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Bizarre insurance claims

Updated on 18 August 2008

Source PA News

A kicking camel, a naked pedestrian and a nut-throwing squirrel have all been cited in insurance claims for car damage, it has been revealed.

Decomposing carrots, a weary horse and a crashed Harrier jet have also cropped up in claim forms received by insurance company elephant.co.uk.

In one case a woman motorist filled the tank with the wrong substance after mistaking shampoo for a container of petrol.

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