‘Chop shop mechanic’ who made £32K ordered to pay back £10,000

Man found in possession of stolen van and Range Rover parts

‘Chop shop mechanic’ who made £32K ordered to pay back £10,000
Image: Bigstock.

A so-called ‘chop shop mechanic’ who broke up luxury cars has been ordered to pay back £10,000 of the money he made while handling stolen goods, The Bolton News has reported.

Derek Doherty of Farnworth pleaded guilty to three counts of handling stolen goods and was sentenced to two years in jail earlier this year after police officers discovered him operating from an industrial unit.

Officers found Doherty in possession of several sets of keys while looking for a stolen Range Rover.

Related: Technician jailed after lying about girlfriend’s death to dodge driving ban

When the unit was opened officers found a Mercedes van, which had been stolen from a delivery driver in a robbery and parts of a stolen Range Rover Evoque and Range Rover Sport.

The three vehicles were estimated to be worth more than £40,000 in total.

At a Proceeds of Crime Application (POCA) hearing at Bolton Crown Court , it was determined that Doherty had made £32,041.80 from his crimes and he was ordered by Recorder Jeremy Lasker to pay back £10,000 within three months or face six months imprisonment.

Share your comments below.

Related: Man fined for driving Midlands to Pembrokeshire to fix girlfriend’s car during lockdown

Home Page Forums ‘Chop shop mechanic’ who made £32K ordered to pay back £10,000

Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)
  • Author
    Posts
  • #203374 Reply

    A so-called ‘chop shop mechanic’ who broke up luxury cars has been ordered to pay back £10,000 of the money he made while handling stolen goods, The B
    [See the full post at: ‘Chop shop mechanic’ who made £32K ordered to pay back £10,000]

    #203425 Reply
    Meat-Head
    Blocked

    Should have let him carry on chopping the landrovers.

    Overfill the thick non visible adblue then no start!

    Then they are over complicated, landrover are incapable of answering
    Telephone, no they adding in immo coding to all sorts of modules

    Anything with vin is OTP anyway

    #203440 Reply
    Jason
    Guest

    @Meat-Head, my P38 is still going strong mate, 20 years old now.?. Wouldn’t touch a new one though.

    #203458 Reply
    Meat-Head
    Blocked

    P38 great, with the obd plug that gets wet and goes rotten.

    As for bcm under drivers seat, 200ms to talk to the clocks and update the milage
    Oh, seem to think, top right fusebox under drivers seat, if auto, stick 10amp fuse in it. Wont see ya later.

    That bcm do you know if it was designed by someone who had just finished 6 months of toilet cleaning duty?

Viewing 4 posts - 1 through 4 (of 4 total)

LEAVE A REPLY:

Reply To: ‘Chop shop mechanic’ who made £32K ordered to pay back £10,000

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *


The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

The reCAPTCHA verification period has expired. Please reload the page.

Have your say!

0 0

Lost Password

Please enter your username or email address. You will receive a link to create a new password via email.