Whiplash injuries are difficult to identify as the symptoms differ greatly in each case. For some the pain will be instant or will develop within just a few hours of an accident. On the other hand, many will not experience the pain until 48 or 72 hours after the accident has occurred, as inflammation and [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
A concert-goer has been awarded €15,000 in damages after she suffered whiplash injuries at a Rod Stewart concert in Dublin in 2005. Sally Price, a lifelong fan of the 64-year-old singer, was struck by a football that Stewart had kicked towards the audience at the Point Depot concert. A tradition that the rocker has been [...]
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 [...]