Car dealer fined £4,800 for trading cars illegally from his home
A car dealer convicted of illegal street dealing has denied selling cars from his home and nearby residential streets.
The dealer in Chingford, used Auto Trader to advertise cars sold through his registered business.
Waltham Forest Council investigated the second-hand car dealership following complaints from neighbours that the dealer was using his home and nearby Elmfield Road as a car lot without a street trading licence.
On April 25, Mr X was found guilty at Thames Magistrates Court of 12 counts of unlicensed street dealing.
Although Mr X admitted offering some of them for sale, he claims none of cars were sold from his property or on the street.
“The fines are ridiculous. All I did was park 12 cars in the road, it’s not like I was blocking people’s drives,” the 52-year-old said.
“My cars were advertised through Auto Trader and were only being sold through the internet.
“90 per cent of the time, the cars were sold from a friend’s commercial premises in Sewardstone Road.”
Following the investigation, Mr X said he has “taken note” of the council and found a premise in Walthamstow, which is being used as a storage yard.
He also considering appealing against the fines, which he labelled “insane” and “outrageous”.
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