afj
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 07:39 PM |
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whiplash
has anyone reiceived a pay out on a whiplash injury claim? our tintop died last night after being hit at about 40mph by a fiesta,my wife was just
sat in traffic and kerrblamo,, she spent 5 hours in A&E and was told she had whiplash, then at the doctors today he said she had whiplash and
some bruising to her back and hips and told to have a week off work, anyway her insurance co. churchill said there legal dept will call her to
sort things out and they seem keen to pursue an injury claim
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 07:40 PM |
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From what i have heard, insurance companies pay out for whiplash claims quite often as it is the mst common claim
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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Howlor
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 07:54 PM |
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Should be worth a decent Zx12r and possibly a quaife reverse if she really whinges well.
Remember were there is blame theres a claim!
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oadamo
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 08:00 PM |
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iam in the process of claiming its been 1 year and still waiting. keep going back to the doctors because they pull your file to see how many times
yoou have been. and it will make a diffrence on how much you get. and when your called for the medical make sure you telll them how its affected your
day to day life as this will make a diffrence to how much you get. if you can go to physio 
adam
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unkle
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 08:01 PM |
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assuming no lasting damage/pain then expect between 750- £1000. (asusming not self employed and therefore no loss of earnings).
Clearly though, I wouldn't even suggest that she goes back to the doctors after a week saying that her neck is still very sore and also a bit
stiff just to make it two weeks and £1500  
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joneh
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 08:45 PM |
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I got £1300 when I crashed into a taxi. They said I only got that because I neglected to mention a crash I had six months before. Should have been
more!
I also claimed for catching the bus for a week, and faxed over adverts for simialr model cars for sale to up the pay out for it. On the bus thing, I
saved up about £20 worth of tickets and the bloke on the phone just said, shall we call it £500 for the expense and inconvenience. Urm.. ok!
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 08:55 PM |
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I had whiplash a few years ago after i was rea ended by a blind woman! It hurts and i had to get physio for 3 months. To help increase your claim it
helps to mention that her sex life has suffered a lot (it probably will :mad and mention that she is now nervous about driving after the crash. My
claim was settled quickly because i had a good lawyer who kept on the case. I used my usual lawyer not one of those specialist claims people. Hope she
feels better soon 
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Peteff
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 08:59 PM |
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A friend of mine got nearly £2000 for his, stopped at temporary traffic lights when a lorry hit him. He wasn't working at the time so he may
have got more if his time off had cost him anything.
yours, Pete
I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.
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afj
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 09:08 PM |
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well so far in only 24 hours since the rta i have had no nookie, had to help her into bed then out off bed, help her get dressed and then undressed
tonight so she could have a shower but what upsets her the most is she cant pick up our 2 year old PHOTOS NOW IN ARCHIVE
[Edited on 29/11/07 by afj]
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 09:25 PM |
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Ouch!! The boot floor is well in. You better get back to your nursing duties. Keep smiling
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higgsti
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 09:27 PM |
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i had a head on with a drunk driver 2 years ago now and am still in pain ive spent the best part of 2k on physio and chiropractors/accupuncture ive
had reacuring pins and needles in right hand and tennis elbowall caused by a trapped nerve.i was offered £3750 after my medical but decided to wait
till my supposed recovery period was up glad i did.tell her she needs to keep her neck moving even though it hurts left/right forward to chest and
back to upright not back .ice packs /peas and ask the doctor for a referal letter for physio if you dont you might no get this money back.
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afj
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 09:32 PM |
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OHH i forgot ..... my little girls magna doodle was in the boot ,cost 7.95
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oadamo
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 09:33 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
Ouch!! The boot floor is well in. You better get back to your nursing duties. Keep smiling
Image deleted by owner
they will send a guy around to take pics of the car and to value it. dont let him give you any cak about how much its worth.
adam
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afj
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 09:35 PM |
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luckly i work for a recovery firm so i picked the car up and took it back to the yard and the body shop collected it at 11am this morning,, also
need to claim for a new child seat cost £109
[Edited on 29/11/07 by afj]
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lotustwincam
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 09:55 PM |
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Remember that any figure you agree on is for a "Full and Final" settlement. You can't go back a few years later complaining that
the pain has got worse!
I was rear ended over twenty years ago. Only within the past few years have I been suffering from a stiff neck and reduced movement. Maybe thats due
to the accident, or maybe its just old age setting in :-(
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BenB
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 09:56 PM |
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Don't bother keeping going back to the doctor just 'cos it looks good on the reports. Because it doesn't. It'll wee 'em
off and isn't likely to endear you towards them for later on when you decide you actually want their help rather than just wasting their time
to screw some money out of an insurance company (hence also indirectly putting their insurance premium up)....
