Earlier this year a report from The Sunday Times revealed a doubling of ‘crash for cash’ incidents in the first half of 2023.
The motor insurance industry has struggled with crash for cash scams – fraudulent insurance claims for staged vehicle collisions – for many years. Most commonly these ‘accidents’ involve a planned car crash from behind with a subsequent physical injury claim, but can include cyclists, motorcyclists, and mopeds.
According to an Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) analysis in 2022, a UK insurance claim is linked to the crash for cash scam every four minutes . . .
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