Section 26.11

The fast track is the normal track where a claim— is for personal injuries arising from a road traffic accident which occurs on or after 31st May 2021; is made by— a child or a protected party; or a person who, on the date the claim was first presented via the Pre-Action Protocol for Low Value Personal Injury Claims in Road Traffic Accidents, was a child; and consists of, or includes, a claim for a whiplash injury. Where this rule applies, the claim must not be allocated to the small claims track. ‘Whiplash injury’ has the meaning ascribed to it by paragraph 1.2(38) of the Pre-Action Protocol for Personal Injury Claims Below the Small Claims Limit in Road Traffic Accidents.

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Source: legislation.gov.uk · retrieved 2026-08-15