There have been many stories doing the rounds about gangs of criminals staging rear end shunts, then claiming thousands of pounds compensation for whiplash injuries and the like.

Fortunately, one of these criminal drivers won't be able to fleece the public and insurance companies for a few years - as he is serving a prison sentence.

So the stories are not urban myths after all, and it does really happen. Proving that the driver in front deliberately caused the accident can be very difficult, but maybe not quite so hard now.

Check the links below for the full story:

• BBC
• Reuters
• The Sun