There has been a recent trend, where con artists attempt to cash in on the accessibility of No Win No Fee Injury, by creating road traffic accidents in order to make fraudulent personal injury claims.
In these scams there is usually a gang who either target an accident prone area like a roundabout, then brake suddenly so another car will go into the back of them, or will drive their vehicle into the vehicle of a friend and then split the compensation. These types of scams seem to be on the up- but thankfully it also seems like insurers and the police are now more likely to catch the perpetrators.
West London was the setting for one of these scams, where a gang worked together to orchestrate a crash involving a double-decker bus and a car, in order to allow them to defraud the insurers of thousands of pounds in compensation. The bus was driven buy one of the man, with six more accomplices as passengers, into the car of another friend.
The one driving the bus thankfully failed to stop at bus stops on the route and pick people up meaning no innocent passengers would be harmed, but there was still a risk of injuring an innocent pedestrian or road user whilst carrying out the crash.
After the incident had occurred the mean filed separate insurance claims for head and neck injuries, whilst staggering the claims in order to benefit from the friend referral schemes many solicitors offer. However investigating officers were alerted to the fact the men had been in contact prior to the accident, and so obtained mobile phone records to prove they were linked.
The bus driver plus the six that were passengers, the driver of the car and his passenger were all found guilty of fraud, with a 6 month suspended prison sentence handed to three of them.
Our no-win no-fee compensation specialists can help you if you have a genuine case for a claim. We specialise in all aspects of road traffic accident claims, such as head and neck injuries and whiplash claims