{"id":53263,"date":"2017-04-29T13:00:22","date_gmt":"2017-04-29T06:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whiplash-the-myth-that-funds-a-20bn-gravy-train\/"},"modified":"2017-04-29T13:12:59","modified_gmt":"2017-04-29T06:12:59","slug":"whiplash-the-myth-that-funds-a-20bn-gravy-train","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.siamlandbank.com\/propertynews\/property-news\/whiplash-the-myth-that-funds-a-20bn-gravy-train\/","title":{"rendered":"Whiplash: the myth that funds a \u00a320bn gravy train"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nAfter an accident I stepped away uninjured but was pestered to claim. Now, a brave neurosurgeon speaks outTen years ago I was in a country lane in Leicestershire, indicating to turn right to go into a hotel for a family event. Seconds later my car was a write-off after a young driver careered round the bend, smashing into the rear of my VW Golf. Fortunately I stepped out uninjured. And from that moment I was pestered, again and again, to make a false whiplash claim.One of the hotel\u2019s guests was first in. \u201cYou\u2019ve got to get down the doctors, tell them your neck is really hurting. You\u2019ll easily get \u00a33,000,\u201d said one (I\u2019m summarising here). But my neck, while a little stiff, wasn\u2019t in pain. Others told me I was mad not to apply. But a decade later there is no evidence the crash caused anything other than a mild sprain that lasted a couple of days. And certainly not deserving of the \u00a33,000-\u00a36,000 that is routinely paid out to \u201cvictims\u201d of even the mildest of rear-end shunts. Continue reading…
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\nSource : theguardian.com
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