Crash for cash cons caught on camera

A national dash cam portal has seen the number of crash for cash clips submitted to insurers double in the last year

Nextbase's National Dash Cam Safety Portal lets drivers share footage of incidents with police and insurers

In the first six months of 2023, insurers have recorded more than 100,000 suspected crash for cash cases identified via the footage - twice the figure for January to June 2022

Crash for cash scams involve criminals staging collisions to make exaggerated damage and injury claims from innocent drivers