Drivers’ standard of care

Posted by admin on Jun 9th, 2009 | no comments

It is expected that all drivers should exercise the same standard of care. This means learner drivers as well as experienced drivers, should demonstrate the same duty of care. In Nettleship v Weston [1971] 2 QB 691, a learner driver crashed the car she was driving and injured her instructor. The case before the courts was……should she exercise the same standard of care as an experienced driver?  The Court of Appeal held that even though she was a learner driver, she should have exercised the same level of care as a reasonably compemetent experienced driver. Despite this, Lord Denning told her that she should not consider herself morally blameworthy.

Whether you are injured by a learner driver (or by extension, a learner motorcycle rider) or a professional driver, you have a personal injury claim  if the actions that caused your injury were negligent. We deal with all types of personal injury claims, accident on the road, accidents at work, accidents at school or college, accidents on pavements and footpaths. Please telephone us on freephone 0800 169 3683. We can help you immediately, just pick up the phone.

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