FFS - Actively encouraging compensation claims...

[TheCarpetCleaner]

I just recieved an email to my personal account.

From the National Injuiry Helpline.

Not specific to any problem, going out to everyone presumably spam style.

It really boils my piss to a superheated state on the first line where it says "We make it easy to claim the compensation you deserve "

And it goes on - basically they want people to phone up with a list of all injuries that they have had, to see if they can claim for any of them

Surely this sort of st needs to be outlawed - NOW - before our insurance goes up yet again...

As on the benefits family thread - "Don't blame the seagulls, blame the people that give them chips"

No win, no fee

Worst thing to ever happen to this country within my lifetime so far.

[Arese]

Have you had an accident recently? I think insurance companies either sell your details to these companies, or actually own these companies too.

[TheCarpetCleaner]

Arese said:

Have you had an accident recently? I think insurance companies either sell your details to these companies, or actually own these companies too.

No not since my last motorcycle accident back in late 1999 - that was when the ambulance chasers were just getting into their element.

I did not suffer any actual loss apart from the bike, so thats all I claimed for. They were trying to get me to claim thousands for a few pulled muscles. Utter s.

[dazzztay]

I think you should say,

"Last time i saw your advert on TV i was so disgusted i spilt my boiling hot drink onto my lap. As such i blame you for this accident and would like to start a claim against you. Can you please begin sue'ing yourself on my behalf"

[ShadownINja]

Thus proving greedy bankers are everywhere.

I think I thoroughly disappointed an ambulance chaser when someone pulled out from a sideroad in front of me.
"Did you or your passengers experience any injuries as a result of the accident?"
"Nope, I managed to brake enough to cut the speed such that the airbags didn't even deploy."
"Oh... and did you suffer any loss of earnings?"
"Nope, I was just 10 minutes late to get to work."
"Oh... er... well, we'll pursue the claim for the repair, anyway."

Perhaps I didn't milk it enough. I could have been set up for life.

[ShadownINja]

dazzztay said:

I think you should say,

"Last time i saw your advert on TV i was so disgusted i spilt my boiling hot drink onto my lap. As such i blame you for this accident and would like to start a claim against you. Can you please begin sue'ing yourself on my behalf"

Could you claim against your home insurance, assuming you've got "legal cover"?

Edited by ShadownINja on Tuesday 13th April 11:49

[sleep envy]

had a call last week from an accident management company based in Brum asking me about the accident I had 2 years ago

it was news to me

[Cupid Stunt]

I hate the way things are at the minute. As far as I'm concerned, if someone walks along & slips on a wet floor without noticing it's as much their fault for being dozy enough to not realise there's a big fking puddle on the floor as it is the fault of the company for not putting a sign up.

It's something I'm learning a lot more about because I'm looking to get into Health & Safety for my company but even if it ends up paying my wages I still think I'll consider it a load of bks

[TheCarpetCleaner]

ShadownINja said:

Perhaps I didn't milk it enough. I could have been set up for life.

Sounds like your parents raised you with a good moral standing

I have been called stupid for not claiming myself by a few people in my circle of friends.

They are astonished usually when I tell them I turned it down because I suffered no actual loss and believe it to be not within my scope of moral judgement.

I am not well off financially at all, but I simply cannot justify taking money for nothing. Its not how I was raised. If it was a choice between going bankrupt, or putting in a cheeky claim for £5,000 for tripping over my own feet, I would rather go bankrupt.

[bern]

I was in Scarborough the other week and overheard a bloke stopping people in the street and asking if they had, had any injuries in the last 3 years!

As said above it needs stopping now, but I fear it may already be too late.

[Wyvern971]

Next time get them to come and interview you.

Before they get there line the boot of your car and checked for leaks, oh and a shovel

[308mate]

TheCarpetCleaner said:

Arese said:

Have you had an accident recently? I think insurance companies either sell your details to these companies, or actually own these companies too.

No not since my last motorcycle accident back in late 1999 - that was when the ambulance chasers were just getting into their element.

I did not suffer any actual loss apart from the bike, so thats all I claimed for. They were trying to get me to claim thousands for a few pulled muscles. Utter s.

What do you do though?

Your insurance premiums are high because of all the blood-sucking parasites milking the system. Do you cop the high premiums and take the MHG, or claim for everything and take back out your pound of flesh?

[dilbert]

TheCarpetCleaner said:

I just recieved an email to my personal account.

From the National Injuiry Helpline.

