Accident fraud trial hears car was 'never' involved in accident

A professional motor assessor has told the Ir£151,000 fraud conspiracy trial at Dublin Circuit Criminal Court that a Rover car he examined was never involved in a traffic accident.

Mr Barry McCarthy said he and Garda Aidan Loughnane, the public service vehicle inspector (PSV) in Wexford, jointly examined a green Rover 620 there on April 8, 1997 and found it to be in "excellent condition" with no signs of damage.