New move to crack down on insurance fraud

VICTIMS of car accidents involving uninsured, foreign and hit-and-run drivers must now report the incident to gardaí within two days to claim any compensation.

The measure has been introduced by the Motor Insurers Bureau of Ireland (MIBI) as one of several new safeguards to its claims operation in order to crack down on fraud.

The MIBI is a private company funded by motor insurers to compensate drivers involved in accidents with uninsured or untraced drivers, as well as dealing with all accidents involving foreign drivers.