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A clean bill of health?

26 September 2013 / Dominic Regan
Issue: 7577 / Categories: Opinion , Personal injury
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Dominic Regan considers the road ahead for whiplash claims

Well what a surprise! Whiplash does exist and there is no evidence to support the bland assertion that the UK is whiplash capital of the world.

These are the key findings of the House of Commons Transport Committee’s recent report Cost of motor insurance: whiplash. Over the last year we have been subjected to a barrage of unsubstantiated allegations made by random voices including Jack Straw MP and various Times reporters.

The report has been produced by an all party group. The body of evidence taken follows the conclusions in the report.

Claimant practitioners will weep with joy on reaching page 9 where, in bold print no less, it is declared: “Whiplash injuries can arise from motor accidents and can have debilitating consequences for those who suffer them. It is appropriate that people injured in motor accidents through no fault of their own should be able to claim compensation from the party which caused the injury.” So there.

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