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Middlesbrough Linthorpe cycle lane injuries sees £85k in payouts
Injuries on an doomed cycle lane have seen a council pay out more than £85, Linthorpe Road route in Middlesbrough, which has faced backlash since it was installed in 2022 at a cost of £1.7m, will be removed later this people have fallen or tripped over the lane's ridged markers in that time, with Middlesbrough Council left with bill of £85,728 for 15 injury claim payouts, with six more claims still Labour-run local authority said claims were handled through its insurers who assessed liability and award compensation where appropriate. Both pedestrians and cyclists have fallen foul of the black-and-white rubber cycle lane dividers, with details of accidents confirmed by a Freedom of Information request by the Local Democracy Reporting claims from people who were injured in trips or falls over or on the cycle lane were made between the completion of the cycle lane in 2022 and July 2025. The installation has garnered overwhelming negative feedback over the years, being described as "disastrous" at a full council meeting in October Valley Combined Authority is footing the bill of more than £2m to strip out the cycle lane and reinstate the road, after government funding was originally used to install the lanes.A Middlesbrough Council spokesman said: "Around £85,000 has been paid in compensation to individuals in relation to the Linthorpe Road cycle lane. "All claims are handled through our insurers who assess liability and award compensation where appropriate." Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Times
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Scammers offering fake compensation for car loans
A planned compensation scheme for millions of people who were mis-sold car loans has been leapt upon by fraudsters, the City regulator has warned. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said scammers were calling people and offering 'fake compensation in exchange for personal details such as their name, address, date of birth and bank information'. Millions of consumers who bought cars with motor finance could be entitled to payouts of almost £950 after the regulator said this month that it would consult on creating a redress scheme that could cost lenders between £9 billion and £18 billion, a figure substantially lower than had been feared by the motor finance industry, but which would still represent one of the largest UK compensation exercises. The regulator noted that the redress scheme was not yet in place and that lenders were not contacting customers yet. It said that people receiving calls about compensation should hang up. In 2021 the FCA banned car dealers from adjusting the rate of interest they offered to buyers in return for higher commission from car finance firms. It had wanted to start a compensation scheme but put this on hold while cases brought by individuals went through the courts. Eventually the Court of Appeal backed consumers, prompting speculation that the industry was facing a bill of up to £40 billion. The Supreme Court overturned central elements of the earlier judgment, however, in a victory for the motor finance industry. The authority is consulting on a compensation scheme in the context of the Supreme Court judgment. The regulator's guidance that payouts are likely to be less than £950 per car finance loan and that they do not need to use a claims management company has been a blow to the claims industry, which had told people that claims could be in the order of £4,000. • The obscure firms behind frenzy in car loan claims Members of the House of Lords have urged the FCA to further reduce the scope of compensation by rethinking its plan for the redress scheme to cover loans written as far back as 2007. The House of Lords financial regulation committee has said that a 'more appropriate' timeframe for the scheme could align with a six-year deadline for claims to be brought before a civil court. Nisha Arora, director of special projects at the FCA, said: 'We're aware of scammers calling people and posing as car finance lenders, offering fake compensation and asking for personal details. There is no compensation scheme in place yet. If anyone receives a call like this, hang up immediately and do not share any information.'
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FCA issues scam car finance call warning to motorists
Motorists have been warned to be on the alert for scammers posing as car finance lenders offering fake warning from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) comes after the watchdog announced it would set up a compensation scheme for motorists who were sold car finance deals that were this month, the Supreme Court ruled that in many cases, commission paid by lenders to car dealers for organising loans was the judgement left the possibility open for other motorists to claim, including those who had been charged overly large commission fees. In some cases, car dealers were paid higher commissions by lenders for signing motorists up for higher interest loans, a practice that has been banned since the Supreme Court ruling, the FCA announced it would start consulting on setting up a compensation scheme for eligible motorists, and it expects most eligible people to get less than £ consultation process will take about six weeks, and if the scheme gets approved the FCA expects to start making payments next the FCA's compensation announcement, the watchdog said it has received reports of scammers calling people and offering compensation that does not exist in exchange for personal details."We're aware of scammers calling people and posing as car finance lenders, offering fake compensation and asking for personal details," said Nisha Arora, director of special projects at the FCA."There is no compensation scheme in place yet. If anyone receives a call like this, hang up immediately and do not share any information."The FCA said it would never ask people for bank account PINs or passwords, and it has urged people to report any scam calls or texts to FCA has also previously warned motorists about signing up with claims management companies (CMCs) or firms ahead of any decision on a centralised claims a joint statement with the Solicitors Regulation Authority, the FCA pointed out that motorists could sacrifice up to 30% of any claims award in fees to the CMC or law point of a centralised redress scheme would be to make it easy for consumers to get compensation, without the need for help from a CMC or law firm, the FCA said.
