Automotive Vloggers (Vol. 5)
Discussion
WarrenB said:
jamesth32 said:
Statement from West Yorkshire Police:
“The man behind a notorious Leeds-based YouTube channel that featured him driving performance cars dangerously and at high speed on busy public roads has been convicted at court.
Adeel Habib, aged 25, from Harehills, who ran the Certi Drivers channel which had more than 68,000 subscribers, pleaded guilty to both dangerous driving and a relatively rare offence of encouraging dangerous driving under the Serious Crime Act 2007.
The offences were committed between December 2020 and October 2021.
He was charged following an investigation by officers from the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Habib came to their attention during work to target dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour at illegal car meets in Leeds and West Yorkshire that were attracting large numbers of people from across the region to industrial estates, retail parks and the road network.
Operations involving roads policing officers and other specialist resources were put in place to disrupt and deter the Sunday evening events that generally started from Habib’s Certi Touch workshop, in Florence Street, Harehills.
Neighbourhood policing officers pored over hours of online videos posted by Habib to build up an evidential picture of his own dangerous driving and its ability to encourage others to follow his bad example.
Clips showed him driving a range of high-performance cars dangerously on public roads, including at excessive speeds, weaving in and out of traffic, racing other drivers, and ignoring red traffic lights.
While under investigation for the driving offences, Habib was sentenced to four years imprisonment for his part in a drugs supply conspiracy.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and an offence of doing an act which was capable of encouraging or assisting dangerous driving, intending to encourage or assist in its commission.
He appeared at Leeds Crown Court by videolink yesterday and was sentenced to 27 months and was disqualified from driving.
Inspector Richard Horn, who heads the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Habib has been shown to be someone who regularly engaged in dangerous driving on public roads with all the potential risk of harm to other road users that accompanies such appalling behaviour.
“He was absolutely shameless about it and showed utter contempt for law-abiding road users and the law by regularly posting videos of his antics to impress his many followers.
“Those videos and the notoriety that surrounded his ‘brand’ clearly had the ability to influence others to flout road traffic laws and put other road users at risk, and he was rightly charged with an offence that specifically recognised that aspect of his behaviour.
“His own arrogance was his downfall in that those videos provided us with a rich seam of material to present to the court and have him answer for his actions.
“We hope his conviction and the sentence he has received will provide some source of reassurance to the public who I am sure will have been horrified by his dangerous driving and glamourising of it.
“It should also send a very clear message to those who think they can take part in and promote criminal behaviour in this way without having to face the consequences.”
Happy days! Although the arrogant prick will probably wear his conviction like a badge of honour. “The man behind a notorious Leeds-based YouTube channel that featured him driving performance cars dangerously and at high speed on busy public roads has been convicted at court.
Adeel Habib, aged 25, from Harehills, who ran the Certi Drivers channel which had more than 68,000 subscribers, pleaded guilty to both dangerous driving and a relatively rare offence of encouraging dangerous driving under the Serious Crime Act 2007.
The offences were committed between December 2020 and October 2021.
He was charged following an investigation by officers from the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Habib came to their attention during work to target dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour at illegal car meets in Leeds and West Yorkshire that were attracting large numbers of people from across the region to industrial estates, retail parks and the road network.
Operations involving roads policing officers and other specialist resources were put in place to disrupt and deter the Sunday evening events that generally started from Habib’s Certi Touch workshop, in Florence Street, Harehills.
Neighbourhood policing officers pored over hours of online videos posted by Habib to build up an evidential picture of his own dangerous driving and its ability to encourage others to follow his bad example.
Clips showed him driving a range of high-performance cars dangerously on public roads, including at excessive speeds, weaving in and out of traffic, racing other drivers, and ignoring red traffic lights.
While under investigation for the driving offences, Habib was sentenced to four years imprisonment for his part in a drugs supply conspiracy.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and an offence of doing an act which was capable of encouraging or assisting dangerous driving, intending to encourage or assist in its commission.
He appeared at Leeds Crown Court by videolink yesterday and was sentenced to 27 months and was disqualified from driving.
Inspector Richard Horn, who heads the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Habib has been shown to be someone who regularly engaged in dangerous driving on public roads with all the potential risk of harm to other road users that accompanies such appalling behaviour.
“He was absolutely shameless about it and showed utter contempt for law-abiding road users and the law by regularly posting videos of his antics to impress his many followers.
