If you are a user of public transport in the Canary Islands and you suffer an accident, you must know what rights you have and how to proceed. Public transport has Compulsory Travelers Insurance, so it will be this insurance that covers the damages that may be suffered as a result of an accident. To do this, you must meet some minimum requirements to guarantee the success of your claim.
What does the Compulsory Travelers Insurance cover?
As we indicated, this travel insurance protects users of public transport who will be entitled to receive the corresponding compensation in the event of an accident as well as the health care they may need.
It is very important to note that this insurance only covers bodily injury. However, this does not mean that material damages cannot be claimed. For these damages, it will be necessary to claim the compulsory insurance for the circulation of the means of transport, both claims not being incompatible.
This mandatory travel insurance protects:
- All users of Spanish collective public passenger transport, urban and interurban, contemplated in the Land Transport Planning Law.
- All users of Spanish maritime transport.
Tips to ensure the success of your claim
If you have an accident on public transport, you must submit a claim to the transport company indicating all the data and circumstances of the accident that you have.
It is essential to be able to claim to keep the ticket or ticket that proves that you were traveling in that vehicle on the day and at the time the accident occurred. Likewise, the injuries suffered must be accredited, providing a medical report where the existence of these is accredited.