Information Commissioner Christopher Graham has started an investigation into whether recently reported car insurance claim compensation tactics are breaches of data protection law, The Daily Mail reports. After a car accident, drivers' details are reportedly sold to law firms and car hire firms, and insurers sell client information to claims lawyers. According to the report, Graham's office receives up to 100 complaints per month from motorists who are contacted via phone and text and urged to to claim compensation. The methods are part of what former Justice Secretary Jack Straw says is a "huge racket," adding that "the garages, the recovery firms--even the police--are selling on this information."
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