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Crash for cash scheme lands Bradford man in prison for two years

By 2025-04-08T08:27:00

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’Higgins thought he could take his insurer for a ride and defraud it out of a significant sum of money. Fraudulent claims like this push up the cost of insurance premiums for honest policyholders,’ says detective constable

A man has been sentenced by Leeds Crown Court for attempting to defraud his insurer by making a false insurance claim worth £59,987, linked to a fake car collision in the US.

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