August 2021

6 Buckden Roundabout August 2021 Buckden Neighbourhood Watch Ghost Brokers Ghost brokers are fraudsters who sell fake or invalid car insur- ance policies. Victims are sold fake insurance documents for a policy that does not exist, or for a genuine policy that has been set up using false details to lower the price of the premium. Ghost brokers often advertise and communicate via social media, online forums and messaging apps. If a broker is only using a mobile phone or email as a way of contact, this can be a sign of this type of crime. How do ‘ Ghost Brokers ’ operate? This type of fraud is typically carried out either by forging in- surance documents falsifying your details to bring the price down, or by taking out a genuine policy for you but cancelling it soon after. How can I protect myself from ‘ Ghost Brokers ’? Look out for these signs to recognise signs of these scams and avoid being victim of this crime: Fraudsters do not want to be traced after they have taken money from their victims, therefore they provide only basic information, such as a mobile phone number or email address without physical location of the business. It is a serious offence to have fake insurance which can lead to a £300 fixed penalty notice, six points on your driving licence and your vehicle being seized and crushed. Last year there were nearly 700 reports of ghost broking with almost a third of victims aged 17 - 29 looking for cheaper insur- ance deals. Please check with the Financial Conduct Authority or the British Insurance Brokers Association. You can check to see if a car appears to be insured on the Mo- tor Insurance Database website. RICHARD WEST Village Coordinator 01480 811467 / 07841 866630 To contact the police: 999 in an emergency; 0800 555 111 Crime Stoppers; 0300 123 2040 Action Fraud. EMAIL burglarycrackdown@cambs.pnn.police.uk or visit www.crimestoppers.uk.org or you can telephone 101 Suspicions or concerns can be reported via the police force ’ s online web chat function here https://bit.ly/3tfssQF Or via the online reporting forms here https://bit.ly/3ck9z85 Village News Buckden WI The garden party due to take place at our President ’ s home on Tuesday 6 th July was postponed to the Thursday of that week as better weather was promised for that day. It was indeed a good decision as the weather was kind to us. Twenty ladies had an enjoyable afternoon together taking part in a raffle, having an ice cream, chatting to each - other and catch- ing up on news from the local W.I. Federation. Thank you, Ruth for hosting the afternoon. There is not a meeting planned for August BUT we hope to meet on Tuesday 7 th September at 7:30pm in the Millard Suite at the village hall with a guest speaker, look out for more news in the September Roundabout Magazine. We warmly welcome new members so if you would like more information please contact: Ruth Nicholas – 07957 334142 Judith Armitage – 01480 811717 Buckden Gardeners Association Our next group meeting will be a guided tour of the Knot Garden and Grounds at Buckden Towers at 2pm on Tuesday 31 st August. Meet at 1:50pm inside the outer gatehouse. The tour is open to all, not just BGA members, so please bring your friends! The cost will be £5.50 per person, which will include tea and homemade cake afterwards. Prior booking and payment preferred. Please contact: Pam Fraser 31, Lucks Lane. For further information go to our website: http://www.buckdengardeners.info/ or call Pam on 01480 811680 Laying sewer pipes in Silver Street in the 1950s - thanks to Angie Bruce for photo