Car insurance fraud advice 'wrong' - Published 3rd Jul 2009
Advice recently issued by a presenter on BBC programme Top Gear which advocated car insurance fraud has been described as wrong.
James May told young motorists that they could reduce their premiums by getting their parents to insure their cars for them.
He said: "The only realistic way of getting covered when you are 17 is by going on your parents' insurance."
However, his co-presenter, Richard Hammond, pointed out that is referred to as 'fronting' and is fraudulent.
Hammond, who was seriously injured in a car crash three years ago while filming for the show, added that misleading insurers in this way can result in large fines, license points and even prison sentences.
The presenter's comments were echoed by Hayley Parsons, chief executive of GoCompare.com, who urged parents to avoid the practice.
She added that drivers caught fronting will find it harder to secure cover in the future because insurers will be reluctant to deal with them.
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Advice recently issued by a presenter on BBC programme Top Gear which advocated car insurance fraud has been described as wrong.
James May told young motorists that they could reduce their premiums by getting their parents to insure their cars for them.
He said: "The only realistic way of getting covered when you are 17 is by going on your parents' insurance."
However, his co-presenter, Richard Hammond, pointed out that is referred to as 'fronting' and is fraudulent.
Hammond, who was seriously injured in a car crash three years ago while filming for the show, added that misleading insurers in this way can result in large fines, license points and even prison sentences.
The presenter's comments were echoed by Hayley Parsons, chief executive of GoCompare.com, who urged parents to avoid the practice.
She added that drivers caught fronting will find it harder to secure cover in the future because insurers will be reluctant to deal with them.
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