Whiplash......
16 November 2011, 10:03 PM
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I was taken out on a motorway rounderbout at around 50mph and spun 3/4 times back in 2009 and had a sore neck and lower back pain, the sore neck lasted a few days but the back continued to play up, I was sent to see a doctor who assessed my injury's and told me around 12 months and i will be fine, This cost me some days of work etc, I got £1600 in compensation but now 2 years on im paying private to see a Chiropractor who has said the bottom of my spine has twisted and my pelvis and shoulder is also out of place, Im not moaning as the Compensation money is paying for this so i can not see no problem.
16 November 2011, 10:08 PM
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16 November 2011, 10:09 PM
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). National based too, so one day I could be sent to Billericay and the next day I could be sent off to South shields (if you were ever in a Specsavers in 2001-2003 and saw a guy cursing at an air conditioner, it was probably me 
).I'm not saying what kind of claim is wrong or right, if there is some severe spinal damage then it needs to be sorted - and who am I to say how badly you are injured, same with any time off or expenses incurred (within conservative limits). I'm just giving my perspective because my experience has left nothing but the sour taste of bile in my mouth.
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16 November 2011, 10:11 PM
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Exactly.
18 months to recover IS taking the ****, the OP is milking the system for everything he can because he can and he doesn't give a **** because its all on insurance.
Doubtless he'll post up again come insurance renewal time, spitting the dummy cos his premium has gone up.
But don't let that stop you chap, you go ahead and put in your laughable claim in, backed up by your easily convinced doctor and his sexed up report. Like I said It's all on insurance, so its some free money innit?
Astraboy.
18 months to recover IS taking the ****, the OP is milking the system for everything he can because he can and he doesn't give a **** because its all on insurance.
Doubtless he'll post up again come insurance renewal time, spitting the dummy cos his premium has gone up.
But don't let that stop you chap, you go ahead and put in your laughable claim in, backed up by your easily convinced doctor and his sexed up report. Like I said It's all on insurance, so its some free money innit?
Astraboy.
Apart from being a complete numbskull you take a lot of things for granted..."laughable,easily convinced and sexed up" ?? What are you on about ??
Are you implying that i am lying about the severity of my injuries? Are you implying that in fact im not hurt at all ?
You know the square root of **** all about the condition of my injuries so although you are free to comment,dont be offended if you come across as a old bags front bum..
If all you have to contribute is stupid diatribe why bother ?
16 November 2011, 10:18 PM
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Yes: At the time I was working with industrial/commercial air conditioning, both installation and service, so lots of work up on ladders, roofs, scaffold and in roof spaces. Working 8-5 plus overtime (unpaid, but thats another story ). National based too, so one day I could be sent to Billericay and the next day I could be sent off to South shields (if you were ever in a Specsavers and saw a guy cursing at an air conditioner, it was probably me ).
I'm not saying what kind of claim is wrong or right, if there is some severe spinal damage then it needs to be sorted - and who am I to say how badly you are injured, same with any time off or expenses incurred (within conservative limits). I'm just giving my perspective because my experience has left nothing but the sour taste of bile in my mouth.
). National based too, so one day I could be sent to Billericay and the next day I could be sent off to South shields (if you were ever in a Specsavers and saw a guy cursing at an air conditioner, it was probably me ).I'm not saying what kind of claim is wrong or right, if there is some severe spinal damage then it needs to be sorted - and who am I to say how badly you are injured, same with any time off or expenses incurred (within conservative limits). I'm just giving my perspective because my experience has left nothing but the sour taste of bile in my mouth.
Fair enough..Note taken...
Injuries can be so wide ranging that i guess each an every accident has to be taken on its own merits..Agreed ?
People can walk away from 100mph pile ups without a scratch,then a person can fall off a kerb and die..
16 November 2011, 10:24 PM
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Fatscoobfella,send me a PM.
I'll give you the full breakdown of what actually will happen
I'll give you the full breakdown of what actually will happen
04 February 2012, 08:15 AM
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You decide if it's a fair offer. I can see this opening up again with you being accused of going on a cash grabbing spree, but only you can decide if you feel the compensation is fair. If it is accept their offer, if not reject it and go for more.
04 February 2012, 08:47 AM
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I think your solicitor should do his job properly and tell you whether they have made a fair and proper offer or not rather than just be saying reject the first offer.They might have guaged it properly!
If rejected,could take a few more weeks/months and they might be offering the correct amount.
Again,good luck!
If rejected,could take a few more weeks/months and they might be offering the correct amount.
Again,good luck!
