Petrol Station Accident Claim Guide: Compensation For Personal Injury
In this article we explain what a petrol station accident claim is. We consider the duty owed to you as a customer or worker injured on the petrol station premises.
Thereafter we discuss typical types of petrol station accidents.
We conclude with our petrol station injury Q&A section – answers to real-life petrol accident victim online questions.
What is a petrol station accident claim?
Should you suffer injury whilst using the facilities at a petrol station, either as a customer or as an employee working in a petrol station, you may be entitled to petrol station accident claim for monetary compensation for your injuries (and resultant financial loss)
To succeed with a claim – you must show the petrol station business was legally at fault for your accident.
For example – legal fault my be demonstrated by showing a defect with the existed with the petrol station equipment or with the premises itself.
Speak To A Solicitor
Determining whether a petrol station business is likely to be considered legally at fault is best left to a specialist solicitor.
If you suffer injury at a petrol station – we recommend you speak to a solicitor to see if you have a claim.
What duties does a petrol station owe to its customers?
The petrol station business owes you a duty of care to keep you safe whilst on the petrol station premises and using their facilities.
You are considered a lawful visitor and owed a duty under the Occupiers Liability Act. In addition, as the petrol station is a business open to the public – you are owed duties under Health and Safety laws.
Employees and other workers at the petrol station are owed additional duties from their employer.
Common types of petrol station accident claim made by customers
The process for claiming compensation for customer injury in all manner of petrol station accident is very similar.
See our article setting out the compensation claims process from start to finish, including the steps taken after issue at court up to and including a trial.
Typical examples of customer accidents and injuries include:
- Slips and trips – watch out for forecourt oil spillages and shop slips.
- Accidents in petrol station shop.
- Injury whilst using the petrol pumps or electric car charge points.
- Accidents whilst using the car wash or car vac equipment.
- Equipment malfunction when blowing up your tyres.
- Defective flooring.
- Injury from petrol station employees.
- Injury from another motor vehicle using the petrol station facilities.
Can petrol station workers claim compensation if they are injured?
“Yes” – as an employee, contractor or self-employed worker, you are owed a duty by the petrol station business to keep you safe at work. Should you suffer injury in an accident or due to some form of negligent act or omission – the petrol station may be shown to be legally at fault and you will likely be entitled to claim compensation.
Injury To One Worker By Another Worker
Imagine you work at a petrol station and suffer injury from another worker. In this instance – you may still be able to claim compensation from your employer.
This can be for negligent acts, but in more limited circumstances it can include willful acts – such as an assault.
Q&A – Answers To Petrol Station Accident Claim Questions
In this section we set out real-life questions we have received from accident victim. In answering each question we consider:
- How to prove fault.
- The records you should keep that will help support your claim
- Public and worker liability insurance to pay your compensation.
- The types and amounts of compensation you can claim.
- How to access specialist solicitor free legal help.
QUESTION 1 – Injury Caused By A Defective Airline On A Petrol Station Forecourt
See our defective airline claim Q&A in which we explain when you can claim for a defect if the air hose when blowing up your car tyres on a supermarket petrol station forecourt.
QUESTION 2 – Slip On A Spillage In A Petrol Station Shop
In this slip on a spillage in a petrol station shop Q&A – you will discover how a customer can claim compensation for a shoulder and wrist injury caused from a slip in a shop when no wet floor sign was put out to warn customers of danger.
FREE Legal Help And Assistance
See our free telephone / online specialist solicitor assistance. You can not only ask a question and have your claim assessed, but also call to speak direct to a solicitor.
