Warning over 'flash-for-cash' car accident insurance scam

[Conniff]

Motorists are being warned about a new insurance [problem] where criminals flash their lights to let other drivers out of a junction, then crash into them on purpose.

 

Anti-fraud experts are calling it "flash-for-cash".

 

The gangs tend to target new, smarter vehicles or vulnerable road users, including older people and women with children in the car.

 

The [problem] is costing insurers hundreds of millions of pounds every year.

 

It is a new tactic for an already well established crime, called "crash for cash", where criminals slam on the brakes for no reason so that the victim drives into the back of their car.

 

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[renegadeimp]

It is a new tactic for an already well established crime, called "crash for cash", where criminals slam on the brakes for no reason so that the victim drives into the back of their car.

 

Thats been going on for decades in russia. Check youtube. There are literally thousands of videos showing it.

 

As for the flash for cash, They should be well aware of their surroundings before they take the decision to move. Even if the other driver flashes their lights, the driver still has the option of staying still, or waiting for the other driver to stop. Not saying its the victims fault, but the Highway code is pretty clear.

[puzz1ed1]

and of course this relies on the fact that so few drivers flash their lights for the reasons cited in the Highway Code - flashing of headlights does not mean "I'm letting you go"