Sixty disabled drivers are being investigated for buying and selling both high-performance and
Even Aston made disabled car list
luxury cars at a huge profit.
Disabled drivers are exempt from paying VAT on their personal vehicles, so the suspects involved in this scam have been taking advantage by allegedly buying discounted Aston Martins, Range Rovers and Lamborghinis, only to sell them on immediately for slightly below list.
The cars would be bought as standard, but ordered with minor modifications such as steering wheel knobs, to pass disability scrutinizing. Afterwards, the devices would be removed and the car sold for a knock down rate.
Ranger Rovers proved most popular choice
A Range Rover (the most commonly bought car in this scam) would have been bought for just £53,000 then modified and sold back to the dealer for £57,000.
The scam is said to have cost the tax payer over £225million. One suspect is thought to have purchased 37 'personal' cars in one month.
A source close to the enquiry said: “In some cases, it’s been carried out by paralympians funded by the taxpayers in the first place.”
This has been billed as ‘one of the biggest and simplest frauds to hit Britain in recent years’.
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