Anyone encounter it here? "Flash for Cash"

kasper

nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23717575

not in Ireland but still worrying

ba_barabus

kasper wrote: »

not in Ireland but still worrying

Is it hell.

That scam has been going on for years. I almost fell foul of it in Dunnes car park in Nenagh.

eringobragh

kasper wrote: »

nhttp://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23717575

not in Ireland but still worrying

Cuntish

Remember some african lad reverse into someone on here deliberately and think he had it recorded somehow. dont remmber seeing the outcome of that one

homingbird

Another reason to fit a Dash Cam.

Zcott

Happened to my grandad a few years back. Definitely not cool.

NuckingFacker

The whole "jamming on the brakes in front of you" is alive and well here anyway - some douches tried it on with me yesterday, slammed on for no reason on a long straight stretch. I stopped, luckily. Mainly luckily for them as I believe they would have sustained horrendous injuries as a result of the crash. Mainly afterwards, but none the less horrendous. Utter cnuts.

Muckie

eringobragh wrote: »

Cuntish

Remember some african lad reverse into someone on here deliberately and think he had it recorded somehow. dont remmber seeing the outcome of that one

Some African woman did with a Dublin Bus a few years back.

She had her kid(s) in the back of her car!

Luckly for the Bus Driver he had a good witness and things went his way in Court.

He was found not to be at fault, poor b*stard could have lost his job.

Mycroft H

Seems to be a growing phenomenon in the UK, probably not too long before the criminals here start doing it, much like the common reverse scam.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23717575

Motorists are being warned about a new insurance scam where criminals flash their lights to let other drivers out of a junction, then crash into them on purpose.

Anti-fraud experts are calling it "flash-for-cash".

The gangs tend to target new, smarter vehicles or vulnerable road users, including older people and women with children in the car.

I don't as a rule flash/beckon other drivers as I don't want to be implicated in any mistakes they may possibly make but how many of us have moved when a car flashes us? More then a few times I'd imagine.

Max Power1

anyone encounter it here?

Yeah... a few threads down! :P

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2057016911

JustAddWater

homingbird wrote: »

Another reason to fit a Dash Cam.

We tried! Calculators on the dash don't have the same effect

Mycroft H

Ahhh feck that. It's friday and it's been a long week.......

NuckingFacker

JustAddWater wrote: »

We tried! Calculators on the dash don't have the same effect

Would a dash cam catch someone "allowing" you out though? Surely it would just show you pulling out at a junction, the "beckoner" out of view till the big bang?

Eric Cartman

The gangs tend to target new, smarter vehicles or vulnerable road users, including older people and women with children in the car.

So basically " the most likely drivers to have a crash at a junction , have crashes at junctions" not really new

Autosport

Eric Cartman wrote: »

So basically " the most likely drivers to have a crash at a junction , have crashes at junctions" not really new

Not impressed, just cos I'm old, a woman and sometimes have kids in the car doesn't mean I'm gonna crash at a junction or anytime

jprboy

ba_barabus wrote: »

Is it hell.

That scam has been going on for years. I almost fell foul of it in Dunnes car park in Nenagh.

Tell me more. I'm familiar with that car park, not for such nefarious purposes though.

unkel

Haven't seen a flash and crash myself here.

What I have seen in the past few years quite a bit is cars driving at speed onto roundabouts from minor roads that are not well visible from the main road. Imagine you driving on the main road approaching a roundabout and a car is coming at speed from your right. That car obviously has right of way, but if you are not vigilant you might run into its path and you would be 100% responsible for the crash

Because of this I'm (even more) wary and careful at roundabouts...

ba_barabus

jprboy wrote: »

Tell me more. I'm familiar with that car park, not for such nefarious purposes though.

Simple really.

I was reversing out of the car park. A car stopped and flashed me to reverse out. As soon as I started to reverse the car took very fast. Luckily for me I spotted them and hit the brakes.

They also hit the brakes but then continued and left the car park pretty promptly.

I had the reg, description and a witness who approached me after seeing the whole thing. I called the Garda station who took the details and then laughed and said "that's their game. Can't do anything about it as it was on private property." He said a few other things and confirmed a number of things including that they have done the same thing a few times.

I ALWAYS reverse into spaces now.

unkel

ba_barabus wrote: »

A car stopped and flashed me to reverse out. As soon as I started to reverse the car took very fast.

Scumbags :mad:

I hope everyone else will be as vigilant as you. I suppose anyone reading this thread will be a little bit more aware of this thing going on

ba_barabus

unkel wrote: »

Scumbags :mad:

I hope everyone else will be as vigilant as you. I suppose anyone reading this thread will be a little bit more aware of this thing going on

This was about 5 years ago or more.

I'm shocked to hear its not more commonly known as it happened a number of times around then in the same area.

Renegade Mechanic

Very nearly ran up someones backside in Cork a few years back. I just happened to be looking at the car- a kind of half missing mudflap having caught my attention- and suddenly noticed the back of said car got extremely high with no sign of brake lights. It was bloody quick, stopping as quickly as the car in front just wasnt an option and it moved to the left as it slowed down so I had no choice but to go right. A stupid move but from my point of view I could either take my chances sweet talking St Peter or I could spend the rest of my life paying some <snip>'s way through life. Yes, he was one because we had a very lively discussion after as to what had made him do that (he though something jumped out of the ditch...) and gave each other helpful tips on what who could take and where they could put it before going on our merry ways.
Luckily enough there wasnt another car on the road for miles:)
But this is definitely much more common than people realise. Once heard of a woman who, upon seeing a lorry reversing onto a road, deliberately crashed into it because it is illegal to reverse onto a main road and she would win out in court. Whoever that sub-human is, I hope that money kills her because god knows its a pity her decision didnt:mad:

visual

unkel wrote: »

Haven't seen a flash and crash myself here.

What I have seen in the past few years quite a bit is cars driving at speed onto roundabouts from minor roads that are not well visible from the main road. Imagine you driving on the main road approaching a roundabout and a car is coming at speed from your right. That car obviously has right of way, but if you are not vigilant you might run into its path and you would be 100% responsible for the crash

Because of this I'm (even more) wary and careful at roundabouts...

Ive nearly been caught out by this a couple of times. The speed they hit the roundabout is unreal. There should be a stop sign on those minor roads instead of the yield sign.

Beasty

NuckingFacker wrote: »

Would a dash cam catch someone "allowing" you out though? Surely it would just show you pulling out at a junction, the "beckoner" out of view till the big bang?

What they do is claim they were flashing to warn something is coming and not to let the "victim" out. Hence even if caught on camera this may not be sufficient. The advice they are giving in the UK is not to take a flash of lights as an invitation to proceed, but to hold your ground until you know yourself it's safe

Sam Russell

A less obviously wrong version of this is as follows.

Nervous driver stops at roundabout. Car stops behind. Car coming round roundabout a long way away. Nervous driver sets off. 2nd car looks to see if it is safe to proceed, which it is and so sets off as well. Then, in horror, looks back at nervous driver only to see (s)he has changed her/his mind and stopped. 2nd driver has already crashed into nervous driver.

Happens a lot. Normally genuine.

biko

It's bloody scary that you have criminals that get into their car in order to cause collisions and scare other drivers into paying. Particularly single women with kids in the car.
Hope I come across one of these jokes of a person sometime, with a tyre iron..