Smaller Cars Mean More Whiplash Claims

The insurance industry research centre Thatcham recently released new information stating that city cars are un-helpful when it comes to cutting down on whiplash claims, as in low-speed read end crashes, they are the least effective at preventing whiplash from occurring.

Only two cars actually received a rating of ‘acceptable’, with the rest described as either ‘marginal’ or ‘poor’, which lead to the conclusion that these cars do in fact offer ‘little protection from whiplash’.

Matthew Avery, the crash research manager from Thatcham, said: “City cars are not equipped to protect their occupants’ necks when they have to absorb the crash energy from larger, heavier vehicles. Combined with poor seat design, this makes whiplash far more likely.”





Avery believes that more city consumers are focused on obtaining a vehicle that will be ‘greener’ and cheaper to run, and that more needs to be done to keep the prices of cars down while maintaining a good, safe design.

Injuries from whiplash are currently costing the insurance industry millions of pounds a year say the Association of British Insurers, and more needs to be done to keep this amount down as well as stop what can be permanently damaging whiplash trauma.

Catherine is an author of several articles pertaining to No Win No Fee, Compensation Claims, Personal Injury Claims and other legal articles.

Smaller Cars Mean More Whiplash Claims / Author: Catherine Moody