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Cash for Crash Warning.
The UK’s leading high street retailer of car insurance warns motorist’s about a new scam designed to defraud insurers out of thousands of pounds.
The scam involves criminal gangs intentionally staging road accidents, usually by slamming on their brakes causing an innocent driver behind to shunt into them, and then making fraudulent insurance claims for personal injury and damage to their vehicle.
It is estimated that the cash for crash scams cost the insurance industry over £200 million a year, and it is British motorists who are feeling the consequences with rocketing insurance premiums.
A spokesperson for the retailer commented “These staged car crashes are on the rise and not only do they cost the industry thousands of pounds and cause premiums to rise, they also put innocent lives at risk."
Motorist’s are advised to be extra vigilant on the roads and not become a victim of this scam and offers the following advice on how to spot a staged crash:
- The incident will usually occur at a roundabout or at a busy junction
- The car may have been following you for a while
- A car will brake suddenly for no apparent reason
- There will be hugely inflated claims for damage and injuries
