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Personal injury motor claims hit near decade low, government figures show

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The number of personal injury motor insurance claims has fallen to the lowest level in nine years, government figures published today reveal.

The government’s Compensation Recovery Unit performance data shows that over the 2017/18 period, 650,019 motor injury claims were received, the lowest level since 2009.

Claims peaked in 11/12 at 828

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