Compensationitis is easily diagnosed.... and it tends to have a negative impact on any medical report that Dr writes....
Whiplash can cause serious problems. But it's easy to tell who is seriously hurt and who is just wasting time and preventing me from lurking on
Locostbuilders I have sympathy for people who are injured. People who are just interested in the cash tend to get something written on the report
like
"attended many times, mostly it appears to ensure their continuing apparent distress was recorded for medicolegal purposes"
Also- recording injuries for medicolegal purposes isn't actually covered under the remit of the NHS... You'll probably get away with it
once or twice but if you take the wee your GP might decide to start charging £80 for each examination.....
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oadamo
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 10:13 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Don't bother keeping going back to the doctor just 'cos it looks good on the reports. Because it doesn't. It'll wee 'em
off and isn't likely to endear you towards them for later on when you decide you actually want their help rather than just wasting their time
to screw some money out of an insurance company (hence also indirectly putting their insurance premium up)....
Compensationitis is easily diagnosed.... and it tends to have a negative impact on any medical report that Dr writes....
Whiplash can cause serious problems. But it's easy to tell who is seriously hurt and who is just wasting time and preventing me from lurking on
Locostbuilders I have sympathy for people who are injured. People who are just interested in the cash tend to get something written on the report
like
"attended many times, mostly it appears to ensure their continuing apparent distress was recorded for medicolegal purposes"
Also- recording injuries for medicolegal purposes isn't actually covered under the remit of the NHS... You'll probably get away with it
once or twice but if you take the wee your GP might decide to start charging £80 for each examination.....
sorry but compleate bollocks
adam
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oadamo
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 10:14 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by oadamo
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Don't bother keeping going back to the doctor just 'cos it looks good on the reports. Because it doesn't. It'll wee 'em
off and isn't likely to endear you towards them for later on when you decide you actually want their help rather than just wasting their time
to screw some money out of an insurance company (hence also indirectly putting their insurance premium up)....
Compensationitis is easily diagnosed.... and it tends to have a negative impact on any medical report that Dr writes....
Whiplash can cause serious problems. But it's easy to tell who is seriously hurt and who is just wasting time and preventing me from lurking on
Locostbuilders I have sympathy for people who are injured. People who are just interested in the cash tend to get something written on the report
like
"attended many times, mostly it appears to ensure their continuing apparent distress was recorded for medicolegal purposes"
Also- recording injuries for medicolegal purposes isn't actually covered under the remit of the NHS... You'll probably get away with it
once or twice but if you take the wee your GP might decide to start charging £80 for each examination.....
sorry but complete bollocks
adam
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TGR-ECOSSE
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 10:54 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Don't bother keeping going back to the doctor just 'cos it looks good on the reports. Because it doesn't. It'll wee 'em
off and isn't likely to endear you towards them for later on when you decide you actually want their help rather than just wasting their time
to screw some money out of an insurance company (hence also indirectly putting their insurance premium up)....
Compensationitis is easily diagnosed.... and it tends to have a negative impact on any medical report that Dr writes....
Whiplash can cause serious problems. But it's easy to tell who is seriously hurt and who is just wasting time and preventing me from lurking on
Locostbuilders I have sympathy for people who are injured. People who are just interested in the cash tend to get something written on the report
like
"attended many times, mostly it appears to ensure their continuing apparent distress was recorded for medicolegal purposes"
Also- recording injuries for medicolegal purposes isn't actually covered under the remit of the NHS... You'll probably get away with it
once or twice but if you take the wee your GP might decide to start charging £80 for each examination.....
I have to disagree. I had to keep going back to the doctors even during physio and they were realy good. I was even put in a neck brace and sent for
an xray right away because of the sudden headaches and pains ! And that was 2 months after the accident. Just to let you know,when my car was hit my
head went backwards over the head restraint (correct terminology) and i could see upside down out of the back window. I would agree they can spot a
faker very easily but i dont think afj's missus needs to worry about that. Keep us posted afj. The recovery that is not the nookie
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twybrow
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 11:20 PM |
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I have to say I do agree with the sentiments of Ben. It certainly sounds like a claim worthy crash, and no one on here could possibly comment on the
severity of her injuries - however, I think what Ben said was correct. You shouldn't just keep going back because you are concerned your payout
might not be enough. You go to the doctors if you have an issue to see a doctor for. If you are genuinely in pain and suffering on-going problems, no
doctor would mind seeing you. But if you are just looking for a sick note to aid your claim, I personally think that is waste of NHS time and money.
