A driver claiming her burnt out car was stolen and dumped 20km away while she was having a drink and playing the pokies at a hotel with a friend has lost a dispute with her insurer on the basis of fraud. The Suncorp policyholder was unable to explain why records showed she telephoned the police using a phone she had reported as also stolen, and that the call was made while at the car’s recovery location – an area she denied visiting that night.
