SEVEN areas of Bradford ranked among the worst 30 areas of the UK for ‘crash for cash’ incidents, with two areas ranked in the top five. The BD7 area was fourth and BD3 the fifth worst-affected postcodes for ‘crash for cash’ scams, in which fraudsters invent or deliberately cause road traffic collisions, often involving innocent people, to try and get a compensation payout. Also making the top 30 list for the UK were BD15 (13th position), BD2 (22nd), BD5 (23rd) and BD9 (30th), as well as Heckmondwike (WF16 - 19th). The figures, compiled by the Insurance Fraud Bureau, found 170,000 claims which could be linked to suspected ‘crash for cash’ networks between October 2019 and December 2020.
The Insurance Fraud Bureau says single gangs can be behind thousands of orchestrated collisions in some areas, with the combined value running into millions of pounds.
UK’s top 30 hotspots worst affected by ‘crash for cash’ scams revealed May 11 2021, 12.04am
General view of the M1 motorway. The Insurance Fraud Bureau has highlighted the top crash for cash hotspots (Rui Vieira/PA)
Parts of Birmingham are the top “crash for cash” hotspots in the UK, analysis of the scams has found.
Postcodes in Bradford, Blackburn, Romford, Wakefield, Leeds, Manchester, High Wycombe, London and Luton are also among the worst areas affected, the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) said.
Crash for cash is a common insurance scam which involves fraudsters inventing or deliberately causing dangerous road traffic collisions, often involving innocent people, in a bid to claim compensation.
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Parts of Birmingham are the top crash for cash hotspots in the UK, analysis of car insurance scams has found.