Whenever there is some kind of global economic turmoil in Russia, different kinds of criminal elements are activated on the roads. Portal “AutoVzglyad” tells about the latest “trends” in this area.
With the Russian economy shaking again due to well-known events, auto substitutes are back on the scene. But now they no longer “press” car owners, but insurance companies – based on payments under OSAGO. As ‘combat vehicles’ they do not now use Mercedes or BMW, which have risen sharply in purchase and maintenance, but modest right-hand drive cars that cost relatively little money on the secondary market.
Why exactly “right-handers”? And because, as a rule, spare parts for them can only be bought in Japan – an automatically insane price tag. After all, the Chinese “non-original” for a car originally intended for the market of the Land of the Rising Sun, try to find it in nature! This allows you to “shuffle” a much larger amount from the insurance company as compensation for damage caused by the accident. So the cunning guys made a habit of replacing their right-hand drive “troughs” with the maneuvers of inattentive drivers.
Most often, such “action” takes place on roundabouts, where motorists are constantly rebuilding. Or in other places with a complex traffic organisation. After an accident is provoked, car replacements claim damages from the insurance company of the “culprit” of the accident.
And when the insurer, under any pretext, tries to underestimate the amount of the payment, specially trained lawyers associated with fraudsters, strictly within the law, sue the insurance company not only for the alleged repairs, but also fines for refusing to participate with the money according to the law. Meanwhile, the courts continue, the same right-hand drive “car” continues to replace the careless maneuvers of the following unwary drivers.
It seems that the victim of the “setup” in this scheme is only given a secondary role. The crooks have no complaints about her at all. But the citizen still suffers from the actions of fraudsters. First, as the “identified” culprit of the accident, he will then have to repair his car from his own pocket. And secondly, when purchasing the next OSAGO policy, he will be considered a “helper” and will be forced to pay a significantly larger amount for insurance than before. Therefore, pay attention if you see a right-hand drive car on a roundabout in the immediate vicinity of your passenger car and only leave the lane if you are sure that the suspect vehicle has left the intersection. Just in case we remember that “closing” an extra lap is much better than losing a lot of time to file an accident later…
With the Russian economy shaking again due to well-known events, auto substitutes are back on the scene. But now they no longer “press” car owners, but insurance companies – based on payments under OSAGO. As ‘combat vehicles’ they do not now use Mercedes or BMW, which have risen sharply in purchase and maintenance, but modest right-hand drive cars that cost relatively little money on the secondary market.
Why exactly “right-handers”? And because, as a rule, spare parts for them can only be bought in Japan – an automatically insane price tag. After all, the Chinese “non-original” for a car originally intended for the market of the Land of the Rising Sun, try to find it in nature! This allows you to “shuffle” a much larger amount from the insurance company as compensation for accidental damage. So the cunning guys made a habit of replacing their right-hand drive “troughs” with the maneuvers of inattentive drivers.
Most often, such “action” takes place on roundabouts, where motorists are constantly rebuilding. Or in other places with a complex traffic organisation. After an accident is provoked, car replacements claim damages from the insurance company of the “culprit” of the accident.
And when the insurer, under any pretext, tries to underestimate the amount of the payment, specially trained lawyers associated with fraudsters, strictly within the law, sue the insurance company not only for the alleged repairs, but also fines for refusing to participate with the money according to the law. Meanwhile, the courts continue, the same right-hand drive “car” continues to replace the careless maneuvers of the following unwary drivers.
It seems that the victim of the “setup” in this scheme is only given a secondary role. The crooks have no complaints about her at all. But the citizen still suffers from the actions of fraudsters. First, as the “identified” culprit of the accident, he will then have to repair his car from his own pocket. And secondly, when purchasing the next OSAGO policy, he will be considered a “helper” and will be forced to pay a significantly larger amount for insurance than before. Therefore, pay attention if you see a right-hand drive car on a roundabout in the immediate vicinity of your passenger car and only leave the lane if you are sure that the suspect vehicle has left the intersection. Just in case we remember that “closing” an extra lap is much better than losing a lot of time to file an accident later…
Source: Avto Vzglyad
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