{"id":13254,"date":"2023-07-10T09:54:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-10T09:54:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/?page_id=13254"},"modified":"2023-08-17T10:28:54","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T10:28:54","slug":"holiday-injury-claims-in-spain","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theukrules.co.uk\/news\/homes-and-lifestyle\/holiday-injury-claims-in-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"Spanish Compensation Rules Risky for Unwary Tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"

HOLIDAY ILLNESS<\/strong>: The compensation rules pose a serious risk for unwary Brits abroad.<\/p>\n

They may fall foul to laws of the country with the shortest time limit for personal injury claims in Europe (and most of the world).<\/p>\n

But, in stark comparison, British holidaymakers may find a more lenient time frame in other EU countries.<\/p>\n

For example, you get a 10 year limit to file injury claims after suffering an accident in France.<\/p>\n

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British Tourists Injured Abroad<\/h2>\n

The news comes from Recent Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) figures. They suggest that each week around 60 British tourists receive hospital treatment abroad. Approximately 20% of these cases actually happen in Spain.<\/p>\n

In some ways that’s not so surprising. The same figures show around 12 million British Nationals choose to visit the Spanish Mediterranean mainland (or the Balearic and Canary Islands) each year for their premier holiday destination.<\/p>\n

People who get injured in the United Kingdom, due to the recklessness or negligence of others, can take up to 3 years to file a claim. The same rule applies to individuals who get injured on a package holiday, providing they book it through a tour operator based in Britain.<\/p>\n

The Package Travel, Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations 1992 covers most package holidays taken in the UK.<\/p>\n

The law ensures that holiday companies are accountable for exhibiting a ‘lack of reasonable care and skill<\/strong>‘. This applies even in circumstances where hotel staff caused the illness or accident.<\/p>\n

A big problem arises when holidaymakers book accommodation through a direct booking site. Most of these are not protected by the same Package Tour Regulations.<\/p>\n

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Holiday Illness Compensation Spain<\/h2>\n

Non-package holidaymakers travelling to Spain often assume they will receive the same time length for filing a holiday illness compensation claim in Spain as they would in this country.<\/p>\n

The fact is that any British National who gets injured in Spain has a maximum of one year to file their claim<\/strong>. The time limit of 12 months actually begins from either:<\/p>\n