Car insurance: Young drivers risk fraud to save on costs

Record high costs of car insurance could tempt more young people to commit fraud, the industry has said.

But the Insurance Fraud Bureau (IFB) has warned against “fronting”, where someone is added to a policy as a named driver when they should have one of their own, in order to save money.

Fronting is fraudulent and the IFB says it is never worth the risk.

If evidence of fronting is found, it would invalidate your insurance policy and could result…