MOJ under 5k injury claim portal for RTC released today.
Discussion
https://www.officialinjuryclaim.org.uk/
Released by the Ministry of Justice and run by MIB in effort to stop scam whiplash claims and reduce insurance premiums by average of £35 a year.
Free service to claim for personal injury under 5k if driver or passenger in England and Wales.
Saves all of the calls you get after a bump, allegedly.
Released by the Ministry of Justice and run by MIB in effort to stop scam whiplash claims and reduce insurance premiums by average of £35 a year.
Free service to claim for personal injury under 5k if driver or passenger in England and Wales.
Saves all of the calls you get after a bump, allegedly.
Edited by efcgriswold on Monday 31st May 08:10
Edited by efcgriswold on Monday 31st May 08:12
Sounds like a good idea on the face of it, especially as it doesn't allow for claiming legal costs!
I give it about 5 minutes before copycat sites spring up with a slightly different URL offering to do it for you for a "fee".
And the phone calls from the "official MIB claims team" (Delhi branch)
I give it about 5 minutes before copycat sites spring up with a slightly different URL offering to do it for you for a "fee".
And the phone calls from the "official MIB claims team" (Delhi branch)
efcgriswold said:
It'd be hard to come up with a more scamtastic address than that one.Next stage will be blaming massive levels of fraud for shutting it down.
pquinn said:
efcgriswold said:
It'd be hard to come up with a more scamtastic address than that one.Next stage will be blaming massive levels of fraud for shutting it down.
pquinn said:
efcgriswold said:
It'd be hard to come up with a more scamtastic address than that one.Next stage will be blaming massive levels of fraud for shutting it down.
Might be the reason it’s not on .gov. Either way, it does look like a dodgy address!
Mr Pointy said:
Well for a start there's no recompense for legal fees so the ambulance chasers are out of the loop & secondly if the same name comes up with multiple claims then they will stand out.
Doesn't that happen already? A friend of mine had a claim for personal injury and signed a declaration stating that he hadn't claimed for something similar before. The claim got rejected on the basis that he had put in a whiplash claim 5 years earlier - he HAD been involved in an accident before but he hadnt claimed for the PI bit (as he hadnt actually been injured). However the AMC included a claim for whiplash on his behalf without informing him.One of my plumbers nudged a single lady driver in his van.
No damage but in a works van so did the honest thing and exchanged info.
His nudge to a sole driver became her suffering whiplash along with the other 4 passengers that suddenly appeared. All with genuine GP’s reports.
Where in the UK? Bradford.
No damage but in a works van so did the honest thing and exchanged info.
His nudge to a sole driver became her suffering whiplash along with the other 4 passengers that suddenly appeared. All with genuine GP’s reports.
Where in the UK? Bradford.
efcgriswold said:
pquinn said:
efcgriswold said:
It'd be hard to come up with a more scamtastic address than that one.Next stage will be blaming massive levels of fraud for shutting it down.
Might be the reason it’s not on .gov. Either way, it does look like a dodgy address!
austinsmirk said:
One of my plumbers nudged a single lady driver in his van.
No damage but in a works van so did the honest thing and exchanged info.
His nudge to a sole driver became her suffering whiplash along with the other 4 passengers that suddenly appeared. All with genuine GP’s reports.
Where in the UK? Bradford.
Where I used to work we had GPS trackers fitted to the vans and then (IIRC) they were moving to having dashcams installed as well. Not only did it benefit our insurance premiums but I'm guessing it would help avoid situations like this.No damage but in a works van so did the honest thing and exchanged info.
His nudge to a sole driver became her suffering whiplash along with the other 4 passengers that suddenly appeared. All with genuine GP’s reports.
Where in the UK? Bradford.
LordFlathead said:
Ooh can't wait to renew now and claim that the average premium is going down by £35 because of this.. after being again that my premium is going up by £x amount.
When you add on the supposed £200 reduction due to the banning of introductory rates car insurance will be almost free next year.Mr Pointy said:
LordFlathead said:
Ooh can't wait to renew now and claim that the average premium is going down by £35 because of this.. after being again that my premium is going up by £x amount.
When you add on the supposed £200 reduction due to the banning of introductory rates car insurance will be almost free next year.
ks (not you, the myopic regulator).For hindsight later...
- current customers will continue to see increasing premiums
- switching will no longer net you a material saving
The Secret Barrister, "Fake Law", Ch. 3
https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret/status/1399280...
"The government is cracking down on out-of-control whiplash fraud! Saving YOU, the motorist, £35 a year on your premium! Huzzah!
Only, as Chapter 3 of #FakeLaw explains, you’re not being given the truth.
Those in power are misleading you."
https://twitter.com/BarristerSecret/status/1399280...
"The government is cracking down on out-of-control whiplash fraud! Saving YOU, the motorist, £35 a year on your premium! Huzzah!
Only, as Chapter 3 of #FakeLaw explains, you’re not being given the truth.
Those in power are misleading you."
pquinn said:
efcgriswold said:
It'd be hard to come up with a more scamtastic address than that one.Gassing Station | News, Politics & Economics | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff