Sadiq Khan fined over untaxed car falsely registered in his name
London Mayor Sadiq Khan was wrongly convicted of failing to pay car tax after a scammer registered a vehicle in his name. The DVLA has since withdrawn the case and is investigating the fraudulent registration, which was likely motivated by political opposition to Khan's Ulez scheme.
Why it matters
The incident highlights vulnerabilities in automated legal systems and the impact of political polarization on public figures.
Khan has been the focus of protests by motorists angry at the Ulez expansion scheme. Khan has been the focus of protests by motorists angry at the Ulez expansion scheme. Sadiq Khan Sadiq Khan fined over untaxed car falsely registered in his name London mayor’s office says he is ‘victim of a scam’ after conviction under fast-track system where magistrates can decide outcomes in seconds
Prefer the Guardian on Google Sadiq Khan’s office has revealed he was the victim of a scam that led to him being fined for failing to tax a car that did not belong to him.
The London mayor was found guilty last month under a system of “conveyor-belt justice”, in which magistrates decide on hundreds of cases a day, sometimes spending less than a minute on each.
City Hall officials say the 24-year-old Nissan Micra did not belong to Khan or Transport for London.
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