Motorists can be slapped with an unlimited fine and risk prison time for carrying out fraudulent car insurance practices. The warning comes after cases have taken a significant rise in the UK, with more than 45,000 scams recorded this year alone. In 2023, insurers detected £1.1billion worth of fraudulent claims, marking a four per cent increase from the previous year but now cases are already up 54 per cent. Insurers identified 45,800 motor scams worth £501million representing more than 50 per cent increase on all fraudulent claims made throughout the year, according to the Association of Brit…
