A father and son have been arrested for fraud after claiming the previous-generation Renault Megane RS they binned at a track day had been stolen. The ploy worked for over a year, as the crash occurred at the Circuito del Jarama near Madrid, Spain, in January 2022.
The names of the father and son have yet to be revealed (due to Spanish law), but according to the Provincial Judicial Police Brigade, the car belonged to the father and was insured under his name. After the crash, they claimed the vehicle was stolen in Langreo, roughly 275 miles northeast of Madrid.
As mentioned, the ploy initially worked, and the father received a payout of €12,000, roughly $12,750. That amount was more than enough to buy a suitable replacement.