Fraudulent insurance claims running at 500 a day
Many Britons appear to take the view that honesty is not the best policy when it comes to taking out car insurance. Industry figures showed firms are uncovering almost 3,500 fraudulent applications each week.
The Association of British Insurers (ABI) revealed that in 2013, UK insurers detected 180,675 attempted fraudulent applications for motor insurance – equivalent to 495 a day. These cases involve motorists lying about, or knowingly failing to disclose, important information such as previous claims or unspent motoring convictions when asked.