Not specific to any problem, going out to everyone presumably spam style.

It really boils my piss to a superheated state on the first line where it says "We make it easy to claim the compensation you deserve "

And it goes on - basically they want people to phone up with a list of all injuries that they have had, to see if they can claim for any of them

Surely this sort of st needs to be outlawed - NOW - before our insurance goes up yet again...

As on the benefits family thread - "Don't blame the seagulls, blame the people that give them chips"

No win, no fee

Worst thing to ever happen to this country within my lifetime so far.

For some reason, they always stop short of saying;

"Make your claim because if you don't someone else will."

[sprinter1050]

I heard yesterday of a local chap who (naturally) went to help an elderly lady get up after seeing she had fallen down but he is now being sued ( it seems her daughter may have promoted the idea) for bruising her in helping her to her feet !

No idea of other details but another despairing example I guess.

[julian64]

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Let me introduce you both

[samuelellis]

bern said:

I was in Scarborough the other week and overheard a bloke stopping people in the street and asking if they had, had any injuries in the last 3 years!

As said above it needs stopping now, but I fear it may already be too late.

I had one of them stop me once, the conversation went like this

Accident bloke: Can i have a minute of your time
Sam: What you selling
AB: Nothing, we are just doing a survey to find out if anyone has had an accident recently as they could be due compensation
Sam: Well i have had an accident in the last couple of years
AB: Oh what happened?
Sam: my 306 had an argument with a HGV
AB: Really? (pound signs in his eyes) Was it bad?
Sam: Well the car was a total writeoff
AB: Right just let me fill out this paperwork
Sam: Ok, so you think i am due some money then
AB: Oh i would say a lot, were you injured
Sam: Some neck pain
AB: Well i can confirm we can get you some compensation
Sam: No, no you cant
AB: Yes we can
Sam: Well as the insurance company ruled that it was my fault i very much doubt it - good day

at that point i walked off, I had nothing to do and it gave me 1/2hrs fun winding them up so i was happy

[TheCarpetCleaner]

julian64 said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Let me introduce you both

I don't have a problem with this - he is trying to get advice on claiming for actual loss as far as I can see?

[J-Tuner]

I have 2 related p1ss-boilers that i have witnessed this week :

1) A cold call today from an unknown company asking if i was injured in a minor shunt that i was involved with a few months back.. I was parked stationary and a car rolled back into my drivers side wing. A £300 ding at most...

2)Yesterday in Tesco's car park i saw a car with a injury claim helpline air freshner hanging from their rear view mirror... nice and handy for the next claim that comes along - t*ssers !!!

Edited by J-Tuner on Wednesday 14th April 14:37

[julian64]

TheCarpetCleaner said:

julian64 said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Let me introduce you both

I don't have a problem with this - he is trying to get advice on claiming for actual loss as far as I can see?

He, not the problem. He should claim for his losses.

Actively encouraging compensation, fits nicely with the accident management scenario for me.

I'm afraid I'm getting jaded now. I tend to get a large number of people comming to see me after accidents complaining of whiplash problems that they magically develop after talking to a no win no fee, or accident management company that has advised them they can claim for injuries sustained, time off work, or the inconvenience as one put it to me last week. I currently have four or five on these to do at any one time. I even had one patient who's english was very poor and the company in question had written him a hitlist of words to say to me.

I think accident management companies should be banned in all their forms, if it weren't for, as some posters have stated, the 'take the piss' attitude of insurance companies.

[TheCarpetCleaner]

julian64 said:

TheCarpetCleaner said:

julian64 said:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0...

Let me introduce you both

I don't have a problem with this - he is trying to get advice on claiming for actual loss as far as I can see?

He, not the problem. He should claim for his losses.

Actively encouraging compensation, fits nicely with the accident management scenario for me.

I'm afraid I'm getting jaded now. I tend to get a large number of people comming to see me after accidents complaining of whiplash problems that they magically develop after talking to a no win no fee, or accident management company that has advised them they can claim for injuries sustained, time off work, or the inconvenience as one put it to me last week. I currently have four or five on these to do at any one time. I even had one patient who's english was very poor and the company in question had written him a hitlist of words to say to me.

I think accident management companies should be banned in all their forms, if it weren't for, as some posters have stated, the 'take the piss' attitude of insurance companies.

Totally.

As an aside - do GP's or other medical professionals or their sugeries get any financial reward for putting forward some of these people as genuine cases? Not suggesting you would of course - but there are some that would.