Tom
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No, if you don't get whiplash you shouldn't claim.So if you get whiplash you shouldn't claim? Even though it typically puts you out of action for at least a couple of days.
No, if you don't get whiplash you shouldn't claim.So if you get whiplash you shouldn't claim? Even though it typically puts you out of action for at least a couple of days.
And they'd still find a way to ramp up your premiums. I'm sure ambulance chasing is having a big effect, but the there is a logic behind no win, no fee, as it gives the less well off a de-risked way of making a claim. Just because its being abused doesn't necessarily mean it should be banned. An advertising ban might be a more sensible route. I agree about referral fees, but "amount claimed must be equal to income lost" once again introduces a penalty that penalises the poor and rewards the already-wealthy, and doesn't give the opportunity for damages, which may be justified.Simple solutions:
1) Referral fees = illegal
2) No win no fee = illegal
3) Amount claimed must be equal to income lost.
Furthermore:
4) National insurance scheme initiated, buy a tax disc = automatic third party insurance
5) Extra insurance is optional
What do you do in Dubai?First car was a Mk II Escort, 18th birthday present from grandparents. Was second hand and cost about 2k GBP. When I started working at 21 I had a Mk III Escort 3.5k. Changed jobs a few years later and got a company car with it, Astra SRi. Second company car was an A4 1.8. I changed jobs again in 98 and went for more money and opted out the company car. Purchased an A4 for 22k. Two years later part exchanged it for a A4 Avant (Estate) due to kid and dog, 24k GBP List Price.
In 2002 I moved to Dubai and had a company car again, Toyota Prado Landcruiser. Purchased another for the Mrs to do school run 145k Dhs. In 2010 I opted out the company scheme and took the money, purchased a Toyota FJ Stealth 155k Dhs around 30k GBP. Also had a Golf V5 2L for a while was second hand and purchsed for 30K Dhs (5k GBP) and sold that for 20k Dhs after 2 years.
Insurance here runs at around 3-4% of the cars value.
I'm a Program Manager working in the In-Flight Entertainment Industry. - http://www.panasonic.aero/Products/XSeries.aspx. We do the IFE on most of the airlines around the world, Emirates, Qatar, Singapore, Virgin, Cathay....About 80% of the worlds airlines use our systems. Right now I'm working on our new Global Communication System with the launch customers in the Middle East. http://www.panasonic.aero/Products/Globalcomm.aspxWhat do you do in Dubai?
Ah right, I'm quite interested in how Dubai works, I heard the construction industry is slowing right down, and there's a massive 'social class' divide, Architects being very rich, and builders being very poor.I'm a Program Manager working in the In-Flight Entertainment Industry. - http://www.panasonic.aero/Products/XSeries.aspx. We do the IFE on most of the airlines around the world, Emirates, Qatar, Singapore, Virgin, Cathay....About 80% of the worlds airlines use our systems. Right now I'm working on our new Global Communication System with the launch customers in the Middle East. http://www.panasonic.aero/Products/Globalcomm.aspx
My industry is doing very well in the Middle East right now. Construction story in Dubai is one of boom to bust. Massive projects were being announced on a weekly basis 3 years ago. It all came crashing down when they found there was not enough people to live in all the places they built in phases 2 & 3. Supposed to be 80,000 vacant apartments in Dubai!Ah right, I'm quite interested in how Dubai works, I heard the construction industry is slowing right down, and there's a massive 'social class' divide, Architects being very rich, and builders being very poor.
I guess this hasn't affected you much though![]()