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  Civil Liability Bill  - Third Reading - Set Tarriff of Damages for Whiplash Injuries
  
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  @ MP voted aye to enable the introduction of a set tariff of damages for whiplash injuries and whiplash-related minor psychological injuries. 
  
  @ MP voted no against a set tariff of damages for whiplash injuries and whiplash-related minor psychological injuries. 
  
  The majority of MPs voted in favour of a set tariff of damages for whiplash injuries and related minor psychological injuries. 
  
  MPs were considering the Civil Liability Bill[1].
  
  The motion supported by the majority of MPs in this vote was:
  
  :That the Bill be now read the Third time.
  
  The support of the majority of MPs enabled the Bill to continue on its path to becoming law. 
  
  The Bill
  
  * Defined whiplash injuries which the Bill would impact, limiting them to cases involving the use of a motor vehicle other than a motor cycle on a road or other public place in England or Wales. 
  * Permitted the setting of a fixed tariff for damages in respect of whiplash injuries which did not, or are not expected to, last longer than two years; with allowance for exceptional circumstances. 
  * Requires medical evidence before a whiplash claim can be settled
  
  
  
  * [1] [https://services.parliament.uk/Bills/2017-19/civilliability/documents.html Parliament's webpage on the Civil Liability Bill]
  * [2] [https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0240/en/18240en06.htm Explanatory notes to the provisions of the Civil Liability Bill]
  
  
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