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  ABI backs 'ghost broking' awareness campaign 25 Nov 2013 (News)
  The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has given its backing to a new campaign to raise awareness of illegal 'ghost broking' scams among young motorists. The Get a Real Deal campaign aims to raise awareness of illegal 'ghost
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  Warning of UsedCar Internet Scams 6 Mar 2008 (News)
  With more used car buyers choosing to shop online, HPI is warning of internet scams. HPI, the leading independent vehicle information provider is highlighting a spate of online scams involving non-existent vehicles being sold online using fraudulent vehicle checks. “We are urging
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  Volvo issues 'congestion charge scam' warning 18 Jan 2011 (News)
  Volvo has taken out adverts in several newspapers warning drivers in London about a scam involving the unauthorised sale of Volvo DRIVe boot badges for the avoidance of the London Congestion Charge. The notice states that vendors are offering
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  Watch out for ‘virtual car seller’ scam, warns HPI 8 Oct 2013 (News)
  Car history check provider HPI is warning buyers about a ‘virtual car seller’ scam, which allows criminals to make off with the payment for a car without ever delivering the car itself. The ‘seller’ will list a top-of-the-range car online
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  Crash for cash schemes cost insurance industry £340 million a year 5 Aug 2020 (News)
  types of insurance fraud. The Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) says the scams cost the industry around £340 million a year.  Data from industry body, Cifas, shows that motor insurance fraud is one of the fastest growing categories of insurance fraud in the UK. Last year, Cifas revealed
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  A quarter of used cars have outstanding finance to be paid 6 May 2015 (News)
  carrying out a car history check before you buy. You can also find out how to avoid the most common car scams by visiting our scams page here , plus you can find a trustworthy, highly rated dealer on our Good Garage Guide . 
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  New scam detected every minute as UK insurance fraud rises to £1.3 billion 22 Aug 2018 (News)
  Over half a million insurance frauds were detected in 2017, with a new case being detected every minute according to the latest figures from the Association of British Insurers. A total of 562,000 scams were detected in 2017: 113,000 were
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  Fraudster jailed for £29,000 insurance scam involving fake Ferrari 4 Apr 2017 (News)
  , for further private investigation. This  established that Khayer had hired the Audi A1 jut days before the incident occured. For his role in the scam, Khayer received a 12 month custodial sentence, suspended for two years, and was ordered to compensate his hire company, and its insurer, more
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  Video: Accident cameras reducing whiplash claims 7 Oct 2013 (News)
    experts claim up to 60% of those are bogus – meaning ‘cash for crash’ scams are worth as much as £1 billion a year. According to the AA there has been a 60% rise in the number of personal injury claims since 2006, while in the same period the overall number of accidents in the UK
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  Report uncovers 170,000 'crash for cash' car insurance claims 12 May 2021 (News)
  , which are caused by fraudsters in order to gain compensation from insurers. According to the IFB, in most collisions where a vehicle is shunted from behind, the driver of the car behind is deemed ‘at fault’. The key element of a ‘crash for cash’ scam is therefore
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 6 Oct 2001 (News)
  to change the bulb and another 15 minutes for the fitter to obtain it from stores. The Screenwash Scam Always automatically charge for renewing the screenwash additive. Even if it the reservoir is full when the car arrives, leave a bottle of additive in the boot and still charge
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  DISHONEST JOHN'S GUIDE TO SERVICE SCAMS 16 Sep 2001 (News)
  . He will think, "can't cost much" and will agree to a bulb replacement. Then charge him 15 minutes labour at £60 an hour to change the bulb and another 15 minutes for the fitter to obtain it from stores. The Screenwash Scam Always automatically charge for renewing
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  Car cloning on the rise - half of all used car checks reveals hidden history 2 Mar 2019 (News)
  against the scam that allows criminals to copy legitimate registration plates to sell stolen or unroadworthy cars with false documents. “The RAC vehicle history check does not give a guarantee against cloned cars," said Rod Dennis of the RAC, "The check looks up whether
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  'Ghost broker' insurance scams on the rise on social media 2 Nov 2018 (News)
  More than 850 cases were reported to Action Fraud between November 2014 and October 2017, totalling losses of £631,000 for those affected – an average of £769 per victim.
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  TV Investigation Into Car Insurance Fraud 21 Mar 2011 (News)
  Dave Raddings works for ITV, which is making a programme about the cost of motoring - includingthe higher premiums paid by honest motorists as a result of insurance fraud. He want to speak to: *        Victims of cash-for-crash scams. *        Motorists who have been
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  Honest John's Website in a Book 17 Oct 2001 (News)
  ' from the paper), Dishonest John's Guide to Service Scams, and, of course, the Car by Car Breakdown as it was about a month ago. If you haven't got a satellite linked notebook computer in your car, it's the only way to carry the website around with you. And, of course, it makes an excellent Christmas
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  It is possible 'to avoid clones' 21 May 2009 (News)
  is stolen and given an identity that is very similar to one already in circulation. In order to avoid falling foul of this scam, auto buyers have been advised to check that all vehicle identity numbers on the model tally. People should then get HPI to verify the IDs match the registration
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  Fraudsters target motorists with fake road tax text messages and emails 30 Jan 2019 (News)
  Fraudsters are targeting drivers with fake road tax messages in an attempt to obtain personal information and banking details. Claiming to be from the DVLA (Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency) and featuring official logos, the scam texts and emails inform the motorist
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  Fraud Main Reason For Insurance Hikes, Says AA 4 Sep 2010 (News)
  and, for drivers under the age of 30, by 13.4 per cent to £1,128.* Douglas believes that fraud accounts for a large part of this.   "While the organised  'cash for crash' scams that ripped millions of pounds off insurers have made headlines, the problem of car insurance fraud
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  Rare surviving 'Brocket Rocket' Ferrari up for auction 22 Jun 2011 (News)
  tragically destroyed in an insurance scam for which he did time, Brocket owned the ground-breaking Pininfarina styled GT for 15 years.  It was the first 2+2 to feature power steering, hydro-pneumatic self-levelling rear suspension and the luxury of air-con as standard. It is expected to fetch offers