Call in Dr Whiplash: Government recruits teams of specialists to weed out ...

22.02.12

Following our investigations, Transport Secretary Justine Greening admitted that action had to be taken as Britain has become ‘the whiplash capital of Europe’.

There are now more than 1,500 whiplash injury claims a day in the UK amid fears the no-win, no-fee culture is inciting people to make false injury claims from even the most minor collisions.

Insurers say whiplash claims cost them £2  billion, adding £90 to average car insurance premiums.

High on the list of priorities from the Downing Street summit, also attended by insurance and safety experts, was to root out bogus claims early by forcing all cases to be examined by medical experts, already dubbed ‘Dr Whiplashes’.

A Government source said: ‘No one wants to stop people filing genuine injury claims. But whiplash is a notoriously difficult injury to diagnose.

‘If we set up teams of specialists in the condition, we will weed out

Source: This is Money