Personal Injury Claims
This week we take a look at different areas of the personal injury claims market including the use of smart motorways and the new whiplash reforms. These are issues which are current and relevant and, in the case of smart motorways, sometimes not as straightforward as you might assume. How do smart motorways work? Just [...]
A recent survey by the RAC has cast a very interesting light on the use of mobile phones while driving. For some time in the UK, it has been illegal for drivers to use a hand-held mobile device although the use of hands-free mobile devices is still legal. Many MPs are pushing the UK government [...]
In light of COVID-19 and the need to find different forms of exercise, we have seen and will continue to see a boom in cycling. This is an area of the exercise market which has been very buoyant in recent years. The recent increase in the number of cyclists is set to continue, with the [...]
Prince Philip has been in the news over the last few days after being involved in a car accident. His Land Rover collided with a Kia, flipping Prince Philip’s vehicle into a dangerous roll and the other vehicle into a tailspin which threw it off the road. While we await details of the police investigation, [...]
Over the years we have seen some major developments in the world of technology and mobile apps but the car insurance industry has on the whole failed to keep up. When applying for insurance cover you may be “penalised” as a newly qualified driver, see your premiums bumped up in the event of a one-off [...]
Despite the fact many of the motoring public, and the general public, have never been consulted it seems as though driverless cars are on their way. They are actually being tested on the roads of the UK at this moment in time with governments and politicians pushing for their immediate introduction – in order to [...]
Over the next few years we will see a massive increase in the number of self-driving electric vehicles on the road (also known as autonomous vehicles) and with it some headaches for car insurance companies. When you bear in mind we have already seen a significant increase in electric vehicles but nowhere near the same [...]
Car insurance has for many years been the most difficult market to police with regards to fraudulent personal injury claims. The government has introduced an array of new regulations which will reduce the expenses associated with injuries such as whiplash but it is difficult to eliminate all fraudulent claims. There is no doubt that fraudulent [...]
While the authorities have instigated a serious clampdown upon fraudulent personal injury claims they are still a big problem. There are certain types of claims, such as whiplash, which are often difficult to dispute and tend to be settled out of court to save costs. In many ways the hardest hit victims of fraudulent personal [...]
We can only estimate the number of people driving on UK roads without insurance but the Motor Insurers Bureau believes there are more than 1 million uninsured drivers in the UK. The issue has been further complicated by European freedom of movement regulations and confusion as to what kind of cover and license are required [...]
