CHAPTER II

COMPENSATION AND ASSISTANCE IN THE EVENT OF ACCIDENTS

Immediate practical needs of passengers
Article 8
In the event of an accident arising out of the use of the bus or coach, the carrier shall provide reasonable and proportionate assistance with regard to the passengers’ immediate practical needs following the accident. Such assistance shall include, where necessary, accommodation, food, clothes, transport and the facilitation of first aid. Any assistance provided shall not constitute recognition of liability.
For each passenger, the carrier may limit the total cost of accommodation to £70 per night and for a maximum of 2 nights.
Word in Art. 8 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(6); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)