Maclaren the company famous for Formula 1 cars and ……….child’s buggies – have announced that they are to offer compensation to the parents of 40 UK children whose fingers were injured (in some cases severely) in the hinges of its folding pushchairs.

Maclaren have refused to admit liability but have begun to make compensation settlement payments, ranging between £2500 to £10,000.  The money is to be held in trust until the child is 18.

The particular model of buggie was withdrawn from the US market back in 2009.