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Cheating Chesterfield mechanic pounded with congestion charges after stealing customer’s campervan

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A cheating Chesterfield mechanic who registered a customer’s campervan in his own name before selling it on has since been pummelled with “160” congestion charges “from Bradford to London”, a court heard.

Shane Richardson, 52, told Derby Crown Court his victim, who now had his campervan back, was using a Mercedes Vito van in the defendant’s name.

Despite the congestion charges Richardson was receiving, Judge Shaun Smith KC ordered him to Pay £2,500 compensation for the original theft of the campervan.

Outlining the events which led Richardson to steal his customer’s vehicle, a prosecutor described how in November 2021 the complainant asked Richardson to “carry out modifications” on his campervan.

A cheating Chesterfield mechanic who registered a customer’s campervan in his own name before selling it on has since been pummelled with “160” congestion charges “from Bradford to London”, a court heard.A cheating Chesterfield mechanic who registered a customer’s campervan in his own name before selling it on has since been pummelled with “160” congestion charges “from Bradford to London”, a court heard.
A cheating Chesterfield mechanic who registered a customer’s campervan in his own name before selling it on has since been pummelled with “160” congestion charges “from Bradford to London”, a court heard.

He said: “The defendant agreed to do the work for £2,000 but the price went up to £2,500. Eventually in April the complainant contacted the police. The defendant had registered the van in his own name and sold it to someone else for £4,500.”

The campervan was then sold on again by another party for over £11,000, the court heard, however it was eventually returned to its original owner.

Richardson had nine previous convictions for 19 offences, the court heard.

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Appearing via video link from a hospital bed with a dressing on his throat, Richardson told the court: “I’ve got 160 letters from Bradford to London for congestion charges.

“They’re coming every three days from a vehicle he (the victim) has got.”

After being told the court would speak with police to ensure the vehicle Richardson’s victim was driving was registered in his own name, Richardson replied: “It’s a different vehicle ( a Mercedes Vito) he has registered in my name.”

Richardson, of Chantery Avenue, was found guilty of theft of a motor vehicle after a trial.

Judge Shaun Smith, acknowledging Richardson’s poor health, handed him eight months’ jail suspended for 12 months and ordered him to pay £2,500 compensation to his victim.

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Motorway Reports / Police Reports / Reference Library

Teenager, 18, fatally struck by lorry after plunging from bridge in Scots city

A teenager has died after falling from a bridge then being struck by a lorry in the Highlands.

The 18-year-old fell from a bridge in Inverness[1] onto the A9 near the Raigmore Interchange.

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The death is not being treated as suspicious but police[2] are making inquiries to establish the full circumstances of the incident.

The male driver of the lorry was uninjured.

Both the road and bridge were closed for several hours to allow officers to carry out their investigation.

Chief Inspector Richard Ross said: “We are continuing to piece together exactly what has happened and I am appealing to anyone who was in the area at the time, who has not spoken to us, to get in touch.


Anyone with information is asked to call Police Scotland via 101, quoting incident number 0482 of 12 September.

Meanwhile, in Glasgow, a crash sparked huge delays[3] amid rush hour on a section of Scotland’s busiest motorway today.

The smash involved five vehicles on the M8 at junction 21 in Glasgow[4] just after 8am this morning.

Lane one of the busy route was closed around 8.20am as emergency crews attended the scene.

Police, firefighters, and the Trunk Road Incident Support Service raced to the scene to tackle the collision.

Rush hour traffic chaos on Glasgow’s M8 as three-car crash sparks huge tailbacks

The crash led to lengthy tailbacks westbound after the Kingston Bridge.

A spokesperson for the fire service said: “We were alerted at 8.18am to reports of a road traffic collision involving five vehicles on the M8 in Glasgow.

“Operations control immediately mobilised four appliances and a heavy rescue unit.

“Crews assisted emergency service partners and there were no casualties reported.

“Firefighters left the scene after ensuring the area was made safe.”

References

  1. ^ Inverness (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  2. ^ police (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  3. ^ a crash sparked huge delays (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)
  4. ^ Glasgow (www.thescottishsun.co.uk)