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Chat => Sports, Hobbies & Motors => Topic started by: Serious on October 22, 2009, 02:41:11 AM

Title: Crash for cash scam man jailed
Post by: Serious on October 22, 2009, 02:41:11 AM
QuoteA 24-year-old man has been jailed for four-and-a-half years after admitting his part in a £1.6m "crash for cash" conspiracy in Greater Manchester.

Mohammed Patel deliberately caused at least 93 car crashes in three years, each costing insurers about £17,000.

Patel, of Nottingham Drive, Bolton, admitted a number of charges at Manchester Minshull Street Crown Court.

He charged £500 a time to stage accidents, which enabled car owners to claim for bogus damages from insurers.

More... http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/manchester/8318338.stm

And you wonder why your insurance is so high?