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David Cameron vows to end 'whiplash culture'

By Tom Farley, Wed 15 Feb 2012 - Published in Car Insurance

Prime minister David Cameron is planning to end the insurance culture in Britain which has made the country the "whiplash capital of Europe".

A report by the Transport Committee in January found that more and more people were claiming for whiplash injuries despite only being in minor crashes. The group blamed "ambulance-chasing" texts and emails encouraging two-thirds of Brits to make personal injury claims.

Now Mr Cameron is aiming to clamp down on this attitude which is inflating car insurance premiums by £90 a year. Ministers have said that they are prepared to cut the £1,200 fee that lawyers receive for these types of claims to prevent this action from happening on a wider scale.

The prime minister said: "I am determined to tackle this damaging compensation culture which has been pushing up premiums. I want to stop trivial claims, free up businesses from the stranglehold of health and safety red tape and look at ways we can bring costs down."