Crash For Cash Ringleader Jailed

The leader of a crash for cash insurance scam ring has been jailed for four and a half years. Mohammed Omar Gulzar was responsible for a series of deliberate crashes, caused with the intention of faking personal injury claims, including one that involved a 12 tonne bus carrying 40 passengers. Three other men were jailed and five received suspended sentences after pleading guilty to the charges. The group are believed to have deliberately caused 30 crashes, and although only £40,000 was paid out, the total could have been as high as £500,000 if all claims had been successful.

Crash for cash schemes have been well documented in the media recently. In these schemes, perpetrators deliberately cause crashes that are deemed to be the fault of the other driver. The criminals then make claims against their car insurance policies and submit personal injury claims, often for phantom passengers that were not in the car, and for damage that was already done to the vehicle.

There are a number of methods that crash for cash criminals use in order to orchestrate crashes. Flash for cash accidents are perhaps the simplest, with a driver flashing somebody out at a junction before driving into them and claiming that the accident was the other driver’s fault.

Mohammed Omar Gulzar’s group were investigated following what seemed like a minor crash with a service bus in Yorkshire. Passengers on the bus were surprised at the reaction of the car passengers, some claiming that one man even threw himself against the windscreen. Police investigated, and the group appeared in court. Gulzar was found guilty and sentenced to serve four and a half years in prison, while a further eight men were also convicted of similar crimes; three were given prison sentences and five were provided suspended sentences.

Car accidents can be serious and can have serious consequences for those involved. Compensation exists so that anybody that is injured or suffers as a result of such a crash can receive the medical attention they require and be compensation for any loss of earnings that they may face following time off work.

Access To Justice General PI News Road Traffic AccidentsJan 31st, 20140 comments