Claims Management & Adjusting Ltd., has called out the absurdity of a particular type of insurance fraud. “Retrospectively getting cover, or ‘forward-dating’ the event, is a common con, but this one was absurd, seemingly designed to fool the police, he …
Have you been presented a claim by Network Rail (NR) following a bridge strike that occurred between 5pm and 7pm of a weekday? If so, what were you charged for the first 4-hour (minimum fee) attendance: £368.33 or £859.43 It …
Believe you are insured? Think again! Said to be rife on social media, ‘ghost broking’ is the selling of fake insurance policies. Brokers are regulated financial advisers, intermediaries who specialise in providing general insurance. A ‘ghost’ broker is a criminal …
02/09/2022 Request for information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: Further to previous disclosures of the rates used by Kier to bill NH for DCP works, please could you provide the latest to cover the period 2021 to the …
You are likely aware we work for vehicle information suppliers, the public and insurers, assisting with ‘diminution in value’ and/or ‘loss of title’ claims – read more here. In brief, if an information supplier informs a customer the vehicle is …
For those who missed the publication notification, as of June 2022, new ‘National guidance on the sharing of police information with the ABI‘ was issued replacing the 2014 ‘Memorandum of Understanding’*. The new ‘guidance’ sets out the means by which …
An insurer has disclosed a worrying increase in fraud – it identified £4.2million worth of fraudulent property claims between January and May this year, a rise of 25% on the same period in 2021. As households and businesses come under …
Following last month’s revelation that 101,198 vehicles were stolen in England and Wales in 2021, we have highlighted the soaring cost to insurers: nearly £1.5 billion a year and rising. Our Freedom of Information Act (FoIA) request revealing the Home …
30/06/2022 sees the National Vehicle Crime Conference which will be attended/opened by the Police and Crime Minister – Rt Hon Kit Malthouse MP. The theme is that Vehicle Crime is about more than theft of motor vehicles and theft from motor …
The Home Office has confirmed there were 101,198 reported vehicle thefts in 2021, more than twice the figure of 48,400 West Midlands police advised Grant Shapps earlier this year. At CMA, we scrutinize stolen vehicle claims on behalf of insurers, …
A GB licence holder must immediately notify the DVLA of any change of address, this is stipulated in section 99(4) of The Road Traffic Act 1988. Yet, under Section 99A(3), EU driving licence holders can drive in the UK for …
National Highways’ failure to audit a £440,000 bill from Amey has cost the public over £300,000! The costs arose from a collision; a vehicle struck Higham Road Bridge, Northampton which passes over a railway line. Emergency attendance was required and …
Promoting a more “mutually respectful and considerate culture of safe and effective road use that benefits all users.” Much of the new rules are common sense and likely conduct practiced by most. Most drivers are in cars – metal boxes …
Kier named in Daily Mail article about Smart motorway firms being probed: Separate papers also show that workers employed by the main contractor, Kier, for another scheme ‘manipulated’ tender processes, awarded a subcontract worth £1.4 million in breach of rules …
A great Christmas gifts for children and adults? Not if you intended to ride of a road! Over 1 million privately-owned e-scooters sold in the UK before the holiday rush. are ILLEGAL for road-use. the police have seized 1,000’s of …
Think again! Informed there is a potential fault or defect with your vehicle, why would you not seek to address it asap … for the safety of yourself, your occupants and other road users? Does this recent (12/2021) spell the …
Ride an Electric Scooter on the road and you risk confiscation of your pricey machine … plus 6 points on your license for ‘no insurance’. So why are you allowed to ride an Electric Bicycle? The official response: Cycles, including …
The Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) operates 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, every day of the year, except Christmas Day (25 December). The zone now covers all areas within the North and South Circular Roads. The North Circular …
Vehicle Theft: with or without keys? A figure indicated 93% of vehicle thefts were ‘keyless’, also known as ‘relay bypass’ – source (fleetnews) : ‘The analysis also reports another annual increase in keyless car thefts, now standing at an all-time …
The ICO & FoIA – A Potentially Far-Reaching Decision Notice (DN) Information held by an Authority’s contractor is held ‘on behalf of’ the Authority. The latest Decision Notice has upheld our complaint and potentially starts to address a ‘major loophole’ …
