Whiplash Compensation

Is whiplash possible/probable in front on collisions, if so are there any differences. Furthermore if no injuries were reported at the scene of accident and the police officer recorded this is it still possible to gain compensation? And finally if somebody is trying to gain compensation how does the ‘offender’ know whether they are telling the truth or whether they are even to blame?

Let’s break it down:

1. Whiplash is possible in any kind of collision. While it’s true that most whiplash injuries occur when being struck from the rear, it can also happen in a front-end collision or a side collision.
2. Even if you don’t report an injury to the police at the time of the incident, you can still get compensation. Most people don’t realize they’re injured until a day or so later. In order to get compensation, you’d have to see a doctor and be referred to a specialist. The specialist would have to diagnose your injury and say that the proximate cause of your injury was the car accident.
3. Whiplash cases are a major pain. It’s very easy for someone who is not hurt at all to see a doctor and claim a whiplash injury if they say the right things. Furthermore, many whiplast injuries are soft-tissue injuries, which are very hard to prove or disprove. This is where the insurance companies weigh in. Let’s say you were in an accident and the police officer determined you were at fault. The other person claims a whiplash injury. Your insurance company would step in and handle the claim for you, and they’d put their crack team of lawyers on it to decide whether the claim is worth paying or if they should go to court.

Any injuries sustained by a RTA can occur several days after the initial impact. Whiplash / back injury is one of these ailments.
The Police will only take notes/record the accident and the causes, and details, names, addresses, whereabouts etc.They may make a note of injuries, and suggest that RTA parties go to hospital to seek medical advice, but they are not obliged to insist anyone attend hospital during or after the event.
As to ‘blame’ or ‘compensation’ this is for the insurance companies to decide upon, and what if any compensation needs to be paid out to the injured party concerned.