“Those videos and the notoriety that surrounded his ‘brand’ clearly had the ability to influence others to flout road traffic laws and put other road users at risk, and he was rightly charged with an offence that specifically recognised that aspect of his behaviour.
“His own arrogance was his downfall in that those videos provided us with a rich seam of material to present to the court and have him answer for his actions.
“We hope his conviction and the sentence he has received will provide some source of reassurance to the public who I am sure will have been horrified by his dangerous driving and glamourising of it.
“It should also send a very clear message to those who think they can take part in and promote criminal behaviour in this way without having to face the consequences.”
jamesth32 said:
Statement from West Yorkshire Police:
“The man behind a notorious Leeds-based YouTube channel that featured him driving performance cars dangerously and at high speed on busy public roads has been convicted at court.
Adeel Habib, aged 25, from Harehills, who ran the Certi Drivers channel which had more than 68,000 subscribers, pleaded guilty to both dangerous driving and a relatively rare offence of encouraging dangerous driving under the Serious Crime Act 2007.
The offences were committed between December 2020 and October 2021.
He was charged following an investigation by officers from the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Habib came to their attention during work to target dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour at illegal car meets in Leeds and West Yorkshire that were attracting large numbers of people from across the region to industrial estates, retail parks and the road network.
Operations involving roads policing officers and other specialist resources were put in place to disrupt and deter the Sunday evening events that generally started from Habib’s Certi Touch workshop, in Florence Street, Harehills.
Neighbourhood policing officers pored over hours of online videos posted by Habib to build up an evidential picture of his own dangerous driving and its ability to encourage others to follow his bad example.
Clips showed him driving a range of high-performance cars dangerously on public roads, including at excessive speeds, weaving in and out of traffic, racing other drivers, and ignoring red traffic lights.
While under investigation for the driving offences, Habib was sentenced to four years imprisonment for his part in a drugs supply conspiracy.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and an offence of doing an act which was capable of encouraging or assisting dangerous driving, intending to encourage or assist in its commission.
He appeared at Leeds Crown Court by videolink yesterday and was sentenced to 27 months and was disqualified from driving.
Inspector Richard Horn, who heads the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Habib has been shown to be someone who regularly engaged in dangerous driving on public roads with all the potential risk of harm to other road users that accompanies such appalling behaviour.
“He was absolutely shameless about it and showed utter contempt for law-abiding road users and the law by regularly posting videos of his antics to impress his many followers.
“Those videos and the notoriety that surrounded his ‘brand’ clearly had the ability to influence others to flout road traffic laws and put other road users at risk, and he was rightly charged with an offence that specifically recognised that aspect of his behaviour.
“His own arrogance was his downfall in that those videos provided us with a rich seam of material to present to the court and have him answer for his actions.
“We hope his conviction and the sentence he has received will provide some source of reassurance to the public who I am sure will have been horrified by his dangerous driving and glamourising of it.
“It should also send a very clear message to those who think they can take part in and promote criminal behaviour in this way without having to face the consequences.”
Just need them to get that moron DMO locked up next.“The man behind a notorious Leeds-based YouTube channel that featured him driving performance cars dangerously and at high speed on busy public roads has been convicted at court.
Adeel Habib, aged 25, from Harehills, who ran the Certi Drivers channel which had more than 68,000 subscribers, pleaded guilty to both dangerous driving and a relatively rare offence of encouraging dangerous driving under the Serious Crime Act 2007.
The offences were committed between December 2020 and October 2021.
He was charged following an investigation by officers from the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Habib came to their attention during work to target dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour at illegal car meets in Leeds and West Yorkshire that were attracting large numbers of people from across the region to industrial estates, retail parks and the road network.
Operations involving roads policing officers and other specialist resources were put in place to disrupt and deter the Sunday evening events that generally started from Habib’s Certi Touch workshop, in Florence Street, Harehills.
Neighbourhood policing officers pored over hours of online videos posted by Habib to build up an evidential picture of his own dangerous driving and its ability to encourage others to follow his bad example.
Clips showed him driving a range of high-performance cars dangerously on public roads, including at excessive speeds, weaving in and out of traffic, racing other drivers, and ignoring red traffic lights.
