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'olice are appealing for help in stigating a possible natione insurance fiddle. Two letasking operators for accident lir money have been traced to same motorist and "indepent witness".
is believed that the driver id be attempting to con hers by noting their names a liveries seen on the motor'and then claiming his car hit by an insecure load.
West Yorkshire police Kesman says he has reason to e v e the two incidents are the of an iceberg". The I, who the police canname for legal reai, has given the same le and address in his rs to hauliers in difat parts of the counIn each case he anded around £100. .arr Roadways of ton. West Midlands ived a letter from the asking for "reimiement" of £97 for
repairs to his vehicle. Director John Michell says the man initially phoned him to say he had been following one of Starr's vehicles when something fell off the back and hit his windscreen. Michell later received a letter asking for the money.
Starr only reported the incident to the police after checking with the driver who was positive nothing had happened.
Hauliers with further information should contact John Hix at the FTA in Leeds on (0532) 589861.