Motorcycle Passenger Damages Always Reimbursed
Personal injury as a motorcycle passenger in the Netherlands? If you were injured as a passenger on a motorcycle in an accident in the Netherlands, your personal injury damages are always reimbursed under Dutch law. No additional insurance is necessary for this. The person riding as a passenger on a motorcycle will always have their damages fully reimbursed after an accident. This is because the passenger is considered an innocent third party. Unless they are (partially) at fault for the accident due to their own actions. In that case, a portion of their own fault may be deducted during the damage calculation. If the passenger is entirely at fault for the accident, they will naturally not receive any damages.
The driver of a motorcycle will not receive compensation if they are entirely at fault for an accident, unless they have taken out additional passenger insurance for this.
In personal injury cases, the most common damage items are household help, pain and suffering compensation (smartengeld), and loss of earning capacity. In addition to full compensation for damages, a victim is entitled to reimbursement for the costs of recovering the damages. The costs of a personal injury lawyer are therefore reimbursed by the liable insurer. The personal injury lawyer will identify all damage items and calculate them for you. These items will then be claimed from the liable insurer.
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