Man jailed after falsely claiming electric car was out of control on motorway
Police said Owen fabricated the brake failure to end a finance deal, triggering a 38-mile chase, 31 police-car impacts and £50 million in brand costs.
- On Monday, Nathan Owen, 33, was sentenced to four years and three months in prison at Liverpool Crown Court after admitting fraud and dangerous driving for fabricating an electric vehicle malfunction.
- Facing financial difficulties and arrears with CA Auto Finance, Owen sought to escape his vehicle agreement; in January 2024, he texted a friend asking the 'best way to get rid of my car and get away with it.'
- On March 6, 2024, Owen phoned 999 claiming his Jaguar I-PACE was uncontrollable despite the car being stationary; he subsequently led police on a 38-mile chase, striking a patrol vehicle 31 times.
- Jaguar Land Rover allocated £50 million in marketing to counter adverse publicity from over 180 media reports, while Owen sold his 'false story' to newspapers for £800.
- Judge Ian Unsworth KC condemned the 'major police operation and widespread public alarm' caused by the fraud; Owen was disqualified from driving for five years and until passing an extended test.
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Driver jailed after lying about 'malfunctioning' electric Jaguar on motorway despite being in full control
A driver who claimed that he was unable to stop his electric car on a busy motorway has been sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to fraud and dangerous driving.Nathan Owen has been sentenced to four years and three months in prison after pleading guilty at Liverpool Crown Court after the incident in March 2024.The 33-year-old was travelling from Ormskirk along the eastbound carriageway of the M58 toward his then-home in Bolton, before callin…
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liverpoolworld.ukMan who crashed into police cars 31 times to avoid paying for his Jaguar is jailed
“He had fabricated the events in order to enable him to get rid of the vehicle.”
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