Crash for cash scam in Burnley?

[Croydon Claret]

According to this article the woman hurled herself in front of the car. You decide

Anyone recognise the junction? Been a while since I lived in Burnley

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[MarkGreen]

Bottom of Lyndhurst Road where it meets Todmorden Road.

If its been a while since you lived here then you will probably know it as a carwash on Tod Rd. However that has now been knocked down and replaced with an Aldi

[Quickenthetempo]

It's a hard way to earn your living.

[Croydon Claret]

Bottom of Lyndhurst Road where it meets Todmorden Road.

If its been a while since you lived here then you will probably know it as a carwash on Tod Rd. However that has now been knocked down and replaced with an Aldi

Ah yes, recognise it now. Cheers

[Sidney1st]

It's been going on for years in various forms.

It's hard to tell from that footage if she did it on purpose, but if she legged it when told there was footage then it's a fair guess that it was done on purporse.

[ClaretEngineer]

Tough these Burnley women

[Man of Kent]

The usual raft of anti-Burnley comments follow after the story, mostly from neighbours in nearby cesspits (sorry towns). Such as:

"It's Burnley. There are more claims firms in that Farmyard than anywhere else in the country. Her benefits should now go to whatever damage she caused to the car. The whole town should be sealed. Nobody in or out, other than service companies. E.g. B&M bargains & Iceland.

and

"Worst mistake they ever made was building slip roads off the M65 to let people out of Burnley.

Burnleyist remarks of the worst kind.

[cricketfieldclarets]

Get her in to replace Keane with that sort of bravery!

Puts Ben Mee to shame!

[ClaretEngineer]

"Worst mistake they ever made was building slip roads off the M65 to let people out of Burnley.

Burnleyist remarks of the worst kind.

Best decision ever made was to extend the M65 past Blackburn.

[dushanbe]

These aren't accidents, they're throwing themselves into the road! Throwing themselves into the road gladly to escape all this hideousness! Throw yourself into the road, darling, you haven't got a chance!

[No Ney Never]

Maybe she'd had thoughts of becoming a blackburn fan and couldn't handle it any longer.

[BleedingClaret]

It's a hard way to earn your living.

She got knocked down but she got up again
Ain't ever gonna keep her down

[MACCA]

She possibly mis judged the speed of the carr, how far away she was form the curb. Her first thought could have been running for it but still got clipped. First thing you would do instinctively is run forwards, not back.

[wilks_bfc]

She possibly mis judged the speed of the carr, how far away she was form the curb. Her first thought could have been running for it but still got clipped. First thing you would do instinctively is run forwards, not back.

That may be the case but why do a runner when it was pointed out that there was footage of it?

[happyclaret17]

not much of a living that is it?

[ClaretEngineer]

not much of a living that is it?

Coming soon to Facebook as the latest craze to hit the internet. You heard it here first!

[Croydon Claret]

Throwing yourself in front of cars is rife in China. Plenty of footage of them doing it at low speeds then reluctantly getting up when it's pointed out they've been caught on camera.

This one's a bit odd. Looks to me like they were trying to make it to the kerb and do their best to get out of the way. Very odd that they ran off though which is where the suspicion comes from I suppose

[Lord Beamish]

With the current tightening of Benefits, it might be easier for young girls to earn money getting knocked down, rather than getting knocked up.

[FactualFrank]

Coming soon to Facebook as the latest craze o hit the internet. You heard it hear first!

Accompanied with a Go-Pro headset.

[Devils_Advocate]

I suspect there's a few regular posters who were very disappointed with the content of this thread after reading its title

[summitclaret]

I can't help thinking of players like Zaha, Young, Olsen, Costa, Sanhez etc and how they could earn a living when they retire (Not that they would need to).

[ClaretEngineer]

I suspect there's a few regular posters who were very disappointed with the content of this thread after reading its title

I reckon Crash for Gash would be a better scam

Don't surprised if that becomes a series on Channel 4

[Firthy]

Stupid bitch, Can't she see the lights are on green and the pedestrian light is on red.

[tim_noone]

Fake news

[LoveCurryPies]

I think she simply underestimated the speed of the car. There is no evidence this was deliberate. If it was....why isn't she claiming? Just another crap DM story.