Just how easy to get compensation

[nilagin]

this happened yesterday

there are three of us in my car and it's pretty plain to see that an impact at such a slow speed wouldn't really cause whiplash
i am not suffering any symptoms anyway but what the other two passengers decide to do i don't know but one thing for sure if they do decide to go down the route of a claim the chances are they will be successful

What sort of speed do you think they hit you at? Around 35yrs ago I went to the London Motorshow and they had a simulator where you sat in a car seat and you rolled down a ramp that crashed / came to an abrupt stop at just 7mph. This was to show people why they should wear a seatbelt. But for being hit from behind at similar speeds without head restraints, then yes you could get whiplash. But if head restraints are fitted, then no.

 

[cosmicma]

What sort of speed do you think they hit you at? Around 35yrs ago I went to the London Motorshow and they had a simulator where you sat in a car seat and you rolled down a ramp that crashed / came to an abrupt stop at just 7mph. This was to show people why they should wear a seatbelt. But for being hit from behind at similar speeds without head restraints, then yes you could get whiplash. But if head restraints are fitted, then no.

i would say no more than 5 - 7mph