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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Shane Hickey

‘Crash for cash’: moped riders target your insurance details

A stressed-looking woman in the driver seat of a car
Women who are driving alone or with children are particular targets, as are elderly people. Photograph: Liubov Levytska/Alamy

You are sitting in the car at a junction waiting for the light to go green on a dark evening. You are distracted by the children in the back seat when you feel a slight bump and realise your vehicle has been hit by a moped.

When you get out of the car you can see little damage but the driver of the moped insists he takes a picture of your driving licence or insurance documents in order for any claim to be sorted.

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