While under investigation for the driving offences, Habib was sentenced to four years imprisonment for his part in a drugs supply conspiracy.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and an offence of doing an act which was capable of encouraging or assisting dangerous driving, intending to encourage or assist in its commission.
He appeared at Leeds Crown Court by videolink yesterday and was sentenced to 27 months and was disqualified from driving.
Inspector Richard Horn, who heads the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Habib has been shown to be someone who regularly engaged in dangerous driving on public roads with all the potential risk of harm to other road users that accompanies such appalling behaviour.
“He was absolutely shameless about it and showed utter contempt for law-abiding road users and the law by regularly posting videos of his antics to impress his many followers.
“Those videos and the notoriety that surrounded his ‘brand’ clearly had the ability to influence others to flout road traffic laws and put other road users at risk, and he was rightly charged with an offence that specifically recognised that aspect of his behaviour.
“His own arrogance was his downfall in that those videos provided us with a rich seam of material to present to the court and have him answer for his actions.
“We hope his conviction and the sentence he has received will provide some source of reassurance to the public who I am sure will have been horrified by his dangerous driving and glamourising of it.
“It should also send a very clear message to those who think they can take part in and promote criminal behaviour in this way without having to face the consequences.”
jamesth32 said:
Statement from West Yorkshire Police:
“The man behind a notorious Leeds-based YouTube channel that featured him driving performance cars dangerously and at high speed on busy public roads has been convicted at court.
Adeel Habib, aged 25, from Harehills, who ran the Certi Drivers channel which had more than 68,000 subscribers, pleaded guilty to both dangerous driving and a relatively rare offence of encouraging dangerous driving under the Serious Crime Act 2007.
The offences were committed between December 2020 and October 2021.
He was charged following an investigation by officers from the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Habib came to their attention during work to target dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour at illegal car meets in Leeds and West Yorkshire that were attracting large numbers of people from across the region to industrial estates, retail parks and the road network.
Operations involving roads policing officers and other specialist resources were put in place to disrupt and deter the Sunday evening events that generally started from Habib’s Certi Touch workshop, in Florence Street, Harehills.
Neighbourhood policing officers pored over hours of online videos posted by Habib to build up an evidential picture of his own dangerous driving and its ability to encourage others to follow his bad example.
Clips showed him driving a range of high-performance cars dangerously on public roads, including at excessive speeds, weaving in and out of traffic, racing other drivers, and ignoring red traffic lights.
While under investigation for the driving offences, Habib was sentenced to four years imprisonment for his part in a drugs supply conspiracy.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and an offence of doing an act which was capable of encouraging or assisting dangerous driving, intending to encourage or assist in its commission.
He appeared at Leeds Crown Court by videolink yesterday and was sentenced to 27 months and was disqualified from driving.
Inspector Richard Horn, who heads the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Habib has been shown to be someone who regularly engaged in dangerous driving on public roads with all the potential risk of harm to other road users that accompanies such appalling behaviour.
“He was absolutely shameless about it and showed utter contempt for law-abiding road users and the law by regularly posting videos of his antics to impress his many followers.
“Those videos and the notoriety that surrounded his ‘brand’ clearly had the ability to influence others to flout road traffic laws and put other road users at risk, and he was rightly charged with an offence that specifically recognised that aspect of his behaviour.
“His own arrogance was his downfall in that those videos provided us with a rich seam of material to present to the court and have him answer for his actions.
“We hope his conviction and the sentence he has received will provide some source of reassurance to the public who I am sure will have been horrified by his dangerous driving and glamourising of it.
“It should also send a very clear message to those who think they can take part in and promote criminal behaviour in this way without having to face the consequences.”
https://www.westyorkshire.police.uk/news-appeals/five-leeds-men-jailed-drugs-supply-offences“The man behind a notorious Leeds-based YouTube channel that featured him driving performance cars dangerously and at high speed on busy public roads has been convicted at court.
Adeel Habib, aged 25, from Harehills, who ran the Certi Drivers channel which had more than 68,000 subscribers, pleaded guilty to both dangerous driving and a relatively rare offence of encouraging dangerous driving under the Serious Crime Act 2007.
The offences were committed between December 2020 and October 2021.
He was charged following an investigation by officers from the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team.
Habib came to their attention during work to target dangerous driving and anti-social behaviour at illegal car meets in Leeds and West Yorkshire that were attracting large numbers of people from across the region to industrial estates, retail parks and the road network.
