Majad Hussain [2019] EWCA Crim 1534

The appellant changed his plea to guilty to 5 counts of fraud by false representation, 5 counts of possessing an article for use in fraud and was sentenced to a total of 4 years’ imprisonment.

The appellant defrauded members of the public into buying cars which were not as advertised; some of them had serious structural and mechanical defects exposing users to a risk of serious harm. When buyers demanded their money back, he refused to repay them, and they were threatened or bullied into going away.  A number of false stamps and false service histories were also recovered from the appellant’s business premises.

The total sentence was not manifestly excessive, and the appeal was dismissed.