Mr Brooks, a 33-year-old account manager from Romford, subsequently brought a £74,000 insurance claim made up of £63,435 for damage to the Porsche, £5,000 for personal injury, £2,400 for medical treatment and £3,374 for loss of earnings.
He alleged that he was seated in the £81,000 car at the time of the impact and had suffered injuries as a result.
However, dashcam footage from the lorry revealed that Mr Brooks was standing in the bushes at the side of the road at the time of the crash.
Damian Rourke, partner at law firm Clyde & Co, said: “Mr Brooks claimed he was sitting in his Porsche, belted up and injured. The dashcam showed him in the bushes. We still don’t know what he was doing there – but we do know he wasn’t in the car.”
Mr Brooks subsequently discontinued his claim and agreed to pay £4,000 legal costs to AXA – the insurer of the lorry.
Mr Rourke said: “His story fell apart the moment the truth came to light. In every sense, the claim was caught short.”
Deborah Talbot, AXA claims operations manager, said: “This case highlights how technology is helping us to fight claims fraud.
“The dashcam footage provided clear evidence that Mr Brooks wasn’t in the car at the time of the collision, avoiding a potentially costly and lengthy court hearing.”
