Probe into £2bn car insurance scandal as soaring premiums are linked to inflated cash claims

The scandal of a £2billion annual rip-off linked to inflated insurance claims for car crashes is to be investigated.

Premiums have rocketed as ambulance-chasing lawyers, car hire firms, garages and others cream off huge fees.

Extortionate prices to supply hire cars and inflated repair bills for damaged cars are at the centre of an investigation announced by the Office of Fair Trading.    Read Here