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Stop taking us for a ride: 5,000 firms chasing car insurance claims... and 700 of them have been struck off

 

Tough new curbs on bogus car-accident injury claims to stop Britain being the ‘whiplash capital of Europe’ are pledged today by Transport Secretary Justine Greening.
Writing in The Mail on Sunday, she proposes to ban claims involving very low speeds, introduce  rigorous medical checks and target ‘ambulance-chasing lawyers’ who are making millions of pounds from the racket.
The crackdown comes as an investigation by this newspaper revealed there are an astonishing 5,399 claims-management companies (CMCs), which refer car-crash victims to no-win, no-fee law firms in exchange for cash.
Of those, 707 have been shut down by the Government for malpractice. 
Insiders say that Ms Greening is furious the legal establishment has tried to block reforms and protect its rich pickings from the scam, which is sending car-insurance premiums rocketing.
The Prime Minister is to chair a special Downing Street summit on the crisis and Ms Greening will meet key Cabinet colleagues to draw up a package of measures.
The move follows The Mail on Sunday’s campaign highlighting dishonest claims for whiplash  injuries and the soaring cost of premiums for law-abiding drivers.
The Transport Secretary is to study laws in Germany, where whiplash claims are banned for accidents at speeds of less than 6.25mph.
It is understood Ms Greening will also consider calls to create a criminal offence of deliberately causing ‘accidents’ in order to claim for whiplash injuries, with the threat of jail if found guilty.

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