CHAPTER II

COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENTS

Death or personal injury to passengers and loss of or damage to luggage
Article 7
1
Passengers shall, in accordance with any applicable law (other than this Regulation), be entitled to compensation for death, including reasonable funeral expenses, or personal injury as well as to loss of or damage to luggage due to accidents arising out of the use of the bus or coach. In case of death of a passenger, this right shall as a minimum apply to persons whom the passenger had, or would have had, a legal duty to maintain.
2
The amount of compensation shall be calculated in accordance with any applicable law (other than this Regulation). Any maximum limit provided by any such applicable law to the compensation for death and personal injury or loss of or damage to luggage shall on each distinct occasion not be less than:
a
£190,000 per passenger;
b
£1,000 per item of luggage. In the event of damage to wheelchairs, other mobility equipment or assistive devices the amount of compensation shall always be equal to the cost of replacement or repair of the equipment lost or damaged.
Words in Art. 7(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/141), regs. 1(1), 4(5)(a); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/141), regs. 1(1), 4(5)(b)(i); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Words in Art. 7(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/141), regs. 1(1), 4(5)(b)(ii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Word in Art. 7(2)(a) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/141), regs. 1(1), 4(5)(b)(iii); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
Word in Art. 7(2)(b) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/141), regs. 1(1), 4(5)(b)(iv); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)