Groupama applauds Government whiplash proposals

Groupama Insurances’ Head of Large and Complex Loss Karl Parr has welcomed the Government’s proposals to tackle false whiplash claims, and said that they should be applauded. Parr described the whiplash claim record in the UK as entirely disproportionate to the rest of Europe, adding that every policyholder was paying extra because of it. The system was open to manipulation...

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£2.4bn of presents to be hidden in cars this year

New research from Allianz Your Cover has found that Britons will hide Christmas presents worth a total of £2.4bn in their cars this year. The survey of 2,000 people found that 30% hid their presents in the car, and 28% left them on display and unsecured in the vehicle, heightening the risk of theft. Toys are far and away the top present type (42%) to be hidden, followed...

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Dec 19, It's been about 4 or 5 days since my car accident...(12/13/12 Evening)

During that time I did not feel any pain what-so-ever. Here it is, Monday, Tuesday and my neck, back, and especially head, has begun to hurt. I continuously get headaches and migraines followed by a constant hot/cold neck feeling. I've been really tired over the weekend which is very unusual according to my regular daily routines. When I spoke to...

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Dec 17, hit from behind

by ann phelan (ireland) hello last night i got hit from behind, i jerked forward badly and went back as fast, today I have a pain in the left side of my neck, throbbing pain, is this a symptom of whiplash, the person that ran into me drove away.Hi there, Michelle here...So sorry to hear about...

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Dec 14, 4 years after acident and still have pain

by Alex (Toronto, Ontario, Canada ) Hi there I was in an medium car acident 4 years ago. I was with 3 of my friends in the car, i was in the back seat behind pasanger. An other car bumbed in the side of our car and our car went into the pole, that day was snowing and sleepery out. I had no pain...

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Dec 9, how to make the scdot pay for damage caused to our car?

by mrs. r (cherokee county) let me start off letting everyone know who reads this know one was hurt. okay this is what happen. the city was doing work on one of our county roads. they where cutting tree, branches etc. we pull up to the 1st flag man. of course we wait till the flagman gives us...

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Dec 10, Headaches, nauseas, blurry sight

by Erlinda Rossana Soto-King (Tarpon Springs, Fl. USA) Dear Doctor,In June 2010 I had an accident. The car was hardly damaged but I was the passenger. I was with the sitting belt across me and I was sitting turned looking at the driver as we were in an intersection waiting for us to pass. A car...

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Dec 4, Car accident 2 years ago- Help!

by Toni (Brisbane QLD ) 2 years ago I had a car accident. I was hit side on and both cars were a written off.I was taken via ambulance to emergency. Where they ran tests an CT scans on my body and scull. I was kept for a few hours but they found no major injuries, but that I should expect some...

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Dec 4, A Car Accident Can Cause Chaos and Confusion - We Help You Quickly Navigate Your Way Through the Aftermath

If this is your first car accident you may feel like you have been dropped off in a maze. If you have been in a car accident before, you already know the aftermath can feel like a part time job. Hi, my name is Michelle and I am the founder of Car-Accident-Facts.com. Twenty years ago I was in a life changing auto accident. I was in my mid-20s and...

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Dec 3, Whiplash Symptoms - review these symptoms to see how your car accident may be affecting you in hidden ways

Whiplash symptoms from a car accident can cause you pain right away. But just as common, pain and symptoms sometimes can take 10 days to even 2 weeks before you feel them. This makes whiplash a bit complicated as you might think you are not injured after a car accident. Then 2 weeks...

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