Delivery driver claimed he was bitten by canine however his lies had been uncovered on CCTV
A meals supply driver who lied he’d been bitten by pleasant Labrador Marley has been left with a £5,000 invoice.
Sean Dore, 37, was caught on CCTV as he dropped off a takeaway close to Bodelva, Cornwall, in July 2021. Plymouth County Court heard Dore tried to assert for automotive injury and private damage. But a choose mentioned he was “dishonest”, and informed him to stump up £4,788 authorized prices.
Dore, of Trewoon, St Austell, introduced Marley’s homeowners with a quote for £185 for scratches on his automotive to be repaired and filed a declare for damage value as much as £3,000.
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But Marley’s homeowners’ dwelling insurer AXA was suspicious when CCTV confirmed Marley with its tail wagging, enthusiastically greeting the supply driver.
Medical examinations additionally discovered no signal of the ‘deep scratches’ Mr Dore mentioned the canine had inflicted.
Dore tried to assert that the video footage had been ‘doctored’.
Law agency Clyde & Co was instructed by AXA and carried out the investigation into Mr Dore’s declare.
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Damian Rourke, associate at Clyde & Co in Manchester, mentioned: “When Sean Dore met Marley, he clearly thought he’d found a cunning way of getting his car repaired for free and earn some quick money.
“But Mr Dore underestimated both Marley’s owners and the power of surveillance technologies.
“Living in a remote area, Marley’s owners had had CCTV installed to monitor access to their driveway. But it wasn’t just the footage that helped our investigators.
“Other aspects of Mr Dore’s claim didn’t add up including vanishing puncture marks, his failure to seek medical attention and a false claim he’d called the NHS 111 phone number – all hallmarks of a dishonest insurance claim.”
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