make The Claim The general rule to file a road accident claim is three years. It means that you will be eligible to make the claim within the three years of the accident or from the date of knowledge. The date of knowledge means the date you come to know about your injury caused by the accident. But the rules for minors are different from adults. The three years time limit for a minor starts when one reaches the age of 18. So even if you were 16 years old at the time of the accident, your time limit will start when you reach 18 years. Then you will be eligible to make your claim until you turn 21 old. Can I Claim For A Whiplash Injury For My Child? If you have been in a car accident that was not your fault and your child received a whiplash injury in it, you can get your claim. You will receive the amount of compensation that will cover all the expenses caused by the car accident. But as you know the time limit to make the claim for a minor is different from an adult, you cannot make the claim immediately after the accident. You will be eligible to make your whiplash injury claim once your child turns 18 years old. Who Can File The Claim? According to the law of the UK, a person who is below 18 years of age, cannot make a road accident claim. It is because the person lacks the legal capacity to make a claim. So a responsible adult can make the claim on behalf of that minor. Usually, the parents or the guardians are appointed to make the claim and represent the case on behalf of the child. The person who represents the case of a minor is called a ‘litigation friend’. It is the litigation friend who handles all the formalities and responsibilities of the claim throughout the procedure. The Expected Amount of Compensation You may be wondering what you will get after passing through the exhausting procedure of making a claim. There is not an exact figure which can be said to be your amount of compensation. When a court decides your amount of compensation, it takes into account: 1.The seriousness of the injury 2.Impact of the injuries on the life of the child 3.Whether the child needs additional medical treatment in the future or not.

4. 4.How much money your parents have lost by way of earning because of having to stay home to care for your child. If your amount of compensation covers all these expenses, you are getting an optimum amount of compensation.