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Sheikh's £97,000 Mayfair Rolls Royce thief jailed | Sheikh's £97,000 Mayfair Rolls Royce thief jailed |
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A man who stole a sheikh's £97,000 Rolls Royce and tried to steal a number of other high-value luxury cars has been jailed. | A man who stole a sheikh's £97,000 Rolls Royce and tried to steal a number of other high-value luxury cars has been jailed. |
Mohammed Humza, 25, from Watford, told the DVLA he was the new owner of Sheikh Mohammed Alibrahim's Phantom Coupe after seeing it parked in London. | |
He ordered new keys and sold the car for cash and part-exchange. | He ordered new keys and sold the car for cash and part-exchange. |
Humza admitted theft and five counts of fraud and was jailed for four years and two months at Southwark Crown Court. | Humza admitted theft and five counts of fraud and was jailed for four years and two months at Southwark Crown Court. |
The court heard the sheikh's Rolls Royce was checked "every couple of weeks" by his chauffeur. | The court heard the sheikh's Rolls Royce was checked "every couple of weeks" by his chauffeur. |
More news from Hertfordshire | More news from Hertfordshire |
However, on 21 April 2015 he noticed it was missing from its parking place in Mayfair and reported the matter to police. | However, on 21 April 2015 he noticed it was missing from its parking place in Mayfair and reported the matter to police. |
'Sophisticated fraud' | 'Sophisticated fraud' |
Humza had filled in a V62 form informing the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) he was the new owner. | Humza had filled in a V62 form informing the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) he was the new owner. |
The court heard that after receiving this form, the DVLA contacts the owner about the change of ownership, and if there is no reply, a new logbook is issued. | The court heard that after receiving this form, the DVLA contacts the owner about the change of ownership, and if there is no reply, a new logbook is issued. |
Hamza sold the car to a dealer for £27,500 and a part exchange for a BMW car and a Mercedes-Benz. | Hamza sold the car to a dealer for £27,500 and a part exchange for a BMW car and a Mercedes-Benz. |
He tried the same scam with the DVLA in attempts to obtain ownership of a £127,000 Ferrari, a £75,000 Porsche and a £21,000 Aston Martin, prosecutor Margia Mostafa said. | He tried the same scam with the DVLA in attempts to obtain ownership of a £127,000 Ferrari, a £75,000 Porsche and a £21,000 Aston Martin, prosecutor Margia Mostafa said. |
However, each of the owners responded to the DVLA to confirm they were still the registered keepers of their cars. | However, each of the owners responded to the DVLA to confirm they were still the registered keepers of their cars. |
Jailing Humza, Judge Martin Griffiths told him: "You have been involved in what to my view is a professional and highly selective car theft business. | Jailing Humza, Judge Martin Griffiths told him: "You have been involved in what to my view is a professional and highly selective car theft business. |
Humza, he added, had played the lead role in a "high culpability sophisticated fraud". | Humza, he added, had played the lead role in a "high culpability sophisticated fraud". |
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