British strongman lifted a van and lost an insurance payment (4 photos + 1 video)
When champion Scott Moe was in a car accident, he complained to his doctor that he was having trouble carrying shopping bags. When he filed an insurance claim for a bruised shoulder, the Briton forgot to mention that he was still a master at lifting logs and even entire vans. 
Just two weeks after the accident in Sheffield, 36-year-old Moe was pulling an eight-ton tractor at a competition.
Scott insisted that the injury had consequences: he is limited in his abilities, and even has trouble getting out of the bath. However, six months later he won the title of Yorkshire's Strongest Man.
Unsurprisingly, the insurance company of the other party in the accident disputed his claim.
The athlete eventually dropped his claim and agreed to cover the other party's legal costs of £15,000. He paid another £10,000 to his lawyers.
The case was made public by Markerstudy Insurance Services Limited as an example of how people who make dishonest insurance claims can face serious financial consequences.
In August 2022, Mow, a plasterer, was driving a Vauxhall Insignia with a partner when a Ford T200 Connect suddenly appeared, made an unexpected U-turn and collided with him. The Ford driver was found to be at fault.
Solicitor Graham Mulvoy said Mow was seen by a GP in September 2022 and again in January 2023, when he still claimed to be injured. There was no visible sign of injury.
About two weeks after the accident, Moe was pulling a tractor, carrying 170 kg of rocks and lifting 120 kg of logs.
"Is that something a person with an injury can do?" Mulvoy asks.
The lawyer noted that Moe demonstrated superhuman strength, but was unable to lift shopping bags.
The champion shared in an interview that he left the sport and still experiences periodic pain: "When I get out of the bath or do push-ups, I sometimes feel pain in my shoulder."
According to him, he was able to take part in the competition in August because he was used to "working through it all."
When asked to comment on the insurance company's claim that he was "blatantly dishonest," he said: "That's not true. My shoulder still hurts, I probably hurt it when I was turning the steering wheel. I understand how it might look, but it's not true."
