Urban Legend Or True? cars stolen for insurance purposes.

JJJJNR

I'm just curious to know does this happen in Ireland or is it just an urban legend, anyone know of someone who has had their car "stolen" for the insurance cheque.

Random

if you can think of it then someone else has done it. i doubt anyone is gonna own up to it here though, that'd be stupid.

vectra

Heard a story that some guy in Mallow got to Polish European guys to steal his Jeep for this purpose
He got caught. I dont know what the outcome was though

-Corkie-

It is happening all the time. Some people with big car loans out that cannot pay them use it to claim the money and pay the loan off. Most insurance companies have a forensic examiners working with them now checking out burned vehicles.

bazz26

-Corkie- wrote: »

It is happening all the time. Some people with big car loans out that cannot pay them use it to claim the money and pay the loan off. Most insurance companies have a forensic examiners working with them now checking out burned vehicles.

Ha, I heard a tale of insurance companies counter acting that by instead of paying out on the stolen car they simply give the owner another car almost identical to the one stolen.

Midnight_EG

I've heard stories of people going away on holiday and coming back to find their car was 'stolen and burnt out'.

-Corkie-

bazz26 wrote: »

Ha, I heard a tale of insurance companies counter acting that by instead of paying out on the stolen car they simply give the owner another car almost identical to the one stolen.

Thats true. More so with trucks since the recession!