“…In Lagden v O’Connor [2003] UKHL 65; [2004] 1 AC 1067 the defendant negligently damaged the claimant’s car. He was unemployed, and made a credit hire agreement for a replacement car, on the understanding that the …”
“…from mainstream hire companies, see Stevens v Equity Syndicate Management Limited [2015] EWCA Civ 93; [2015] 4 ALL ER 458. In Lagden v O’Connor [2003] UKHL 64; [2004] 1 AC 1067 it was held that a driver may also recover the costs of approaching a credit hire company, such as Helphire, to obtain a replacement motor car where the innoce…”