How HGV insurance from Towergate can help
As insurance brokers we have seen a large increase in claims made over the past few years. Motor insurance should provide motor drivers and owners with the peace of mind that their assets and assets of other drivers on the road are covered in the case of an accident.
Unfortunately, criminals have schemed new and dangerous ways to derive money from what they think is a victimless crime. This couldn't be further from the truth. These staged accidents can be very dangerous and also have contributed to the general increase in insurance premiums over the past few years.
Towergate hope to work with motorists to help put a stop to these schemes, keep insurance premiums down and make the road a safer place for the public at large. With many of the truck insurance policies available with Towergate Insurance, cameras are provided free* of charge to help prove liability and avoid escalated claims. Before your next renewal, find out if you are eligible for a camera by calling 0344 892 6273.
Facts and figures
- Operations have to date resulted in over 486 arrests.
- 119 criminal convictions.
- Sentences including over 91 years' imprisonment.
- Undetected insurance fraud costs the industry up to £2billion a year.
- On average, adding an extra £44 a year to the insurance bill for every UK policyholder. In the last five years, road traffic accidents have decreased by 23% but claims have increased by 70%, according to the Department for Transport.
- Britain is now the whiplash capital of Europe, with 1,500 claims made every day.
* Offer applies to customers insuring between one and five vehicles insured on our CTI scheme over 7.5T GVW. We will invoice you for the full cost of a camera including VAT at 20% and a corresponding discount equivalent to the net cost of the camera. You will be required to meet the cost of the VAT on the camera which you should be able to recover through your VAT registration.