14 May 2015
A Freedom of Information request by the Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (Apil) has uncovered that whiplash claims have fallen for the fourth consecutive year, by eight per cent (nearly 34,000 claims) in the past year. Since 2010/2011, they have fallen by more than a third. These statistics contradict the assertions of insurers that car insurance premiums are set to rise due to the cost of “out of control” claims, says Jonathan Wheeler, Apil President. He vowed to do his best to defeat calls for the small claims limit to be raised from £1,000 to £5,000 and to do everything in his power to ensure the government listens to the evidence and is not “hood-winked by insurers’ empty promises”.
