AN AUTO COLLISION CAN BE EMOTIONALLY AND PHYSICALLY DRAINING.

 BUT HOW ABOUT WHEN A MINOR FENDER BENDER PUTS A LARGER DENT IN YOUR WALLET THEN YOUR CAR.

NEWSWATCH'S MELISSA NAKHAVOLY CAUGHT UP WITH THE INSURANCE BUREAU OF CANADA AS IT STOPPED IN KINGSTON AS A PART OF A NEW OUTREACH CAMPAIGN, CALLED

"THE PRICE IS WRONG".

OPENING THE CAR DOOR AND STARTING YOUR ENGINE IS SOMETHING

MOST PEOPLE DO AS A PART OF A

DAILY ROUTINE...

BUT THAT ROUTINE CAN

BE EASILY SHAKEN.

LEE-ANNE

SAINT ANDREA IS AN AMBASSADOR WITH THE INSURANCE BUREAU OF CANADA AND SHE IS NO STRANGER TO WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO EXPERIENCE A AUTO

CRASH.

LEE-ANNE SAINT ANDREA, AMBASSADOR IBC

"MY OWN SITUATION THIS INVOLVED A HEAD ON COLLISION AND OF COURSE IT'S NOT JUST THE PROPERTY DAMAGE. THERE IS, AT THAT MOMENT OF A CAR ACCIDENT VERY EMOTIONAL AND THERE'S SHOCK INVOLVED."

SAINT ANDREA

SAYS MOST OF THE PROBLEM IS THE LACK OF EDUCATION ON HOW STAGED COLLISIONS OCCUR.

SAINT ANDREA:

"IF YOU ARE A WITNESS TO A COLLISION AND THERE IS SUSPICIOUS ACTIVITY THAT YOU SEE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVIDERS APPEARING WITHOUT HAVING BEEN CALLED OR OTHER SERVICES SAY SOMEONE HAS SHOWED UP TO TOW A VEHICLE OR TAKEN IT WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION THESE ARE ALL FLAGS"

THIS IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT AN ACTUAL STAGED COLLISION WHERE A RECRUITER GOT SEVERAL KEY PLAYERS INVOLVED IN AN INSURANCE FRAUD.

AND THIS IS THE RESULT...

THIS MINOR

FENDER

BENDER COST OVER 100-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN INSURANCE CLAIMS FOR THE INNOCENT VICTIM.

MELISSA NAKHAVOLY

iN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE PUBLIC DISCUSSION AS TO WHY THE PRICE IS WRONG IBC HAS ALSO DECIDED TO USE TECHNOLOGY SO THAT YOU MAY VOICE YOUR THOUGHTS."

STREETER

"WHEN THERE'S MORE THAN TWO CARS INVOLVED IT'S USUALLY WHOEVER HITS THE PERSON OR THE BUMPER...THAT'S WHO FAULT IT IS BUT SAYS IF IT'S A THREE CAR THAT'S NOT A FAIR JUDGMENT"...

STREETER "BUT WHEN THERE IS FRAUD DONE IT SHOULD BE A CRIMINAL OFFENCE AND SUITABLE PUNISHMENT INSTEAD OF A TAP ON THE WRIST."

LEE-ANNE SAINT ANDREA

"WE NEED TO BE VIGILANT ON BEHALF ON BEHALF OF THOSE WHO ARE INVOLVED IN THE CAR COLLISION IT'S RELAYING ON THE WITNESSES THAT MAY BE THERE AND OFTEN THINKING THAT OTHERS WILL TAKE THAT FIRST STEP. WE NEED TO NOT MAKE THAT ASSUMPTION AND TAKE A PROACTIVE RESPONSE."

AND IN DOING JUST THAT, IBC WILL CONTINUE

ITS

TOUR ACROSS ONTARIO SPREADING PUBLIC AWARENESS...THIS WEEKEND IN KINGSTON AT THE CATARAQUI CENTRE.

MELISSA NAKHAVOLY CKWS NEWSWATCH KINGSTON.