Flash for cash

[malluboy77]

BBC News - Warning over 'flash-for-cash' car accident insurance scam

 

[ringway]

Flash for cash.

Reminds me of some of the girls at school. 10p would do it.

 

[Paul/]

This is a tricky one- out of sight of a dashcam, and even if can prove that they flashed, they could always argue that their flash was, as per highway code, a warning to not pull out, rather than an invite to do so.

 

[Teflonso]

Flash for cash.

Reminds me of some of the girls at school. 10p would do it.

You got there before I did. Forty years later, I could still name names if the tabloids were interested.

 

[whitenemesis]

I always use my own judgement rather than rely on some one else's "good intentions" ...

 

[Troon]

I always use my own judgement rather than rely on some one else's "good intentions" ...

That was my first thought, but if you're waiting to turn right across a queue of very slow traffic, then someone makes a gap and flashes you, are you really going to ignore that and wait for a natural gap that may be several minutes later?

It's one thing to allow for others' incompetence and hesitancy, but it's a different ball game when malice is involved.

 

[whitenemesis]

That was my first thought, but if you're waiting to turn right across a queue of very slow traffic, then someone makes a gap and flashes you, are you really going to ignore that and wait for a natural gap that may be several minutes later?

It's one thing to allow for others' incompetence and hesitancy, but it's a different ball game when malice is involved.

Good point and in fairness I probably would pull into the gap, only because the traffic has almost stoped anyway BUT I would be extremely cautious about joining the otherside. Especially if it was a dual lane, seen far too many near misses where the inside lane driver has given way but he can't "speak" for the other lanes....

 

[MD5]

That was my first thought, but if you're waiting to turn right across a queue of very slow traffic, then someone makes a gap and flashes you, are you really going to ignore that and wait for a natural gap that may be several minutes later?

It's one thing to allow for others' incompetence and hesitancy, but it's a different ball game when malice is involved.

Malice, or deliberate ramming, in this case would be quite identifiable, with no shortage of witnesses. But then again...

 

[redbaron]

So this is the "Avensis with 5 youths and no brake lights" trick...

I suppose the good thing is this time ins co's are looking for scam first with every claim.

 

[ringway]

You got there before I did. Forty years later, I could still name names if the tabloids were interested.

Custard Creams were a stronger currency. If you had those...

 

[Teflonso]

That was my first thought, but if you're waiting to turn right across a queue of very slow traffic, then someone makes a gap and flashes you, are you really going to ignore that and wait for a natural gap that may be several minutes later?

It's one thing to allow for others' incompetence and hesitancy, but it's a different ball game when malice is involved.

If you were turning right across a queue of traffic a dash cam would see it and provide evidence. The weak area is when exiting a junction, in either direction. But once again, if the traffic was slow moving you would at least have some evidence from the cam.

The BBC segment showed a car being flashed from the right hand side when there was no other traffic on the road. Personally, I'd wait anyway - I've seen too many halfwits with an indicator flashing who just carried straight on across the front of my car.

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[Kris-H]

This isn't anything new, and is something insurers have been aware of for a long time. The other thing to watch out for is cars indicating to turn left, but then continue travelling straight on, but for the fraudster that carries a higher risk of being seen.