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Car accidents abroad are a common source of misery for countless holidaymakers each year, not least because the typical issues affecting domestic road traffic accidents are usually multiplied when dealing with foreign cases. However, despite such difficulties, a typical victim of a car accident abroad will still be able to make a successful claim for compensation in many cases.

The recent case of Parker and TUI UK [2009] EWCA (Civ. 1261) serves to remind the victims of potentially foreseeable accidents that compensation is not always available to those who embark on hazardous adventures. In the case, Mrs Susan Parker had suffered a personal injury whilst on a winter holiday at a popular Austrian ski resort. The specific details of the case are such that Mrs Parker, who suffers from MS, lost control of her toboggan having remounted it against the general advice of the tour operator