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| pcernie wrote: http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28627165 I hate that there's a bit of an assumption you're faking it. | |
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Not sure how much reliable data there is, but I'd dearly love to know just what percentage of whiplash claims are actually true.
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| Author: | pcernie [ Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Whiplash assessment report fees cut to tackle fake claims |
http://m.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-28627165 I hate that there's a bit of an assumption you're faking it. |
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| Author: | jonlumb [ Sun Aug 03, 2014 11:52 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Whiplash assessment report fees cut to tackle fake claims | |||||||||
Not sure how much reliable data there is, but I'd dearly love to know just what percentage of whiplash claims are actually true. |
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| Author: | l3v1ck [ Sun Aug 03, 2014 4:53 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Whiplash assessment report fees cut to tackle fake claims |
I'd just ban whiplash claims unless you had undeniable medical proof that you had it. |
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| Author: | davrosG5 [ Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:11 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Whiplash assessment report fees cut to tackle fake claims | |||||||||
I was under the impression that, as it's largely a soft tissue injury, it was basically impossible to definitively prove or disprove - hence it's populartity for insurance claims. |
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| Author: | Spreadie [ Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:28 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Whiplash assessment report fees cut to tackle fake claims |
Perhaps someone should look for a correlation between premium price-gouging and numbers of whiplash claims? |
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| Author: | big_D [ Mon Aug 04, 2014 8:52 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Whiplash assessment report fees cut to tackle fake claims |
My motorbike crash was classed as whiplash. I had 30% restriction in turning my head after a year. They paid out and closed the claim, saying it would heal over time. I now have around 40% restriction in movement and continual pain... The payout was okay, but not earth shattering. Given that I will have to live with worsening plain for the rest of my life, the payout was a little on the low side. The advantages of hindsight. Sent from my Lumia 1020 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | finlay666 [ Mon Aug 04, 2014 10:27 am ] | |||||||||
| Post subject: | Re: Whiplash assessment report fees cut to tackle fake claims | |||||||||
There is an assumption that it's faking it or exaggerating the severity, however it's nigh on impossible to prove you do/don't have it past showing full mobility. 3 years after my car got written off in traffic from someone driving into the back of me I still have bad days with my neck/shoulder (and consequentially lower back from overcompensating), gf seemed to be worse off as she was a passenger it's affected her right shoulder also. Was the payout decent? Not really, after covering additional costs incurred it's basically where I was, but with a long term injury Alternative is make insurance 1st party only and mandatory on your policy so you have to cover your own/passengers medical treatment (though I'd say pedestrians etc would still have to be covered), that way I suspect the claims will drop from those that don't really need it |
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