Two men jailed over £275,000 motor claims fraud at vehicle repair shop
The company issued claims for road traffic collisions that were deliberately induced or had never taken place.
Two men have been jailed for a total of more than nine years for their part in a £275,000 fraud operation.
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Kamlesh Vadukul, 37, and Raju Patel, 41, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and to transferring criminal property.
City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED) were tipped off that fraud was being committed by a company trading as Tyre Boys Ltd.
The company purported to operate as a body repair shop for vehicles involved in road traffic collisions, but an investigation found these road traffic collisions were deliberately induced or had never taken place.
Enquiries found that Tyre Boys Ltd obtained a credit agreement with Accident Credit Group (ACG), which provides short‑term finance to non‑fault parties for vehicle repairs and then seeks reimbursement from the at‑fault party’s insurer.
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Between December 2015 and October 2016, ACG funded 39 cases for Tyre Boys Ltd, totalling £275,548.84.
Banking records obtained under production orders granted at Birmingham Crown Court showed that funds were paid into accounts in the name of Vadukul, and were subsequently forwarded to Patel.
ACG was later alerted that some of the claims it had financed had been flagged by insurers as fraudulent, with those insurers refusing to pay the invoices, leaving ACG out of pocket.
Production orders obtained under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 provided the banking material that demonstrated the credits and the flow of funds to the defendants.
Vadukul was sentenced to four years and one month imprisonment for fraud by false representation and two years and four months for transferring criminal property, to run concurrently.
Patel was sentenced to five years imprisonment for fraud by false representation and two years and six months for transferring criminal property, to run concurrently.
Both men were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on May 20, 2026. A confiscation order has also been made.
Detective Chief Inspector Nik Jethwa, from the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), said: “These two individuals deliberately targeted an innocent business in an attempt to exploit it for financial gain but have ultimately paid the price for their actions.
“They have now received substantial custodial sentences and their criminal activity was disrupted before further harm could be caused.
"The confiscation order marks a significant result, ensuring criminally obtained funds are recovered and returned to those affected. IFED will continue to take decisive action against economic crime, disrupt offenders and pursue every opportunity to secure justice for victims.”
It comes after the two men were previously jailed for a total of more than nine years as part of a separate £275,500 fraud case, following an investigation led by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED).
IFED opened a money laundering investigation after receiving intelligence that fraud had been committed through a company trading as Tyre Boys Ltd.
The firm purported to operate as a body repair shop for vehicles involved in road traffic collisions. These road traffic collisions were deliberately induced or had never taken place.
Between December 2015 and October 2016, ACG funded 39 cases for Tyre Boys Ltd, totalling £275,548.84.
Banking records obtained under production orders granted at Birmingham Crown Court showed that funds were paid into accounts in the name of Vadukul, and were subsequently forwarded to Patel.
The remainder of the group pleaded not guilty and a four-week trial began at Birmingham Crown Court on 20 January 2025. They submitted guilty pleas during the first week of the trial as follows: