Costa Bandit

We have just returned from Spain, where we were robbed on the autopista near Valencia. We parked at the services and went for a coffee, and someone presumably stuck a nail in the back tyre during our absence....

Scam spam

I appear to be receiving, daily, via email, notification of a speeding violation in New York State from the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles. The date of the offense was May 2011 but I was not...

The claim game

Yesterday we got a letter from our car insurance company (More than - we have had our insurance with them for over 30 years), stating that "We have been contacted by a third party who has informed us that...

The claim game

My partner has received a text offering to get her £3,750 for her recent accident. She has not had an accident. You advised your readers to report these people to casework@ico.gsi.gov.uk I did eventually...

Attempted fraud?

Received a letter from company claiming my wife's car involved in accident, they obtained information on our address etc. from the DVLA. The claim is entirely bogus the named driver was a name we do not...

Here are the bodies where you can report attempts to involve you in fraudulent or spurious accident claims.

When reporting attempts to embroil people in spurious accident claims, the best bodies seem to be: By email: ICO.gsi.gov.uk . By letter to Insurance Data Base Services Limited: 6-12 Capital Drive, Linford...

These are the parties who are to blame for pushing up motor insurance premiums.

There are many parties to blame for motor insurance premium increases. In no particular order: A) Insurers, vehicle repairers, police, franchised dealers and breakdown companies who sell details of non...

Why am I getting unsolicited text messages regarding a claim for an accident I haven't had?

I keep receiving unsolicited text messages from an identified number to my mobile phone, with the following wording: "Free message. Our records indicate you may be entitled to £3,250 for the accident you...

MOT rip off

Seduced by the promise of half price MOTs on Halfords website, my daughter took her 2003 Fiat Punto for the test. It failed and she was told it would need £600 of work, but she was eligible for a discount...

More PayPal scams

This is an email response to my advert for my 3 year old Land Rover in Auto Trader. It's a scam right? "Thanks for the swift response, just to let you know that I'm okay with the condition of the item,...