Crash-for-cash family increased insurance premiums for an entire county

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Crash-for-cash family increased insurance premiums for an entire county
Crash-for-cash family increased insurance premiums for an entire county

Seven members of the same family have been jailed for their part in a crash-for-cash scheme so large it affected the insurance premiums of drivers in an entire county.

Motorists in County Durham were forced to cough up an additional £100 upon renewal, thanks to the exploits of the Wright family and numerous others, who were foiled after Police identified 261 suspicious accident clams in a total of 1,800 handled by two separate companies.

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