302 awards were made by the Personal Injuries Assessment Board to people in Clare in just one year.
The latest figures, which refer to 2015, have been compiled by Insurance firm CFM Group, which is calling for the establishment of a claims register to make it compulsory to register every claim.
But it’s claimed many more known cases are settled out of court, meaning there is no way of knowing the true cost of these instances.
Managing Director of CFM Jonathan Hehir says fraudulent claims are driving up insurance costs for drivers and he insists a claims register this would prevent against this:
