Is there a ' compensation culture ' in the UK ?

[Amethyst]

Indeed, Des - when we all trusted each other and could be trusted..:wub

Ahh the good old days, now we're stuck in compensation culture everyone out for themselves world. (present company excepted)

[Amethyst]

Re: Bailiffs demanding money from my 6 year old daughter

Unless
I surrender. shave my head and go live in a yurt in outer mongolia:yield:

Now THERE is a PLANaw:

[MissFM]

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Ahh the good old days, now we're stuck in compensation culture everyone out for themselves world. (present company excepted)

Never really know with you, Ame, whether you're being sarcastic .......or not ....:bouncex

[righty]

Re: Bailiffs demanding money from my 6 year old daughter

Ahh the good old days, now we're stuck in compensation culture everyone out for themselves world. (present company excepted)

Falling for the insurance industry's propaganda I see:tinysmile_aha_t:. There is NO compensation culture. Claims have been at their lowest for 12 years AND the insurance companies AND government know this

[wales01man]

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WE can see the Compensation Culture is rife by the number of accident claim companies who advertise

[Johnboy007]

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I think we all have to accept, that compensation claims are the first thing people think off if they are harmed or wronged.
Money makes the world go round :hail:

[righty]

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WE can see the Compensation Culture is rife by the number of accident claim companies who advertise

That's a meaningless reason for thinking a culture exists It doesn't its only in the mind of the gullible public who have fallen hook line and sinker for the insurers spin

[righty]

Re: Bailiffs demanding money from my 6 year old daughter

WE can see the Compensation Culture is rife by the number of accident claim companies who advertise

That's a meaningless reason for thinking a culture exists It doesn't its only in the mind of the gullible public who have fallen hook line and sinker for the insurers spin. I suggest you Google "does a compensation culture exist"

[righty]

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I think we all have to accept, that compensation claims are the first thing people think off if they are harmed or wronged.
Money makes the world go round :hail:

How else are victims to be compensated for their injury. Their only means of redress is to pay compensation. Anyone else got an idea of how to compensate victims that doesn't cost money please let us know

[Wombats]

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How else are victims to be compensated for their injury. Their only means of redress is to pay compensation. Anyone else got an idea of how to compensate victims that doesn't cost money please let us know

There remains a significant number of people who are trying to claim for injuries which simply don't exist (or indeed damage to vehicle). Twice in the past 7 years I've had this, once reversing back at matter of literally 5cms into a car with 5 youths in behind. ALL tried to claim whiplash injury, but it would simply have been impossible at the speed I could have been going.

The second incident was in a Tesco fuel station where a man tried to claim off my insurance policy for damage in the tyre pressure pull in - he had pulled in in the split second between checking mirrors and reversing, and again the speed was almost zero. He tried to claim for an entire new bumper for his BMW and was very put out when he realised that while talking to my wife getting my insurance details I'd taken photos of everything showing zero damage.

Neither was paid out, but BOTH show on searches and have to be disclosed, bumping up my own premiums which always feels a little unfair to me.

I have no issue with genuine claims at all.

As for the existence or otherwise of a compensation culture, a Google of 'Compensation culture in the UK' would suggest the jury is out, though probably in favour of one existing, save for one high profile court case.

[righty]

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The jury that matters Government, Insurers AND the legal profession know there is no such thing as a compensation culture A number of studies have been made both by the government AND insurers, which confirm there's no such thing but don't expect either of them to shout about it as it's not in their interest. It's best to demonise victims for their so called greed

People making false claims have been around since the beginning of time (Read Genesis). Even the Saxons paid compensation for injury or death

Also the insurers have been forced to apologize when confronted with their falsehoods. Unfortunately the MSM does not publish these retractions Only the legal press publishes these apologies the MSM are not interested

[wales01man]

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Compensating victims YES paying out the scam artists?

[des8]

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I really don't get this perception that there is a "compensation" culture which is new,
If one suffers loss or damage it is only right that one is either put back into pre damage position, or is paid "damages".
If the person who allegedly caused the damage doesn;t agree the injured party can go to court, and if he wins the court sets the amount of damages.
Insurance companies will sometimes settle out of court if it is not clear about the fault and it is cheaper than going to court. That is a commercial decision.

To say"There remains a significant number of people who are trying to claim for injuries which simply don't exist (or indeed damage to vehicle)." is a sweeping generalisation.
From where do those figures come?
No ins co. I ever had dealings with would pay out a third party claim without scrutinising it very carefully, (but that was in the days before claims companies settled claims)

[Amethyst]

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And on the compensation culture front, I'm more on the if you trip over a kerb that's your own damn fault, if someone runs into you through no fault of your own and injures you then you should be reasonably compensated... and I don't tend to be taken in by any propaganda, just my own experiences and slightly fluffy cotton wool cosseted opinions.

[lacs54]

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And on the compensation culture front, I'm more on the if you trip over a kerb that's your own damn fault, if someone runs into you through no fault of your own and injures you then you should be reasonably compensated... and I don't tend to be taken in by any propaganda, just my own experiences and slightly fluffy cotton wool cosseted opinions.

AGREE and For some reason which escapes me There is little 'change' done PRO actively - whither individually locally nationally globally without the spike up ones proverbial So it seems THE Only way change is made is by Pressure from those who are Victims of a ''happening. ... so thusly -without- the so labeled 'comp/litigious/campaigning' culture, be assured we would have NO Change anywhere. With every good thing there is an equal and opposite as it always has and will be. The right to challenge and gain redress is sacred for the Pleb and the Lord alike... the threat to its validity and use comes from dishonest and criminals. Its up to us in society to uphold all honest attempts to Police that right of REDRESS and compensation and make its use free, fair and forever available in Law.