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paulzolo
What's a life?
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| Thu May 31, 2012 8:19 am |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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Here's an idea. Ban claims for whiplash and don't pay these blame and claim companies twice the going rate when they win over 90% of cases. Just let them claim 110% of the going rate, not 200%.
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| Thu May 31, 2012 8:22 am |
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hifidelity2
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:03 pm
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Location: London
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Or set the maximum that a claim company can get in cost = to 50% of the damages so if the average whiplash claim is say £2000 (and I have no idea what it is) then the max that a claim company can get is £1000 which I bet is a lot less than they get now. Most would I hope not bother except for "real" cases where the award would be larger
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finlay666
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 9:40 pm
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Location: Newcastle
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Having gotten it from an accident I don't agree with this. It should be allowed, but done via a 3rd party service and ambulance chasers shouldnt be allowed (The payout I got has been used up pretty much and I'm having to pay for occasional treatment out of my own pocket for treatment on my shoulder/neck for things like physio and I can't it on the NHS as it's not a constant issue) _________________TwitterCharlie Brooker: Macs are glorified Fisher-Price activity centres for adults; computers for scaredy cats too nervous to learn how proper computers work; computers for people who earnestly believe in feng shui.
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big_D
What's a life?
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Location: Bramsche
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Paul, what did you do to your car? 
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paulzolo
What's a life?
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Let’s say just an “imperial entanglement” and leave it at that. 
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| Thu May 31, 2012 10:44 am |
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james016
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 5:52 pm
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My sister was involved in a 3 car accident. She hit the car in front which in turn hit the car in front of it just slightly. There was not damage in that collision but the driver of the lead car got shouting how she had whiplash and generally making a whole song and dance about it.
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Spreadie
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Location: IoW
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Really? I've had whiplash, and the onset wasn't immediate. I was in a neck brace for weeks.
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
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Sod. Off. I suffered whiplash in a car accident and it has affected my long-term health, I still get pains in my neck and migraines to this day, 9 years on. Now you're telling me I shouldn't have been compensated for it. 
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| Thu May 31, 2012 12:33 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
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Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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I'm saying it's easy to fake and you should have to have medical evidence to claim for it.
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| Thu May 31, 2012 12:38 pm |
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm
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Not only did I visit my GP, but the bloke's insurance company made me go through two medical assessments by an independent doctor. I really don't think they just pay out for the sake of it.
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