The ability to claim on a No Win No Fee basis means that those who deserve compensation are ability to make a claim for it without risking losing their own money. However, there has recently been an increase in those taking advantage of the scheme and making fraudulent claims after staging road traffic accidents.

In these scams there is usually a gang who either target an accident prone area like a roundabout, then brake suddenly so another car will go into the back of them, or will drive their vehicle into the vehicle of a friend and then split the compensation. These types of scams seem to be on the up- but thankfully it also seems like insurers and the police are now more likely to catch the perpetrators.

One such scam was attempted in West London, and involved crashing a double-decker bus. One member of the gang drove the bus, whilst carrying six other accomplices as passengers, into the car of another member of the gang, in a bid to gain thousands of pounds in compensation by defrauding the insurers.

The one driving the bus thankfully failed to stop at bus stops on the route and pick people up meaning no innocent passengers would be harmed, but there was still a risk of injuring an innocent pedestrian or road user whilst carrying out the crash.

After the incident had occurred the mean filed separate insurance claims for head and neck injuries, whilst staggering the claims in order to benefit from the friend referral schemes many solicitors offer. However investigating officers were alerted to the fact the men had been in contact prior to the accident, and so obtained mobile phone records to prove they were linked.

The bus driver plus the six passengers, the accomplice driving the car, plus their passenger were all found guilty of fraudulent activity, with three of them receiving suspended six month prison sentences.

If you have a genuine whiplash claim, then our no-win no-fee solicitors can help you put a claim together.