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  Fraud Main Reason For Insurance Hikes, Says AA 4 Sep 2010 (News)
  and, for drivers under the age of 30, by 13.4 per cent to £1,128.* Douglas believes that fraud accounts for a large part of this.   "While the organised  'cash for crash' scams that ripped millions of pounds off insurers have made headlines, the problem of car insurance fraud
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  Rare surviving 'Brocket Rocket' Ferrari up for auction 22 Jun 2011 (News)
  tragically destroyed in an insurance scam for which he did time, Brocket owned the ground-breaking Pininfarina styled GT for 15 years.  It was the first 2+2 to feature power steering, hydro-pneumatic self-levelling rear suspension and the luxury of air-con as standard. It is expected to fetch offers
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  SMMT Calls For Licence to Trade 18 Sep 2001 (News)
  dealers, see 'Dishonest John's Guide to Service Scams' among these news items, and refer to the thread: 'Dishonest John's Guide: all true' in The Backroom on this website. The last thing the public needs is a scheme which gives the big boys a licence to steal at the expense of the little guys
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  Advice on Avoiding a Crash for Cash 30 May 2014 (News)
  should follow some simple but effective steps to ensure they gather as much information as possible at the scene to thwart the scam and help insurers tackle this increasing problem." MoneySuperMarket top tips in the event of an accident * Take photographs of the accident on your mobile
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  Used Car Buyer Subscription Offer 11 Jun 2004 (News)
  . Unfortunately, the desire for low mileage cars also helps fuel a £100m a year illegal clocking scam. “Not only will a lower mileage car sell quicker, the unscrupulous seller will also gain financially by adding another few thousand to the screen price,” says Guy Baker, resident expert at Used
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  HPI Warns Again of Stolen V5 Scam 24 Jul 2009 (News)
  criminals scammed six motorists in the Lothians out of tens of thousands of pounds after selling them high-value stolen vehicles.  All cases involved the swindlers using stolen DVLA V5s to accompany stolen vehicles that had had their identity changed to match that of a similar legitimate vehicle
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  2.3 million clocked and potentially dangerous cars on UK roads, report suggests 19 Nov 2018 (News)
  Government Association (LGA) and it is calling for DIY mileage correction tools – widely available for sale online from about £100 - to be made illegal to help combat the problem. >>> The UK's most-common car scams and how to avoid
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  New national dash cam portal lets you submit dashcam footage directly to police 4 Jul 2018 (News)
  instances of careless and dangerous driving. Not only do they help guard against dangerous drivers and ‘crash for cash’ scams, they can even help protect your no claims bonus. We hope that having one will soon become as standard as wearing a seat belt."
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  Dashcam Saves Trucker From Expensive Insurance Claim 17 Dec 2013 (News)
  protect drivers against the scams which have now become a £1 billion industry. He said: "The cameras can help protect drivers against 'cash for crash' scenarios. This includes deliberate severe braking in front of a driver to instigate a 'slam
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  Co-op Insurance Launches Black Box Scheme For Young Drivers 16 Mar 2011 (News)
  prices, and over three quarters (82%) of young drivers could make a saving. The launch comes as young drivers face higher motor insurance premiums, due to accident management and crerdit hire scams and the recent European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruling that banned companies from using gender to set
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  Have used car values hit their peak? 9 Dec 2021 (News)
  return, but it isn't a hassle-free option.  You’ll need to arrange the adverts for the car, prepare the car for sale and be available for people coming to look at the car. Buyers can turn out to be ‘time wasters’ or out to scam you, although most are genuine so don't
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  Auction Report – EBay 27th March 2005 29 Mar 2005 (News)
  than flattering photo probably didn’t do much for its selling price. A couple of grey Jaguar Sovereigns were sold in the hour or so that was analysed. One had been re-advertised after the seller was the victim of an attempted EBay scam (no further information was offered). The 3.6
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  Is now the time to cash-in on used car market boom? 11 Nov 2021 (News)
  to put the effort in, a private sale is likely to give you the best return. You’ll need to arrange the adverts for the car, prepare the car for sale and be available for people coming to look at the car. Buyers can turn out to be ‘time wasters’ or out to scam you, although
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  Government to Crack Down on Blue Badge Fraud 30 Dec 2011 (News)
  on enforcement and eligibility so there will be no way to scam the system." Blue Badges provide a vital lifeline to more than 2.5 million disabled people every year by prioritising key parking spaces close to important services. However, increasing levels of badge fraud have meant those spaces are often
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  AA Blames 'Accident Management Specialists' For Huge Rise in Car Insurance Premiums 22 Jan 2011 (News)
  of claims; organised 'cash for crash' scams; uninsured driving and poor investment returns because of the recession.   "A sharp growth in the number of accident management and personal injury claim firms has helped to develop a hard-sell system in Britain that encourages people
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  Frequently asked questions about your premiums 4 Apr 2013 (News)
  consumed by the UK population, there is a frightening lack of understanding of even the basic principles of Motor Insurance. We all know someone or perhaps even feel it personally, that we have been ‘ripped off’ or that insurance is a ‘scam’, whilst it cannot be denied
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  Private registration Facebook sales scam warning 5 Sep 2023 (News)
  
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  Trading Standards reports "huge surge" in scams linked to cost-of-living crisis 18 Oct 2022 (News)
  
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  DVSA warns motorists over fake parking penalty text scam 4 Oct 2024 (News)
  
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  Ghost brokers scam on the rise says LV 10 May 2023 (News)