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Motorists costs NHS £470MILLION

Just saw this on MSN

Road accidents 'cost NHS £470m' - news.uk.msn.com

 

[ev_nothenoo]

Just saw this on MSN

Road accidents 'cost NHS £470m' - news.uk.msn.com

it wont be long till they pass charges on to insurance co who will pass it on to?

 

[A former member]

It's only fair N.H.S. costs motorists about the same with delays
and cancelled appointments

 

[Horatio]

It's only fair N.H.S. costs motorists about the same with delays
and cancelled appointments

Not to mention the amount of tax you pay on your motoring, the vast majority of which goes into things other than the road network. Presumably the NHS is one of them.

 

[OG]

it wont be long till they pass charges on to insurance co who will pass it on to?

Some of the costs have been passed onto insurers for years. The NHS can charge a flat fee to the insurers where an Ambulance attends the scene of an accident for example!

I couldn't see the article for some reason but interestingly smoking costs the NHS £1.7 BILLION per year :crazy:

 

[ev_nothenoo]

i think more info would be needed before an opinion can be formed ie what makes up the figure
ie what % are drink or illegal driving,car parts failure, bad road design or signage, driver error etc.

 

[A former member]

Come to wales pot holes by the score, it must have caused accidents