What are ‘crash for cash’ scams?
Drivers across the UK are being ruthlessly targeted in ‘crash for cash’ scams - with a 6,000% rise in incidents involving motorbikes in the last year. Criminals manufacture a collision by deliberately driving into a victim, before filing a fraudulent insurance claim. Former copper Rav Wilding investigates exactly how these organised criminals are operating - and why the late afternoons and early evenings are the worst times to fall victim. Plus, why dashcam footage and CCTV could help your case.
To watch this with subtitles, go to 91Èȱ¬ iPlayer and search for Morning Live from 26/08/24.
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