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Crash For Cash: Five More Guilty Over Insurance Scam

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mikey4444 | 16:41 Thu 17th Dec 2015 | News
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At last the law seems to be catching up with these leeches, and not before time.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-35122026
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How did the scam work, Mikey? I know nothing about such things.
What a load of Yandells!
Seriously, how does Crash for Cash work?
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Tilly ::::

"It involved defendants participating in the arrangement of fake road traffic accidents and insurance fraud," she said"

"The vast majority of cars supposedly involved in these fake accidents were recovered to a single garage that was at the centre of the criminal operation"

Basically, the garage crashed cars deliberately, probably within the garage compound and then made fraudulent insurance claims. These claims may also have included "whiplash" injuries.

Its a multi-million £ business and its a major cause in all our insurance premiums going up over the last few years.
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Its aided and abetted but the lackadaisical attitude of our insurance companies, as can be seen from this next link ::::

http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/cars/article-3281637/Aviva-apologises-selling-crash-victims-details-cash-crash-firms.html
Tilly, there are two ways, one of which involves entirely innocent people.

People who know each other (or it can be arranged by a third person) deliberately crash in to each other and claim thousands for whiplash. Often people who weren't in the cars will claim they were passengers and cash in.

Or they suddenly brake in the hope that an unsuspecting driver will crash in to the back of them. More compensation claims.
Thank you both. I understand now.

i was a victim of one of these scams. The vehicle in front of me had no lights or signals on the back, and just as the stream of traffic started to speed up after leaving the speed limit area, they jammed on the brakes. I was increasing my speed, I saw no brake lights or signals ( there was no turning or junction at that spot) and my car hit their ancient wreck. my car was written off. I was quite badly injured, spent time in hospital and missed three weeks work. The police tried very hard to blame me, but gave up eventually. I fully expected to hear that the wreckers had made some claim against my insurance, but they didn't. Maybe they were slightly ashamed of having hurt me so badly.
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Sad story atalanta.
These are the people because of whom I pay more than what I should be for my insurance.
Yes, indeed, keyplus.

As many of these claims are for whiplash only (because it is impossible to prove/disprove so the insurance companies more or less cough up) it is high time whiplash became an acceptable risk of driving that couldn't be compensated for. I know some people are badly affected by whiplash over a long period but they are very much in the minority.
I believe these sorts of people should go behind the bars for long period of time. I agree with you that it is a huge and very lucrative business. I receive at least two to three calls (on average) every day where they try to not only tell me but convince me that I have had an accident. When I tell them that no, I never had an accident then the next question and a good news (according to them) is that even if I haven’t had an accident then they could still get me 5K to 6K if my car has any dent. When I say that no, I would not like this sort of money, they give me impression that I am stupid. Amazing, and so difficult to get rid of these people are.
I've got a call blocker. Thank heavens
Tiilz I will dig out the case where a bus was crashing and cashing

and the cafe reported ( in court ) that fourteen people had trooped in all saying oo me neck...before ordering their tea

a batch were convicted of fraud

IN another an office of workers reported to the police there were a spate of accidents on a straight bit of road outside the office on a fine day and they couldnt understand it ....
I have a call blocker too but its not as affective. Its known as my wife who speaks so nicely to these people that they are forced to call back again.
affected call-blocker ?

one that says in a Kenneth williams voice - oo stop ringing ! oo you are a naughty man !

sorry I must keep serious ....
Hc – On a serious note, are these call blockers affective? I may try buying one because I am really fed up with all these calls.

As for these accidents, I decided to buy a dashboard camera after watching a programme on TV.
//I receive at least two to three calls (on average) every day where they try to not only tell me but convince me that I have had an accident. //

My husband tells those callers to remind him what happened. They hang up.
Mine works very well, keyplus. I think I paid around £40 for it from Amazon.

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