Over 1m UK motorists considering bogus car insurance claims
More than a million UK motorists have admitted deliberately causing or inventing a crash in order to claim on insurance or would consider doing so, new research has shown.
According to a survey by price comparison website moneysupermarket.com, four per cent of drivers - equivalent to around 1.3 million individuals - said they were prepared to make a fraudulent claim, with two per cent saying they have done so already.
Londoners were the most likely to go down this bogus insurance claim route with ten per cent, the analysis added, while people in Wales were the least likely at one per cent.
Meanwhile, one in 20 younger drivers admitted successfully staging or inventing a car accident in order to get compensation.
Peter Harrison, car insurance expert at moneysupermarket.com, highlighted the fact that crashing for cash is illegal and puts people's lives at risk, strongly warning motorists against this kind of behaviour.
"It seems Brits really are going a step too far this time," he stated. "Any motor insurance claim proved to involve an organised accident will be considered as fraudulent by an insurer, and is likely to have drastic, long-term affects on your motoring as a consequence.
"If found guilty, an official 'fraud mark' could be added to your license; this will prompt your insurer to void existing cover and probably refuse you cover in the future."
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