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Police car accident: claim for distress and trauma?

by Conrad Murray — last modified 2006-12-21 11:02

My car was recently written off by a police car on an emergency call. Although my car is being replaced do I have a claim for the trauma and distress caused to me and my family?

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Unless any of you was injured, you will have no claim for trauma and distress. If you were in the car at the time, there is a possiblity of a psychological injury claim assuming medical evidence will support this.

You may however have a claim for loss of use of your vehicle for any period where you were either without transport or had no courtesy vehicle supplied.

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