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Car dealership ordered to pay more than £1,000 after they would not disclose who was driving a vehicle

  • A used car dealer was fined £666 for not disclosing driver details after an offence
  • The Mercedes-Benz was caught committing an offence in November last year
  • A director of Telford Top Car Ltd appeared in court to plead guilty

Time 6:56 am, May 7, 2023

A Telford-based used car dealer has been fined after they didn’t disclose the details of a driver who committed an offence in a car.

Top Cars Telford Ltd, which operate from Heath Hill Industrial Estate in Dawley, Shropshire, appeared at Worcester Magistrates Court.

According to the Shropshire Star, director Anjum Gill entered a guilty plea on behalf of the car dealership.


The incident occurred on November 7, 2022, when an offence was committed in a Mercedes-Benz.

Top Cars Telford was fined £666, court costs of £136 and a victim surcharge of £266.

In total the car dealership was ordered to pay £1,068.


The family-run business offers a range of mainly executive and performance cars.

This week Car Dealer also reported on a car dealership worker who admitted to stealing from her employer and a car dealer who appeared in court for turning to drugs after the pandemic caused his business to struggle.

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Rebecca Chaplin's avatar

Rebecca has been a motoring and business journalist since 2014, previously writing and presenting for titles such as the Press Association, Auto Express and Car Buyer. She has worked in many roles for Car Dealer Magazine’s publisher Blackball Media including head of editorial.



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