Drivers have been warned to look out for a new 'crash for cash' fraud which has seen scammers travel to Scotland to cause smashes and cash in on insurance money.
Insurance company LV believe that the increase is being driven by a law change in England and Wales that has reduced the amount of compensation drivers are entitled to following a whiplash claim.
It means crooks are now travelling to Scotland in a bid to cash in.'Crash for cash' works by targeting innocent motorists to become the ‘at fault driver’ in an accident by slamming on the breaks to cause an accident.
And in the past year alone, there has been a 60% rise in the number of personal injury claims reported to LV in Scotland.Alan Gibbs was one of those who fell victim to the scam as he travelled to Largs in September last year.
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