By Stephen Hudson. Last Updated 23rd October 2024. Welcome to our guide on caravan park and camp site claims. Caravan holidays are a popular element of the British summertime experience, and for a good reason – you will be able to enjoy a break in surroundings that are filled with entertainment for all of the family. Unfortunately, however, sometimes accidents happen in these surroundings, and if this accident has had a negative impact on your physical or mental health, you may be eligible to make a claim for financial recompense against the holiday camp or caravan park in question.
This guide will talk you through this process and let you know what you can expect from the experience. If you still have any questions once you’ve finished reading, or if you’d like to chat with someone about starting your claim, get in touch with our team on 0800 073 8804.
Select a section:
- What is a holiday camp or caravan park accident?
- What to do if you are involved in an accident causing injury at a holiday camp or caravan park.
- How To Begin Caravan Park And Camp Site Claims
- The most common types of holiday camp and caravan park injuries.
- How Much Compensation Can I Get For A Caravan Park Accident?
- No Win No Fee Caravan Park And Camp Site Claims
What is a holiday camp or caravan park accident?
If you have experienced an injury on holiday, you will know how heartbreaking and painful the experience can be. Any holiday camp or caravan park has a responsibility to ensure that you are kept safe in order to enjoy your well-earned break, and any mishap that is not your fault – whether that be due to a gas or electrical fault leading to a caravan park injury claim, a slip, trip or fall, or even a vehicular accident – can sour your experience very quickly.
If you feel that you may be entitled to a holiday compensation claim following an injury at a caravan or holiday park or would like to know more about caravan park claims or campsite claims, please don’t hesitate to contact us today.
What to do if you are involved in an accident causing injury at a holiday camp or caravan park
If you are involved in any kind of accident at a holiday camp or caravan site that could result in a compensation claim, including camping site accidents or accidents in a park home, it is essential that you keep a log of everything that happened surrounding the incident.
Keep a diary of the location of the incident, what caused it and why the responsibility for prevention falls to the owner of the site or another guest or visitor. Ask any witnesses if they will be willing to confirm what they saw, and perhaps most importantly, inform the owners of the site immediately. Any claim that was not brought to the attention of the site being blamed will not be looked upon favourably.
It is also vital that you seek immediate medical assistance and keep a thorough log of what is discussed with your doctor or hospital consultant. This kind of information will help strengthen caravan park claims, so ensure that you retain thorough records, sharing them with all relevant parties wherever applicable.
How To Begin Caravan Park And Camp Site Claims
To make a start on your injury on holiday claim, please call our professional team on our freephone number or begin your holiday claim online by using our live chat service and requesting a call-back.
Ensure that you have all the pertinent information that relates to your accident, including dates, times, locations, witnesses and any action that the holiday camp or caravan park may have taken when notified of the incident, and we will discuss your potential claim in full with you.
If we decide to take your case, we will take over from here – and we’ll need from you is for you to stay in touch so you can answer any questions we may have as we progress through the process.
If you’d like to discuss caravan park claims at greater length or would like more information on the campsite claims process, a member of our team will be happy to answer your call today.
The most common types of holiday camp and caravan park injuries
Potential cases that can lead to holiday accident claims in the UK include:
- Slips, trips and falls, whether they be on caravan steps or around the holiday park itself. Sub-standard maintenance of communal areas, including showers and toilets, is another example of a caravan park owner failing in their duty of care towards customers.
- Vehicle collisions in the car park and surrounding area.
- Bicycle accidents, including collisions and falls, around the holiday camp.
- Defective and faulty equipment within a caravan, usually electrical or gas-based in nature, poses the risk of shock or fire. The caravan park operator will be responsible for these facilities.
- Faulty hitching mechanisms are very dangerous and be the fault of a caravan park. If you are injured while hitching a caravan to your car due to substandard equipment being provided, then you may be eligible for a claim against the caravan park.
- Food contamination issues from on-site catering suppliers.
How Much Compensation Can I Get For A Caravan Park Accident?
Compensation for caravan park camp site claims can consist of general and special damages. General damages compensate for the physical pain and mental suffering caused by your injury.
Those who value general damages may refer to the Judicial College Guidelines (JCG) when looking at a personal injury case such as a caravan accident claim. This document lists guideline compensation brackets for different types of injuries.
The list below includes some of the compensation brackets for certain injuries that may be covered when making a campsite accident claim. Please note that the list is for guidance only and the first entry is an estimated figure that is not taken from the JCG:
- If you have valid grounds to claim for multiple serious injuries plus special damages, such as loss of earnings, then you could receive a payout of up to £750,000+.
- When the injured party is receiving compensation for a very severe brain injury, which means that they have little to no meaningful response to their surrounding environment and full-time nursing care is required, the compensation bracket is £344,150 to £493,000.
- If claiming for a minor brain injury, where a full recovery can occur within a handful of days or weeks, then the payout is £2,690 to £15,580.
- If claiming for a severe back injury (i), such as fractures and permanent damage to the spine, then the compensation amount is £111,150 to £196,450.
- For a minor back injury (i), which you can make a full recovery from in less than two years without needing surgery, the compensation bracket is £9,630 to £15,260.
- When claiming for a severe arm injury, which causes a permanent disability that prevents full functionality in the affected arm, the payout is £117,360 to £159,770.
- If claiming for a less severe arm injury, such as an uncomplicated fracture that fully heals, the compensation amount is £23,430 to £47,810.
- For a very serious leg injury, which has caused a permanent disability and the need to use walking aids, the compensation bracket is £66,920 to £109,290.
- For a less serious leg injury (ii), such as a clean break or fracture that will heal fully, the payout is £11,120 to £17,180.
In addition to general damages, your compensation for a caravan park accident claim may also include special damages. This kind of damages compensates for financial losses or expenses that can be directly linked to the injuries covered by your case.
Examples may include loss of earnings if you’ve needed to take unpaid time off work to recover or expenses related to your injuries like the cost of prescriptions, physiotherapy sessions or travel costs paid for attending medical appointments. You’ll need relevant documents as evidence to claim special damages, such as bank statements, receipts or wage slips.
Contact our advisors for free today to learn more about the potential value of your caravan park injury claim.
No Win No Fee Caravan Park And Camp Site Claims
If you have experienced an accident or injury you have experienced enough trauma, and we have no interested in adding to this. There are no shocks or hidden fees with our no win, no free service; if we accept your claim we are confident that the ruling will go in your favour, and we simply deduct our costs from any compensation package that you are awarded.
If you decide to use a solicitor, the choice about who will represent you for caravan park claims or campsite claims is an important one to make. We have years of experience and a friendly, professional team that will stop at nothing to get you the compensation that you deserve.
We’re authorised and regulated by the Solicitor’s Regulation Authority (SRA). We are transparent on any cost that may be incurred if your claim is successful, and we will work tirelessly to ensure that this is the case.
It costs you nothing and could lead to great rewards to pick up the phone and starting the process of a claim with us now. Simply call 0800 073 8804 and allow us to start taking the information we need to build a case for you.
Helpful links
NHS – Urgent and emergency care services in England
The NHS has a number of walk-in centres across the UK for minor injuries that do not require the attention of A&E – this link will help you find the closest such clinic to your location.
The HSE on Caravans
The Government’s official Health and Safety Executive lists the expectations that a caravan must abide by in terms of gas safety for your protection.
Slip Trip or Fall Claims – How Much Compensation Can I Claim?
if you have had a slip trip or a fall on a caravan site, find out if you can claim compensation; contact our experts today for free legal advice.
Holiday Accidents Abroad Can i Claim Compensation?
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