London - A runner who claimed to be suffering whiplash from a car collision was denied an insurance payout after a post on his Twitter account showed he’d been one of the first finishers in a race soon after.
The athlete, from Preston, Lancashire, submitted a claim for nine months’ neck pain following a knock in a petrol station.
But insurer Aviva found that, three months after his diagnosis, the 29-year-old posted a message revealing he had taken one of the top spots in a local running race. He later posted a picture of himself at the summit of Mount Snowdon.
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After Aviva presented the evidence, he dropped his claim.
The insurance giant then took the man to Liverpool County Court. The judge ordered him to pay £9213 (R175 000) to cover Aviva’s costs.
Daily Mail
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