Operations involving roads policing officers and other specialist resources were put in place to disrupt and deter the Sunday evening events that generally started from Habib’s Certi Touch workshop, in Florence Street, Harehills.
Neighbourhood policing officers pored over hours of online videos posted by Habib to build up an evidential picture of his own dangerous driving and its ability to encourage others to follow his bad example.
Clips showed him driving a range of high-performance cars dangerously on public roads, including at excessive speeds, weaving in and out of traffic, racing other drivers, and ignoring red traffic lights.
While under investigation for the driving offences, Habib was sentenced to four years imprisonment for his part in a drugs supply conspiracy.
He subsequently pleaded guilty to dangerous driving and an offence of doing an act which was capable of encouraging or assisting dangerous driving, intending to encourage or assist in its commission.
He appeared at Leeds Crown Court by videolink yesterday and was sentenced to 27 months and was disqualified from driving.
Inspector Richard Horn, who heads the Leeds North-East Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: “Habib has been shown to be someone who regularly engaged in dangerous driving on public roads with all the potential risk of harm to other road users that accompanies such appalling behaviour.
“He was absolutely shameless about it and showed utter contempt for law-abiding road users and the law by regularly posting videos of his antics to impress his many followers.
“Those videos and the notoriety that surrounded his ‘brand’ clearly had the ability to influence others to flout road traffic laws and put other road users at risk, and he was rightly charged with an offence that specifically recognised that aspect of his behaviour.
“His own arrogance was his downfall in that those videos provided us with a rich seam of material to present to the court and have him answer for his actions.
“We hope his conviction and the sentence he has received will provide some source of reassurance to the public who I am sure will have been horrified by his dangerous driving and glamourising of it.
“It should also send a very clear message to those who think they can take part in and promote criminal behaviour in this way without having to face the consequences.”
another charge aswell.
Wonder which other youtubers this will set the chance for prosecutions as certi isn't the only one.
wpa1975 said:
Great news, however from what I understand his youtube channel is still live so he will still be making money seems strange that they have not pulled it or banned him.
Youtube should do the decent thing an demonetize any channel that effectively allows crims to make money from criminal activity. The law should be able to go after youtube as an accessory/aiding/abetting etc.Mr-B said:
wpa1975 said:
Great news, however from what I understand his youtube channel is still live so he will still be making money seems strange that they have not pulled it or banned him.
Youtube should do the decent thing an demonetize any channel that effectively allows crims to make money from criminal activity. The law should be able to go after youtube as an accessory/aiding/abetting etc.Is his channel definitely monetised by Youtube? It would seem ridiculous for it to be given how strict they apparently are on 'dangerous activities' - channel I watch such as Storror who just do parkour, and a couple of street BMX channels have previously been demonetised for so-called dangerous activities..
Bathroom_Security said:
Excellent news. Sub human trash
As said. Now for DMO and that other feckless twunt that runs LLF
Those are the first two people who came to mind, I am amazed how they manage to get away with it. I saw this idiots video on the C63 a while ago, at 25:02 it is a miracle he didn't have a massive crash.As said. Now for DMO and that other feckless twunt that runs LLF
I wonder how keen the police would have been to prosecute him for this if it wasn't for all the other drug supply charges as well?
Edited by anonymous-user on Wednesday 22 June 19:52
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Ah yes, I bet the West Yorkshire police are getting good at this now then.
Ah yes, I bet the West Yorkshire police are getting good at this now then.
614-HSO said:
Oh It said the reveal was tomorrow morning!
That front end still reminds me of a Transit Connect with an aggressive body kit... I just can't get excited by a Zenvo.I do like the colour combo though, and that carbon weave is very impressive. But that interior just looks very low rent, especially the steering wheel.
Still, looking forward to seeing it driven hard as I'm sure it'll be doing a few laps of the 'Ring at some point.
Pommy said:
Am I being overly critical but those panels look 'gappy'...
I actually haven’t followed the Zenvo series too closely as the car doesn’t do much for me but were they always targeting launch at FOS ?If not, I am kinda waiting for an announcement that it still needs to go back for a shakedown or something and maybe it was rushed to get there.
I know Tim isn’t ever too bothered about residual values but someone somewhere in the depths of his insurance provider is - I can’t help but think this is the modern day Sinclair c5 and in a bold spec his resale market is limited to back to the factory only…
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