{"id":494,"date":"2025-07-14T01:03:00","date_gmt":"2025-07-14T01:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/?p=494"},"modified":"2025-07-23T14:08:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T14:08:07","slug":"filing-a-100k-insurance-claim-for-a-crash-works-better-if-youre-actually-in-your-porsche","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/index.php\/2025\/07\/14\/filing-a-100k-insurance-claim-for-a-crash-works-better-if-youre-actually-in-your-porsche\/","title":{"rendered":"Filing A $100K Insurance Claim For A Crash Works Better If You\u2019re Actually In Your Porsche"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-post-image lazyload\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px\" loading=\"lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/hobrikvazone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/rewqgtrvfh65ty-1024x576-1.jpg\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-17 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul>\n<li>A Porsche 911 driver sought nearly $100,000 in damages for a 2022 highway crash.<\/li>\n<li>Lawyers dropped the case after video footage revealed the claim was fabricated.<\/li>\n<li>The dashcam showed the driver hiding behind a sign, not seated inside the parked car.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>What started as a routine roadside stop turned into a legal mess for one Porsche driver in the UK. On August 19, 2022, 33-year-old Terrell Brooks claimed he was injured when his bright blue <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/07\/two-year-old-porsche-911-gts-sold-for-nearly-gt3-money\/\">911 Carrera GTS<\/a> was struck by a truck while parked on the shoulder of the A13 motorway. But dashcam footage told a different story, and one that quickly unraveled his case at that.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"><\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;0f7e3106-c4d6-4db4-8135-c508879a76f8&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;82503191-e1d1-435a-874f-9c78a2a54a2f&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Watch: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2025\/07\/porsche-911-gt3-rs-explodes-in-scary-nurburgring-crash-with-bmw-m2\/\">See A Shocking Video Of Porsche And BMW Collide In Fiery Nurburgring Crash<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Instead of being inside the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/porsche\/\">Porsche<\/a> at the time of the crash, Brooks was reportedly seen crouching behind a large road sign, far from the driver&rsquo;s seat. The footage, recorded from a dashcam inside the truck, cast serious doubt on his version of events.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A High-Value Claim Meets a Hard Stop<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article\"><\/div>\n<div id=\"taboola-mid-article-thumbnails-organic\"><\/div>\n<p>Brooks had been seeking a hefty payout for the crash. Not only was he asking for &pound;63,433 (about $86,000 at current exchange rates) for the alleged damage done to his 911, but also &pound;5,000 ($6,800) for injuries, &pound;2,400 ($3,200) for medical treatment, and &euro;3,374 ($4,600) for loss of earnings. He probably thought he could get an easy payday from AXA UK, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/insurance\/\">insurer<\/a> of the truck that hit his Porsche.<\/p>\n<p>What he may not have anticipated was that the truck was equipped with a dashcam. Once the footage surfaced, the outcome was swift. According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mirror.co.uk\/news\/uk-news\/porsche-driver-denied-74k-crash-35524169\"><em>Mirror<\/em><\/a>, as soon as his legal representatives saw the footage, they withdrew the case.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers acknowledged that Brooks and his passenger had knowingly provided false accounts to insurers. Brooks then promptly discontinued the claim and agreed to cover the legal costs of &pound;4,000 ($5,400) for AXA UK<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Mr Brooks claimed he was sitting in his Porsche, belted up and injured,&rdquo; stated Clyde &amp; Co, the law firm representing AXA UK. &ldquo;The dashcam showed him in the bushes. We still don&rsquo;t know what he was doing there &ndash; but we do know he wasn&rsquo;t in the car. His story fell apart the moment the truth came to light. In every sense, the claim was caught short.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Dashcam footage from the truck has since been shared online. It shows <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/tag\/porsche-911\/\">the blue 911<\/a> parked to the side of the road with its hazard lights flashing. While it appears as though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.carscoops.com\/2024\/07\/fatal-dodge-challenger-crash-highlights-need-for-attention-behind-the-wheel\/\">the truck driver<\/a> had plenty of time to react to the stopped car, they only appear to have swerved at the very last moment to avoid a direct collision. The extent of the damage done to the Carrera GTS remains unclear.<\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Watch: Porsche driver has &pound;74k insurance claim rumbled by dashcam in major Essex road <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Lw6OKhNOm1\">https:\/\/t.co\/Lw6OKhNOm1<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"ad-placement\">\n<div id=\"9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<div id=\"bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c\" class=\"_ap_apex_ad\"> <\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\tvar adpushup = window.adpushup  = window.adpushup || {que:[]};<br \/>\n\t\t\t\tadpushup.que.push(function() {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\tif (adpushup.config.platform !== &#8220;DESKTOP&#8221;){<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;bb7964e9-07de-4b06-a83e-ead35079d53c&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t} else {<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tadpushup.triggerAd(&#8220;9b1169d9-7a89-4971-a77f-1397f7588751&#8221;);<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t}<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t});<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\t\t&mdash; The Gazette (@TheGazette) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGazette\/status\/1943273042752221674?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Porsche 911 driver sought nearly $100,000 in damages for a 2022 highway crash. 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