Increase in staged accidents – but many are unaware of crime / Basingstoke Gazette, 24 Jan 2007
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"Gangs of criminals are reportedly causing accidents with innocent motorists, with the intention of making a false or inflated insurance claim. Since 1999, there have been more than 22,500 fraudulent staged and induced motor accidents. Research by Royal & SunAlliance (R&SA) has shown that 41 per cent of British drivers have never heard of the crime. A further four out of 10 would not know if they had been in a staged accident and only about half of British drivers would know what to do if they suspected they had been involved in an intentional collision."