Drivers face an unlimited fine and imprisonment for breaking a major driving law. Road users and motorists can be slapped with an unlimited fine and risk prison time for carrying out fraudulent car insurance practices, it has been warned.

The warning comes after cases have taken a significant rise in the UK, with more than 45,000 scams recorded this year alone. In 2023, insurers detected £1.1billion worth of fraudulent claims, marking a four per cent increase from the previous year.