No Win No Fee agreements, have made claiming compensation much more accessible to those who are entitled to it, but do not have the spare money for extensive court cases. However over the past few years there has been a rising number of motorists taking advantage of this and faking accidents in order to gain compensation they are not entitled to for injuries they do not have.

One of these scams has been carried out across the North West, most frequently in Manchester & Liverpool. The perpetrator, Mohammed Patel orchestrated a series of road traffic accidents from which he unlawfully gained 1.6 million in compensation over a period of three years.

Patel would target roundabouts in his vehicle and then brake suddenly, meaning that there was a good chance that whoever was behind him would not be able to stop in time and would hit the back of Mr Patel’s vehicle. After the impact he, and the passengers he took, would then struggle out of the car complaining of dizziness and clutching at their necks.

One driver they pulled the scam on described how the men in Patel’s car comically held their necks whilst getting out and said that he was surprised at how calm the men seemed considering they’d just been involved in a crash, as though they were used to it.

The scam was eventually revealed when a group of office workers in Manchester repeatedly saw Patel having accidents on a roundabout outside their office, which prompted the subsequent investigation and lead to a conviction.

Whilst the investigation was underway, it was unearthed that 24 other men were also involved in the scams and claims which followed them, but that Mr. Patel was the main orchestrator. The others had been passengers, but were fully aware that they were partaking in a set up crash and were claiming for compensation they were not entitled to.

It is not just the insurance companies who were hurt in this scam, as an increase in claims has an effect on everyone’s premiums and more importantly deliberately causing an accident endangers innocent motorists and pedestrians.

If you have a genuine neck injury claim then seek the advice of an expert no-win no-fee soliciotr to help you with your claim.

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