15 Jun 2023
Why are motor claims decreasing if road traffic accidents are still happening?
Despite the number of vehicles on the road now exceeding pre-pandemic levels, motor claims have decreased to their lowest on record, but the reduction in claims isn’t necessarily representative of fewer accidents happening on the road.
Although there have been some advancements in vehicle safety technology, sadly we can’t put the decline in claims down to the fact that people aren’t getting injured in RTAs. Upwards of 125,000 are reported each year, almost 27,000 of which involve serious injury, so why are fewer people making claims?
Why are fewer claims being made?
Matthew Maxwell Scott, executive director of the Association of Consumer Support Organisations, explains "citizens involved in accidents are not making claims, because it is too onerous, or because the redress available for RTA injuries is pitifully small, or there is less marketing from claimant firms.” He goes on to say, “the net impact is that victims have to live with their injuries rather than obtain justice.”
Last year we reported that smaller legal firms may be unable to take on clinical negligence cases or borderline and complex low value cases due to the government’s proposed cap on recoverable costs. If a case is worth £25,000 or less, a law firm may refuse to take it on based on the amount of work greatly outweighing the commercial payoff, leaving the claimant with little recourse for their litigation.
Essentially, trying to claim compensation for an accident or injury can be extremely costly, stressful, and time consuming which could be a huge contributing factor for record lows in terms of motor claims.
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