Been in multiple car accidents and never once claimed a penny. Cause im hard
04 February 2012, 09:31 AM
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I was a passenger in a car aged 18, the driver hit a lamppost on a bend he tried to take at 70mph. It took the emergency services 45 minutes to cut the car off of me, it was literally wrapped around me. I will put in context here, dash was against my chest, it was a Mark 1 Capri I had the seat fully back, that was how far the bulkhead moved backwards.
The seat runner sliced my achilles tendon which needed stapling, I had a severe concussion, multiple injuries to my legs, and was off work for weeks and weeks with extensive physio therapy. I went from running 8 miles a day to zero. I received £1500 in compensation payout which didn't come close to covering my expenses and it took 18 months to get that.
I have no objections to genuine personal injury claims, where someone has suffered seriously as a result, but there are way too many false claims for whiplash as it is so difficult to prove and that sucks. There should be no payout unless the damage is provable through x-ray or other means, as all it does is add another massive risk of payout which the insurers will make us pay for, and they are.
I sympathise with the OP, and if he can genuinely say that he will be suffering for 18 months while he recovers then £2k really isn't much in this day and age, but if it is just an opportunistic claim well over and above what it will cost to get him rehabilitated then it is just another chancer claim looking for easy money. Only the OP knows which is which, and it is his conscience.
Astraboy - Whilst I hear what you are saying, if you were put in a wheelchair like my friend who was knocked off his motorbike by a smidsy, and is now crippled for life, you would be a fool not to take the moron's insurance company for everything they will pay out, but your choice. He received over £2m in compensation and that is paying for a specially adapted home, car and an income he can no longer earn.
The seat runner sliced my achilles tendon which needed stapling, I had a severe concussion, multiple injuries to my legs, and was off work for weeks and weeks with extensive physio therapy. I went from running 8 miles a day to zero. I received £1500 in compensation payout which didn't come close to covering my expenses and it took 18 months to get that.
I have no objections to genuine personal injury claims, where someone has suffered seriously as a result, but there are way too many false claims for whiplash as it is so difficult to prove and that sucks. There should be no payout unless the damage is provable through x-ray or other means, as all it does is add another massive risk of payout which the insurers will make us pay for, and they are.
I sympathise with the OP, and if he can genuinely say that he will be suffering for 18 months while he recovers then £2k really isn't much in this day and age, but if it is just an opportunistic claim well over and above what it will cost to get him rehabilitated then it is just another chancer claim looking for easy money. Only the OP knows which is which, and it is his conscience.
Astraboy - Whilst I hear what you are saying, if you were put in a wheelchair like my friend who was knocked off his motorbike by a smidsy, and is now crippled for life, you would be a fool not to take the moron's insurance company for everything they will pay out, but your choice. He received over £2m in compensation and that is paying for a specially adapted home, car and an income he can no longer earn.
04 February 2012, 11:25 AM
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I think your solicitor should do his job properly and tell you whether they have made a fair and proper offer or not rather than just be saying reject the first offer.They might have guaged it properly!
If rejected,could take a few more weeks/months and they might be offering the correct amount.
Again,good luck!
If rejected,could take a few more weeks/months and they might be offering the correct amount.
Again,good luck!
He "hinted" that the offer was way below what should be offered,and the insurance companies always do this in the hope you will just accept..
I just asked for the weekend to mull it over...
The offer basically stacks up as loss of earnings+ incurred costs + £1000..
04 February 2012, 12:15 PM
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I was hit so hard in my car after I stopped in traffic on a motorway that my car was lifted off the road and I only just managed to stop before hitting the car in front. The bloke must have been close on 60mph. He was perfectly honest about it saying he had been watching someone who was about to overtake him on his left.
My car was repaired fully and the damage was not apparent after the repair, and the seat in my car was well designed and prevented any kind of whiplash etc. I did not find it necessary to make any claim for injury even though the insurance broker was trying to persuade me to do that.
Les
My car was repaired fully and the damage was not apparent after the repair, and the seat in my car was well designed and prevented any kind of whiplash etc. I did not find it necessary to make any claim for injury even though the insurance broker was trying to persuade me to do that.
Les
04 February 2012, 01:33 PM
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I was in a "Recaro style" seat with a very thin back..
The seat back to the impact point on the back bumper was only 27",so maybe thats why i felt more of an impact...? No crumple zones either..
I dare say with a good seat and good rear impact protection in a normal saloon car then i would have been fine..
The seat back to the impact point on the back bumper was only 27",so maybe thats why i felt more of an impact...? No crumple zones either..
I dare say with a good seat and good rear impact protection in a normal saloon car then i would have been fine..