The Package Travel Regulations 1992 and Holiday Accident Claims The Package Travel Regulations 1992 can protect holidaymakers if they suffer an injury whilst abroad on a package holiday. People want the best for their vacations, especially when they barely have one or two a year. When looking after a new place, they usually go by recommendations coming from friends or neighbors. At the same time, checking out the Internet will give you even more options. You may search by specific criteria, such as the location, the touristic attractions, the weather or the expenses. When you only pick your destination by pictures, reviews and testimonials, you don't really know what you will find there. Believe it or not, you might get thousands for slipping at the swimming pool or as you walk down the stairs. Any potential accident or problem can protected under the Package Travel Regulations 1992, only to gain the most out of your vacation. There are also various rules or regulations you need to consider before asking for claims. This is when you need the holiday accident claims solicitors at Simpson Millar. The solicitors can tell you what and if you are likely to receive any compensation for your particular problems. Even when the tour operator refuses to give you compensation for your accident or injury, you can seek professional advice from a holiday accident solicitor. In order to make a claim under the Package Travel Regulations 1992 your holiday must be a 'package holiday', this means the UK tour operator must have supplied you with Transport and Accommodation. Factors that might contribute to a holiday accident include health and safety failings on the part of a package holiday company, insufficient training or lack of expert supervision in holiday sports activities, lack of safety equipment for activities, poor maintenance of the public areas of holiday accommodation causing a slip, trip or fall – or any number of other contributing factors that were not the victim’s fault. If you are injured in a holiday accident, it is important to make a note of as many of the details leading up to your accident as you can remember – ask around for witnesses to your accident and take names and addresses of anyone who saw what happened. It is highly recommended to opt for Simpson Millar holiday solicitors, so you can get the compensation you deserve for your holiday accident. When you work on your case at home, you feel more secure. You no longer have to extend your stay in a problematic vacation only to take some money you actually deserve.
What if the trial goes on for months? Even when you are in a different country, you can always rely on the team of consultants at home. You will be advised in this matter, although the laws and regulations differ widely. Under the Package Travel regulations you have up to 3 years from the date of the accident to initiate a claim, unless your accident was on board a plane or a ship in which case there is a 2year time period in which you can make a claim.