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Write offs returned to the road & bogus law firms

A quarter of a million cars written off each year return to the roads. But there are no checks on the quality of repairs or who carries them out.

A quarter of a million cars written off each year return to the roads. There are no checks on the quality of the repairs and one Police and Crime Commissioner says they pose a risk to road users. 5 Live Investigates has identified a number of fatal accidents involving vehicles that had been previously written off but had been repaired and returned to the road. Also - is the solicitors' regulator doing enough to weed out bogus law firms?

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Sun 23 Feb 2014 21:00

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  • Sun 23 Feb 2014 21:00

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