A ‘worrying increase’ in the numbers of unsuspecting drivers purchasing a cloned vehicle, only to have it pinched again within days by the same gang that sold it to them, has led one of the UK’s most experienced motor loss adjusters to warn consumers to take extra care.
Former detective Philip Swift, now managing director of Claims Management and Adjusting, says the so-called ‘re-steal’ scam is particularly prevalent in the north of England, where gangs are using the same car repeatedly with a new cloned identity each time to net big illicit profits. In many cases the bill ends up with insurers, causing everyone’s premium to rise.
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