Millions of motorists could see their car insurance bills cut by £40 a year, the government says, after it announced a crackdown on the “epidemic” of exaggerated and fraudulent whiplash injury claims. It would do this by raising the upper limit for all personal injury claims to be heard in the small claims court from £1,000 to £5,000. Aviva has said nine out of 10 of the motor injury claims it received were for between £1,000 and £5,000. However, this change is likely to prompt anger in some quarters because it will also affect injury claims unconnected to whiplash - such as claims for workplace accidents. MedCo is the body charged by the government with overseeing the production of independent medical reports in whiplash claims.

Source: The Guardian November 17, 2016 00:01 UTC