Car Insurance and the UK Compensation Culture

The increases in short term car insurance costs have everyone wondering how car insurance will ever be affordable again. The prices have risen by over eighteen percent in the last year, a jump that was larger than any that had every been seen before. This really hurt drivers who were set in what they had to pay and had budgeted to be able to afford it. This also hurt young drivers who wanted to get their first plans but could no longer afford to do it. The reasons for this jump are many, but some people claim that the new 'compensation culture' in the UK is largely to blame.

The problem is that drivers these days feel like they should get money for everything that happens. In the past, they would not file claims for small injuries. They would just take these in stride and recover like everyone else. Their viewed these minor injuries, such as whiplash, the same way that they view tripping, falling, and getting hurt in their own home. It was unfortunate, but they did not need to be paid for it. Public thought on this has now shifted so that people are filing claims for everything that happens.

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Part of the reasons for this is that 'No Win No Fee' lawyers are willing to support people even if they only have short term car insurance. These lawyers take no fee unless they win the case, so the people who they represent have nothing to lose. They do not have to pay the lawyers at all if the judge throws their claim out of court. Since there is now no downside, they feel like they might as well claim every little thing and hope that they are lucky enough to come away with a victory and some extra money.

Another part of the problem is that people are now looking at accidents as opportunities. It used to be that accidents were a source of grief, an unfortunate thing that happened from time to time. Now people see them as a way to make a lot of money. They can sue for pain and suffering, after all, something that money cannot take away. They still have to get through the pain on their own. They used to do this without any money, but now they almost expect to be paid with money that they can just put in their pockets.

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