Fraud

Fraud News: Ex-Met Police Officer Convicted of Fake Insurance Claim

A woman has been sentenced after she lied about her personal car being stolen to make a fraudulent insurance claim. She was a serving Metropolitan police officer at the time of her offence. On Friday 26 April […]

Motor Insurance

RAC Comment on Mobile Phone Use – More Enforcement Needed

News from the RAC, who have issued an official comment on the latest mobile phone use whilst driving; “It’s clearly good news these figures show improved compliance with the law in England and Wales, but […]

Opinion

Opinion: Compulsory Electric Bike Insurance Misses the Bigger Problems

From the Editor’s smokin’ laptop, comes this predictable grumble about compulsory insurance for electric bicycles, due to come into law across the UK, once some type of Danegeld deal is struck with the EU in […]

Motor Insurance

Motor Insurance Fraud: MIB Backs Police Campaign Against Uninsured Drivers

This week around 35 police forces across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are taking part in Operation Drive Insured (12-18 November 2018) in a week of enhanced operations to remove uninsured drivers from UK roads […]

News

Quotezone Survey Reveals Car Insurance Claim Hotspots Across UK

Comparison website Quotezone.co.uk has compiled and analysed information from Police forces across England and Wales and discovered that rural areas tend to have less recorded vehicle crime than inner cities and airport car parks. The […]

Insurance claims

MIB Data Shows Estimated 25,000 Uninsured Learner Drivers on UK Roads

Data from MIB’s Police Helpline has revealed an estimated 25,000 unqualified drivers are using Britain’s roads without valid car insurance. In the past 12 months MIB received thousands of enquiries from police officers at the […]

Fraud

`Steak’ Your Claim Sir? Not if You’re Using Injury Photos from You Tube

Latest anti-fraud news from the IFED: A man was sentenced to 8 months, suspended for 2 years, for fraud by false representation at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday 11 April 2018 after pleading guilty on […]