How moped drivers are targeting school run mums in 'cash for crash' scams - signs you MUST watch out for

Dame Siobhain McDonagh was driving along a residential south London street when ‘out of nowhere’ she was overtaken by a man on a moped that stopped right in front of her, forcing her to slam on the brakes. Garages advertise ‘super, super bonuses’ for accident claims on their social media pages, with some featuring videos of successful claimants waving wads of cash or weighed down with bulging bags of money. He couldn’t speak English and had to use Google Translate to ask me to hand over my insurance details.’ Social media: Garages advertise ‘super, super bonuses’ for accident claims, with some featuring videos of successful claimants waving wads of cash He did not give his name but, after she gave his mobile number to a south London group monitoring the scam, she discovered it had been used several times previously in suspected cash-for-crash scams. Cash for crash: Scammers can pocket a ‘bonus’ of up to £1,200 from garages for making the claims - including a top-up if they claim they were hurt One garage also told us it was ‘no problem’ if there wasn’t any sign of crash damage on the bike, explaining: ‘We will find a little way.’ All the garages offering bonuses worked with – or told the reporter their claim would be made with – McAms, one of the UK’s largest management claims companies. One garage, which pays a £1,000 bonus for successful claims if they include an injury, boasts online of having contributed to more than 1,500 successful claims with its ‘long-term claims management partner McAms’.