Sentences with phrase «bans whiplash claims»

Another false promise by the insurance industry to reduce motor premiums if the government either bans whiplash claims or raises the small claims limit,

Another false promise by the insurance industry to reduce motor premiums if the government either bans whiplash claims or raises the small claims limit, thereby stopping them having to contribute to the injured person's legal fees.

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The Bill introduces fixed amounts of compensation for whiplash claims, potentially making them uneconomic for lawyers to pursue, bans payouts without medical evidence and changes the personal injury discount rate calculation.

It banned insurers from making offers to settle whiplash claims without medical evidence, introduced tariffs for whiplash injuries lasting between 0 to 24 months, and raised the threshold for personal injury claims in the small claims court from # 1,000 to # 5,000.

Or perhaps, as the chancellor proposes to ban claims for whiplash, an injury most commonly experienced by motorists, usually when someone runs into the back of you, we should all stop driving, and take to the trains instead.