An RTA claim can be made for a wide range of injuries, from those resulting from a minor scrape to far more serious accidents which cause potentially life threatening injuries. It is often the case in such catastrophic accidents that the physical scars, over time, will heal; however, it’s the mental scars which can affect [...]
Personal injury claims have increased even though the number of people hurt in road traffic accidents has dropped by 8%, recent studies have shown. Compensation claims have risen dramatically from £8.8 billion in 2006 to £9.6 billion this year. There has been some speculation that the lower casualties are a result of the current economic [...]
According to recent research, the number of children injured in road accidents during the morning rush hour has decreased significantly, from 344 between January to June 2008 to 228 in the same months this year. It has been suggested that this may be due to the current recession. David Green, the chief executive of MTA, [...]
Robert Plant, singer of British classic rock band Led Zeppelin, was involved in a minor car crash at a junction in the northwest of London, it has recently been reported. Although Mr Plant, 60, is believed not to have sustained any personal injuries, the other driver, Richard Grant, was knocked unconscious and suffered whiplash due [...]
Plans to widen a busy part of the M62 in West Yorkshire have been publicly unveiled in the hope of easing traffic flow and reducing the number of road accidents and personal injury claims on the stretch of motorway. The plans reveal that at peak times, the hard shoulder will be used between Brighouse and [...]
A Sussex pensioner is claiming up to £150,000 in injury compensation after she was the victim of a hit-and-run road accident in Hastings. Shelagh Leach, 83, suffered serious personal injury after she was hit by a car outside a petrol station. The driver, Paul Barnard, accidentally mounted the pavement when he swerved to enter the [...]
Three people face jail time and substantial legal costs after video evidence revealed that their compensation claim was a scam. Andrew Singh, 26, his parents and dozens of relatives lodged compensation claims against a Bury-based coach company. One of the coaches they were travelling in was involved in a collision with another vehicle en route [...]
Not enough motorists are aware of a dangerous scam currently taking place on roads across the UK, which has been dubbed ‘crash for cash’. According to research carried out by More Than, the UK insurance group, 41 per cent of British drivers have never heard of this particular criminal act, which sees fraudsters intentionally causing [...]
The current financial crisis has led to a large increase in the number of compensation claims being lodged in the UK. Road accidents and public liability claims have soared in recent months, as a result of damage to roads caused by the winter’s cold weather. The public themselves have not been helping the situation either, [...]
A businessman who fell victim to a car insurance scam has spoken out about his experience in the hope that other drivers will not be taken in by the personal injury scam aimed to generate whiplash compensation from insurance companies. Michael Adams, of St Albans, believes he was forced into driving into the back of [...]