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Ben Leech: Insurers must 'be on the forefront' as organised criminals exploit car finance plans

By 2021-08-31T07:38:00

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Entire lifestyles have been fundamentally altered by the Covid-19 pandemic, due to the likes of furlough, job losses and remote working. Many individuals will therefore be “stuck with expensive car finance plans for a vehicle that is no longer required and will be exploited by unscrupulous enablers”, said Ben Leech, partner in the fraud team at law firm Keoghs.

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