My mate has got himself in a right mess with the police..

Knubje said:
Great, I know you didn't want to attract attention to your friend but he is the sort of person who pushes up insurance premiums up for others and causes problems by trying to fiddle the system.
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Agreed but lets be honest I bet quite a few people on here have committed some form of insurance fraud in their life time, be it an exaggerated claim or a fib to gain a crime ref number.

He could have at least told a more realistic lie, like he believed he was pick pocketed and knows nothing more. They still give a crime ref.
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I pretty much told him the same thing but as I said he's not too bright when it comes to this stuff, I don't think he realised how it easy it is to get a crime ref number, like I said it's not something he had ever done before, this isn't really his style.

Will Gill said:
I'm afraid I was born years ago, not yesterday :(
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Not sure what mean by that tbh or how it fits in with what I said.
 
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lowrider007 said:
He already got the replacement iPhone from the insurance company, but hasn't even touched it though, like I said I was only told about this last night but this was reported a week ago, I don't even have a contract phone before more people assume it was me.

Anyway one of the main reasons I made the thread was to see if people thought confessing would be the best option considering it was what I advised him to do, people have criticised my mate but at the same time we have people on here saying don't confess or ignore the police etc so I find that a little contradicting tbh.
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1. He shouldnt have done it in the first place
2. He should confess
3. If he dosnt you should go to the police

Your "MATE" is one of the many #***** who thinks he can get sometihng for nothing by cheating. Infact all he is doing is costing us money how much of your premium on any insuracne is down to false claims????
 
Burnsy2023 said:
Why not? We're all paying for it with increased premiums. I'd rather not be paying for your 'mates' idiocy.
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Some people value friendship more, admittedly I would be asking myself what kind of person he was but I would like to assume this is a single stupid mistake.
 
If he wants to avoid trouble he should follow it through. It would surely be hard for the police to prove he wasn't mugged at knifepoint.
 
Whatever happens I hope that your friend learns a valuable lesson, Do not lie to the Police lightly (if at all) because it is liable to blow up in your face.

I suspect that if he admits his mistake and is contrite enough he may just get away with a caution (as he has no prior record and is going to Uni) as the Police may see that prosecution would serve no real purpose. That is IF he is honest and can convince them that he has both learnt his lesson and that he is honestly ashamed of himself.

People do get themselves into stupid situations and as long as he realises this and doesn't do something as stupid again he doesn't need people like me berating him further.
 
If it were my friend I'd advise not go to the interview too, play it down and hopefully they forget. If they do chase him just tell him to not say anything more than what he has told them already and tell them his memory is hazy and he can't remember due to being frightened.

Nothing will come of it but of course, stress what a bell end he has been.

As he has the replacement phone and already made all the stories and benefited from it he might get in some reasonable trouble for lying. It's not worth the trouble if he has genuinely made a stupid one off mistake.
 
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