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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
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  SMMT Calls For Licence to Trade 18 Sep 2001 (News)
  dealers, see 'Dishonest John's Guide to Service Scams' among these news items, and refer to the thread: 'Dishonest John's Guide: all true' in The Backroom on this website. The last thing the public needs is a scheme which gives the big boys a licence to steal at the expense of the little guys
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  Advice on Avoiding a Crash for Cash 30 May 2014 (News)
  should follow some simple but effective steps to ensure they gather as much information as possible at the scene to thwart the scam and help insurers tackle this increasing problem." MoneySuperMarket top tips in the event of an accident * Take photographs of the accident on your mobile
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  Used Car Buyer Subscription Offer 11 Jun 2004 (News)
  . Unfortunately, the desire for low mileage cars also helps fuel a £100m a year illegal clocking scam. “Not only will a lower mileage car sell quicker, the unscrupulous seller will also gain financially by adding another few thousand to the screen price,” says Guy Baker, resident expert at Used
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  HPI Warns Again of Stolen V5 Scam 24 Jul 2009 (News)
  criminals scammed six motorists in the Lothians out of tens of thousands of pounds after selling them high-value stolen vehicles.  All cases involved the swindlers using stolen DVLA V5s to accompany stolen vehicles that had had their identity changed to match that of a similar legitimate vehicle
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  2.3 million clocked and potentially dangerous cars on UK roads, report suggests 19 Nov 2018 (News)
  Government Association (LGA) and it is calling for DIY mileage correction tools – widely available for sale online from about £100 - to be made illegal to help combat the problem. >>> The UK's most-common car scams and how to avoid
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  New national dash cam portal lets you submit dashcam footage directly to police 4 Jul 2018 (News)
  instances of careless and dangerous driving. Not only do they help guard against dangerous drivers and ‘crash for cash’ scams, they can even help protect your no claims bonus. We hope that having one will soon become as standard as wearing a seat belt."
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  Dashcam Saves Trucker From Expensive Insurance Claim 17 Dec 2013 (News)
  protect drivers against the scams which have now become a £1 billion industry. He said: "The cameras can help protect drivers against 'cash for crash' scenarios. This includes deliberate severe braking in front of a driver to instigate a 'slam
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  Co-op Insurance Launches Black Box Scheme For Young Drivers 16 Mar 2011 (News)
  prices, and over three quarters (82%) of young drivers could make a saving. The launch comes as young drivers face higher motor insurance premiums, due to accident management and crerdit hire scams and the recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that banned companies from using gender to set