Personal injury and fraud

Personal injury fraud is relatively common in the UK, particularly through insurance fraud. Personal injury fraud can be defined as any act or omission that results in financial gain for the claimant. Opportunistic personal injury fraud is generally more common than pre-meditated fraud.

Opportunistic fraud tends to happen where a claimant suffers a genuine accident that was not their fault, but then exaggerates the extent of their injuries, or the time it might take them to recover, in order to get an increased payout from the court or the defendant. One common example of this type of fraud is claiming to have suffered whiplash in a road-traffic accident. Whiplash is very difficult to prove, there are no x-rays or scans which can disprove that the claimant is suffering from whiplash; as a result, it is a common form of personal injury fraud.

Pre-meditated personal injury fraud is also common in road-traffic accidents. It is increasingly common for drivers of vehicles to brake sharply in order to cause a vehicle behind to crash into them. This type of fraud can be lucrative and is relatively easy to undertake, as in road-traffic accidents it is highly likely that the person driving the vehicle that has crashed into the vehicle in front will be found liable for the accident. However, it is important to understand that if you are found guilty of fraud serious penalties, including jail, can be imposed.

If you would like to obtain legal advice on personal injury fraud, Contact Law can put you in touch with a local specialist Personal Injury Solicitor free of charge. So, if you have any questions or would like our help in finding local Personal Injury Solicitors please call us on 0800 1777 162 or complete the web-form above.