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The Road Traffic (NHS Charges) Act 1999

3.When a person receives:

  • treatment at a hospital (other than one run for profit) for injuries sustained in a road traffic accident;

  • and subsequently makes a successful claim for compensation for personal injury against the holder of a compulsory motor vehicle insurance policy;

then the hospital can require the compensator to meet some of the costs of the victim's treatment.

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