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Warning over 'flash for crash' fraudsters targeting drivers outside shops and petrol stations

Fraudsters flash their headlights, offering the victim a right of way to join a main road, but then speed up to ensure their car is hit side-on
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10900612700?profile=originalPress Association/PA - 'Flash for crash' fraudsters target victims outside shops and petrol stations. (PA)


Motorists are falling foul of a new 'flash for crash' insurance scheme where fraudsters plough into them on purpose, police warned today.

The latest tactic sees cars lying in wait for victims to exit from shops, car parks or fuel stations.

Fraudsters flash their headlights, offering the victim a right of way to join a main road, but then speed up to ensure their car is hit side-on.

The new tactic has been spotted, and given its name, by automotive anti-fraud investigation specialist APU, which said the flash-for-crash phenomenon had emerged as a worrying trend since the turn of the year.

"It is yet another example of how criminal gangs are becoming more sophisticated and attempting to stay one step ahead of suspicion," said Neil Thomas, APU's director of investigative services and a former detective inspector with West Midlands Police.

He went on: "The adoption of flashing headlights and beckoning the driver results in a 'your word against mine' situation when it comes to apportioning blame.

"By appearing to offer the right of way, the criminal simply continues his journey into a collision, holding the victim at fault for turning across him which, of course, cannot be denied under law."

APU said some 380 false insurance claims are made daily, costing the motor industry £1.7 million a year and pushing up insurance premiums.

It added that the Insurance Fraud Bureau is currently investigating 49 rings, responsible for around £66 million in false claims.

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