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Claims of GBP20 million per car accident not unusual
Wed, 25 Jan 2012

An insurance industry figure indicated to the House of Commons Transport Committee that car insurance claims of £20 million for single car accidents are "not unusual".

As many as one in five young drivers have had an accident and 18 young drivers or passengers die, or have a serious accident each day on roads in the UK, according to Nick Starling, director of general insurance at the Association of British Insurers .

He said: "This is a nettle which the government has failed to grasp. They see the young driver merely as a voter. Claims of up to £20 million have been made. It's not unusual to have three or four people injured in a car crash who will need care for life."

However, road safety minister Mike Penning denied the claims and commented: "The driving test has been made more realistic and less predictable and the government is looking into how to improve training for drivers after they pass their test to develop their driving skills ."
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