Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations amend the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021 (S.I. 2021/642) with regard to specifying, by way of tariff, the total amount of damages for pain, suffering and loss of amenity that a court may award for road traffic accident related whiplash injuries of up to two-years’ duration and any minor psychological injuries suffered on the same occasion.

Regulation 2 amends regulation 2 of the Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021, renaming the table following 2(1)(b) as “Table 1” and inserting a new table (Table 2). For causes of action which accrued before 31st May 2025, the amounts in Table 1 apply. Table 2 has increased damages amounts which apply where a cause of action accrues on or after 31st May 2025.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sector is foreseen.