ACTION to combat so-called ‘crash for cash’ insurance scams has been stepped up.
Huddersfield was fifth in May’s league table of the worst towns and cities for dodgy claims.
In the scams, fraudsters drive to busy junctions then perform unexpected, dangerous emergency stops designed to cause members of the public to collide with them.
Claims are then made to the motorist’s insurer, often including several accounts of fictitious injuries from members of the gang.
The estimated annual cost to the UK economy is £350m.
Now the National Fraud Authority has teamed up with the Ministry of Justice, representatives from the insurance sector including the Insurance Fraud Bureau, police and professional bodies to share information in a bid to smash the criminal networks.
Attorney General Baroness Scotland said: “The NFA is looking to strengthen the response to this dreadful crime.”
