Pages On: Whiplash Injuries
Suffering from Whiplash can be seriously debilitating. There is a lot of stigma around Whiplash, and regulations in the UK have changed, meaning dealing with it legally speaking is difficult unless the injury is extreme. Whiplash injuries by in large effect the neck. However, they can have consequences beyond the initial impact of injury, such as headaches and trouble sleeping. These issues can last months after the road traffic accident itself.
Banning of whiplash injury cash payouts
Posted: 30 November 2015
Posted in: Neck Injuries, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
A recent statement has announced government plans to end right to cash compensation for whiplash claims. Where whiplash claims alone cost the insurance industry £2bn a year, an average of £90 a policy, the government has come up with a plan to bring car insurance bills down by as much as £50. They have proposed the banning of cash payouts for whiplash claims. George Osborne put forward the idea of ending the right to cash for minor whiplash injuries in the autumn statement. He said that this would prevent responsible…
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Backlash Against Whiplash
Posted: 19 May 2015
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
Road traffic accident victims suffer whiplash across the country every day, and each victim is entitled to a claim. Despite the media-hype surrounding whiplash, if you have suffered a whiplash injury as a result of a road traffic accident that was not your fault, you could be entitled to personal injury compensation. Whiplash is a soft tissue injury caused from a sudden, jolting movement, most often suffered in a car accident. It is the non-medical term used to describe the strain caused to the muscles, nerves and bones in the…
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Whiplash claims slashed
Posted: 4 August 2014
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
With fears growing over the country’s developing ‘compensation culture’, the Justice Secretary has announced that cuts are to be made to the fees charged for medical reports in cases involving whiplash injuries. The new regulations will be launched in October, meaning that medical professionals can charge a maximum of £180 for initial whiplash reports. This compares to the current prices of around £700 being charged – enforcing a cut to around one quarter of the current rates. With approximately 500,000 whiplash claims being made every year in the UK, insurers…
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Lawyers challenge whiplash ‘propaganda’
Posted: 26 April 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
Lawyers have welcomed a cross-party inquiry into whiplash claims, as news emerged that whiplash claims have fallen again in the last year. “The Transport Committee inquiry finally presents a real chance to challenge hackneyed and groundless propaganda about whiplash-related injuries which has been promulgated by the insurance industry for far too long,” said Matthew Stockwell, president of the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL). “And it comes as a Freedom of Information request shows that whiplash claims in Britain fell again last year by nearly 60,000, bringing them to around…
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Improving young driver safety
Posted: 26 March 2013
Posted in: Car Accidents, Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
The Government has unveiled new proposals on improving the safety and reducing risks to young drivers at a summit for the motor insurance industry, hosted by the Department for Transport. A green paper looking at a range of options for improving the safety of newly-qualified drivers will be published later in the spring. The proposals being considered include: a minimum learning period before candidates are permitted to sit their test,enabling learner drivers to take lessons on motorways, and perhaps during adverse weather conditions or during darkness to encourage greater practice…
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Whiplash Injury Compensation Claims in Leeds
Posted in: Road Traffic Accidents, Whiplash Injuries
Whiplash is an injury to the neck caused by its sudden and sharp movement. Whiplash is most commonly associated with car crashes, but can also be caused by sports injuries, as well as slip, trips and falls. In particular, whiplash occurs in road traffic accidents when a vehicle is hit from behind – it does not have to be a severe impact to result in injury. If you have suffered whiplash in an accident that was not your fault, then you can make a compensation claim against the negligent party’s…
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