Sunday 13 December 2015

The UK's Intent To Push Away Its Whiplash Personal Injury Reputation

Europe recognises Britain as Europe's whiplash capital because almost every road accident injury receives compensation for every minor soft tissue troubles despite some being exaggerated and fraudulent.



Soft tissue injuries, which include whiplash, have no immediate symptoms making them difficult to detect. However, it merits significant personal injury compensation because it could lead to severe disabilities without treatment.

The absence of immediate symptoms may allow fraudsters to exaggerate their claims and gain illicit compensation.

To combat this, UK chancellor George Osborne proposed the increasing of the small claims court limit and abolishing all road accident "minor" soft tissue.

With the court's ability to pay out £5000 instead of £1000, Osborne intends to minimise the costly damages of whiplash and other exaggerated personal injuries from road accidents.

Several groups, including the Select Transport Committee and the Law Society, mentioned that victims in small claims courts will be forced to represent themselves. Without sufficient legal advice, the proposal violates their right to justice.


Also, several other soft tissue incidents merit a higher value of compensation. Facial scarring from road accidents can merit more than £20,000. These include emotional and psychological damages compensation aside from personal injury recompense.