Stopping the 'Crashes for cash'
Updated on 16 January 2007
How do you stop the fraudsters who deliberately have accidents for the insurance pay out?
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Imagine you're driving a car. Without warning, the car in-front suddenly stops, causing you to crash into the back of it.
This might not be an accident, but a deliberately-staged collision - known as Crash For Cash.
By forcing unsuspecting drivers to crash into the backs of their cars - and then filing an inflated insurance claim - fraudsters are exploiting a legal loophole that ensures there is virtually automatic admission of liability.
It's a growing crime - and this afternoon a Conservative MP staged a debate on the crime in Parliament saying:
"I hope I have persuaded the government of the seriousness of this issue. It is one of the most startling forms of fraud.
It targets innocent motorists in a disgraceful way and is a significant and growing threat to public safety." - Richard Bacon MP
Rags Martel reports.
Have you been affected?
If you have any information, or feel you have been a victim of a Crash-For-Cash scam, call the Insurance Fraud Bureau cheat-line on 0800 328 2550 or e-mail Rags Martel on rags.martel@itn.co.uk.
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