Up to 600,000 people a year who have suffered road accidents could miss out on fair compensation as a result of a government crackdown on whiplash claims, lawyers say.

The government plans to increase the minimum court claim for compensation from £1,000 to £5,000. Access to Justice, which represents personal injury lawyers, says that the new level will exclude a large number of people.

The group commissioned research from Capital Economics, which found that about 80 per cent of successful claims, or about 600,000 cases a year, were for less than £5,000. The average compensation was £3,000.

Source: https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/road-victims-will-be-left-out-of-pocket-by-law-to-cut-fraud-s25f5vl96