A stolen and still-outstanding vehicle can cease to be recorded as stolen on the Police National Computer (PNC) simply due to a police admin oversight – a failure to ‘CONFIRM’ the crime allegation. The result: And, as never ‘confirmed’, the DVLA was never notified of the theft either. The result is extraordinary: a stolen vehicle…
The Information Commissioner’s Office has concluded that Essex Police should not have refused a Third-Party Subject Access Request submitted on behalf of a victim of vehicle theft. Essex Police disagrees. At first glance, this may appear to be an obscure dispute about data protection law. It is not. It raises much wider questions, such as:…
Read the Form First! If you are applying for a police collision report for insurance or civil litigation purposes, a simple status enquiry could cost you. In at least one force area, the disclosure form states that: ‘Full disclosure will not be provided until a specified future date’. If you submit an email to check…
Some 20-odd years ago, a constabulary reported that about 30% of all ‘reports’ of vehicle theft were tainted by fraud. Why would this be any different today? 2024: I read a JDA case study with interest and urge anyone involved in the vehicle theft arena to familiarise themselves with key examination. Some wonder why I…
“With thefts up and recoveries down, anything we can do to help our overstretched police forces is surely welcome”. Source: ‘report process aims to cut motor claims delays and ease police pressures‘ With vehicle theft rising by 30%, from 100,000 in 2022 to 130,000 in 2023, UK police constabularies must prepare for a surge in…
Your vehicle has been stolen (or other crime committed against you) and your insurer has asked for a copy of the crime report. If your insurer is not subject to the Staffordshire police selective disclosure process (electing to release to some, not others) they may find the report withheld due to the constabulary’s ‘unforeseen‘ staffing…
A victory for common sense and hopefully others will follow suit: 13/09/2024, West Mercia Constabulary advised their Traffic Process Unit: We can return to our previous working practices for sharing limited details, providing we can satisfy ourselves of the above disclosure considerations. In doing this we must complete the document for each case and save…
“Your name’s not on the door, you’re not coming in”, or more correctly “your insurer is not on our list, we will not assist”. Some constabularies are selectively supporting victims of crime, expediting the finalisation of their insurance claim, subject to who they are insured with. To be afforded assistance, they must have obtained cover…
Insurance industry collaboration key to Essex Police vehicle fraud conviction Specialist motor insurance loss adjuster Claims Management & Adjusting (CMA), part of the QuestGates Group, has praised Essex Police after Zeki Ibrahim, 43, of Romford, was found guilty of fraud by false representation in relation to a crashed BMW. Essex Police had already found the…
A 14/08/2024 BBC report titled ‘Thousands hit by fines from cloned car plates‘. ‘A BBC investigation has uncovered a sharp rise in penalty charge notices (PCN) cancelled due to car cloning, with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) saying it is working with the National Police Chiefs’ Council and other government departments to improve…