Fight for your claim and get what is right and fair, not what you think you can get away with.
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oadamo
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 11:27 PM |
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just lost a big post from not logging in lol.
i never handed in a sick note. i lost a 25k a year job even tho i was still going to work. but i couldnt do my job proper. and now ive been told i
wont got alot because i didnt go to the doctors. i only went once.
iam the sort of person to just get on with things lol.
adam
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twybrow
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 11:45 PM |
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Adam, I was not having a go at you or anyone else. Just adding my 2p worth. Each to there own and all that!
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oadamo
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| posted on 29/11/07 at 11:50 PM |
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no probs its only a forum anyway everyone has a say.
adam
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RK
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 12:56 AM |
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I have been affected by being rear ended by another car more than once. My advice is as follows. Please consider it CAREFULLY:
1. Find out who the best lawyer who has experience in these matters is.
2. Get him to agree to work for contingency (a percentage of the amount won in any settlement). Sign a ton of paperwork that he will hand you, but
read it carefully. Don't be nervous about asking questions. That's what he's there for.
3. Listen to what he tells you. If he says to go to a specialist to have yourself MRI'ed and X-Rayed til the cows come home, do it.
4. Whatever the MD at the A and E told you is the most important piece of information you have at the moment.
5. Carefully record any lost wages due to pain etc, and keep records of physio etc.
You may be suprised how much you are offered and how much you end up with after perhaps years of legal horsing around. They are not the same. The
numbers being thrown around on here are a pittance compared to what good legal people are capable of getting.
I may be in another country, but I know the world isn't that different over there. A lot of what people will tell you is total nonsense. SPEAK
TO A GOOD LAWYER. Everyone hates them til they need one.
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BenB
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| posted on 30/11/07 at 07:57 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by TGR-ECOSSE
quote:
Originally posted by BenB
Don't bother keeping going back to the doctor just 'cos it looks good on the reports. Because it doesn't. It'll wee 'em
off and isn't likely to endear you towards them for later on when you decide you actually want their help rather than just wasting their time
to screw some money out of an insurance company (hence also indirectly putting their insurance premium up)....
Compensationitis is easily diagnosed.... and it tends to have a negative impact on any medical report that Dr writes....
Whiplash can cause serious problems. But it's easy to tell who is seriously hurt and who is just wasting time and preventing me from lurking on
Locostbuilders I have sympathy for people who are injured. People who are just interested in the cash tend to get something written on the report
like
"attended many times, mostly it appears to ensure their continuing apparent distress was recorded for medicolegal purposes"
Also- recording injuries for medicolegal purposes isn't actually covered under the remit of the NHS... You'll probably get away with it
once or twice but if you take the wee your GP might decide to start charging £80 for each examination.....
I have to disagree. I had to keep going back to the doctors even during physio and they were realy good. I was even put in a neck brace and sent for
an xray right away because of the sudden headaches and pains ! And that was 2 months after the accident. Just to let you know,when my car was hit my
head went backwards over the head restraint (correct terminology) and i could see upside down out of the back window. I would agree they can spot a
faker very easily but i dont think afj's missus needs to worry about that. Keep us posted afj. The recovery that is not the nookie
I wasn't saying you shouldn't go to the doctor for medical help- quite the opposite. I bend over backwards for people who actually need
help!!! I also never said that people didn't deserve appropriate compensation for their injuries. I was just suggesting its best not to try and
pull the wool over the Drs eyes and attend just for the sake of getting extra money on the comp....
I think people should get what the deserve and what is appropriate. What annoys me is when patients can't get to see their GP cos my sessions
are full of
- Mrs A saying can I write a letter to her council association saying that she (and all her family) have got asthma so that she can have carpets
replaced with laminate floors. Despite the fact that none of them have that diagnosis....
- Mr X saying his skin feels a bit itchy and despite it looking much more like eczema and infact he doesn't want to treat it he would still like
a letter saying he's got body lice to take to the DSS to get £400 for new clothes.....
- Ms Y coming in saying she's been feeling awfully unwell over the last two to three months with some really bizarre and spectacular symptoms
and despite not wanting investigating would like a letter explained that this very severe thing they've done nothing about for two months means
they can't hand in their coursework.
The list goes on and on and on......
It's just frustrating that people who have spinal injuries after road traffic accidents and actually need physio / pain clinics / dr appts find
it difficult because the system is clogged up with people who don't need help but are (ab)using the system for a fast buck.....
Anyway, rant over, hope everyone gets well soon....
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