Touqir Nasir of Luton has been sentenced to one year in prison for illegally advertising himself as an insurance broker on social media. He was also found to have used false information to insure his own vehicles. He had plead guilty to ten counts of fraud by false representation and breaching the Financial Services and Markets Act.

Detective Sergeant Phil Corcoran from the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), said: “The fact that Nasir advertised fake insurance, which could have left victims out of pocket and exposed to the risks of driving without valid cover, shows the greed of insurance criminals and the measures they will take to gain financially.

“Once the initial fraud came to light, our investigation uncovered evidence that Nasir also took out several insurance policies for himself using false information. He has now rightfully been punished for his crimes and the sentence handed down should serve as a reminder that there are severe repercussions for committing insurance fraud.”