First crash!

Dogbreath · 6 Jul 2007 at 08:22

Sounds like a complete a-hole. Did you mention to the police that he was unwilling to give you his insurance details?

Scort · 6 Jul 2007 at 09:10

.:MBK:. said:
sounds like a bit of a ***** whos after a bit more money

Quoted for truth.

Scort.

Sirrel Squirrel · 6 Jul 2007 at 10:18

To be honest if that had been me and he refused to take my reg number, policy number or any details I'd just tell him to do one.

Entai · 6 Jul 2007 at 11:40

West said:
Whiplash @ 6mph... fat chance..

Sorry but you are very wrong with that statement.

Have a read here and you will see that "whiplash" accounts for 53% of all vehicle crash related injuries that happen at sppeds of below 8mph, and 27% of those injuries can last in excess of 3 years.
Whiplash can often lead to permanent disablility, and contrary to popular opinion it is very difficult to fake whiplash injuries, and very easy to diagnose using arthographic investigation, (a kind of x-ray showing details of soft tissue injuries).

We in Britain are a long way behind the US in investigation of whiplash, but we are catching up steadily.

Here at Millbrook I have a series of tests coming up in the next couple of months to test the effectiveness of new car seats against whiplash.

Couple more good reads here and here both showing that severe whiplash injuries can legitimately occur at low speed impacts of around 5-8mph very easily.

laissez-faire · 6 Jul 2007 at 12:16

Entai said:
Sorry but you are very wrong with that statement.

Have a read here and you will see that "whiplash" accounts for 53% of all vehicle crash related injuries that happen at sppeds of below 8mph, and 27% of those injuries can last in excess of 3 years.
Whiplash can often lead to permanent disablility, and contrary to popular opinion it is very difficult to fake whiplash injuries, and very easy to diagnose using arthographic investigation, (a kind of x-ray showing details of soft tissue injuries).

We in Britain are a long way behind the US in investigation of whiplash, but we are catching up steadily.

Here at Millbrook I have a series of tests coming up in the next couple of months to test the effectiveness of new car seats against whiplash.

Couple more good reads here and here both showing that severe whiplash injuries can legitimately occur at low speed impacts of around 5-8mph very easily.

It happened to my sister, she had by her own admission mild whiplash and didn't even need to take time off work, yet she still got £3000 from the other party insurance. It just seems odd therefore that he seems so reluctant to go through the insurance company.

K.C. Leblanc · 6 Jul 2007 at 14:10

I would call the police, report the accident. Mention the phone call but say you don't want any action taken (they wouldn't anyway).

However since it's on police record at this stage you'll have an easier time if he turns into a pursistent nuisence.

thefullcollapse · 13 Jul 2007 at 18:43

West said:
IF its your fault that the accident occured and he does claim via your insurance, you will loose your NCB,

i was under the impression that if its less than ** excess you dont lose you NCB

you can also pay extra to protect it

probably me beeing silly tbh

St0rmer66 · 13 Jul 2007 at 20:00

K.C. Leblanc said:
I would call the police, report the accident. Mention the phone call but say you don't want any action taken (they wouldn't anyway).

However since it's on police record at this stage you'll have an easier time if he turns into a pursistent nuisence.

FFS, that's about the 5th or 6th time someone has said the same thing in the same thread even AFTER he has ALREADY DONE IT. Why do people not actually read the thread they are posting in? :rolleyes:

Cemetery · 13 Jul 2007 at 20:32

Aye whiplash can happen at very low speeds. Am sure I have it slightly from when my car was bumped in Feb. Didn't do anthing about it at the time & way too late now. Doesn't really do much in my case aside from every so often really killing when I turn my head to the right.

This guy however is clearly trying it on & should get nowt.

Dogbreath · 13 Jul 2007 at 20:57

Entai said:
Sorry but you are very wrong with that statement.

Have a read here and you will see that "whiplash" accounts for 53% of all vehicle crash related injuries that happen at sppeds of below 8mph, and 27% of those injuries can last in excess of 3 years

That should be more accurately "claimed whiplash", as one of the main features is that it can't be proven or disproven either way. Which is why so many scumbags claim for it.

Dolph · 13 Jul 2007 at 21:01

Dogbreath said:
That should be more accurately "claimed whiplash", as one of the main features is that it can't be proven or disproven either way. Which is why so many scumbags claim for it.

Proper whiplash can certainly be proven, my fiancee's chronic neck condition is the result of whiplash in a car crash when she was nine or ten. The damage caused scar tissue within the muscles and excessive bone growth from the vertebre...

Not that it has much to do with compensation, mind...

Nor · 13 Jul 2007 at 21:09

Sounds to me like you acted perfectly.