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The shift from fighting fraudulent claims to wiping out unnecessary claims has seemingly gone unnoticed.

Figures quoted by the ABI referencing fraud are now and have always been cases of suspected fraud, not proven fraud. Proven fraud would require the insurance company to pursue legal action against the would-be fraudster but insurers aren't interested in justice, they're interested in their bottom line.

Their disregard for justice is what is spurring on these reforms and the MoJ are foolish enough to take direction based on their unsupported and unsubstantiated data.

As Bob Neill said at the Justice Select Committee's evidence session earlier this month, the MoJ's efforts are misdirected. Their gung-ho approach has met some pretty stern opposition of late but is it all for not?

The lack of public interest in these reforms is staggering. A study by Aviva showed that 98% of people polled supported the reforms and wanted costs to be taken out of the system but there's no talk of credithire/repair costs? If they're truly in this to effect a change it needs to be all implemented together, along with the regulation of CMC's. A gap in the market will be created off the back of these reforms for CMCs and unregulated McKenzie friends to operate unregulated and unchecked preying on societies most vulnerable.