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Accident in Germany leaves English national with whiplash and undriveable car: can she obtain a replacement vehicle?
My (English) daughter was driving her car in Germany yesterday and had a collision which the police say was the other person's fault. She feels a little whoozie but seems otherwise uninjured but the car is badly damaged. Can you deal with the repair either in Germany or sort out getting the vehicle home? Is a replacement car available? If so does she leave it there and travel back by public transport or can she bring the car back here?
Your daughter should consider having a claim for injuries assessed. Latent injuries after this type of incident can appear days or even weeks later.
If the cost of repair of the vehicle is in excess of £5000 we can assist.
Depending upon the repair costs and your daughters particular circumstances all options are available.
Your daughter needs to act reasonably and to limit her loss but can otherwise choose which course of action. Clearly if the cost of repatriating the vehicle exceeds it's value then this will not be a reasonable choice.
Your daughter will be able to claim for loss of use of the vehicle or the cost of replacing the vehicle whilst it is repaired.
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