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Tesla has been convicted at least 18 times and ordered to pay more than £20,000 for repeatedly failing to co-operate with UK police forces.
In one incident, South Wales Police wrote to Tesla Financial Services in a bid to identify the driver of a Tesla which had been speeding at 80mph (128km/h) on the M4 near Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, in July 2025.
Court papers show a Tesla company director, Becky Hodgson, pleaded guilty for the firm by email in late November, saying it had tried to enter the plea online but "encountered a technical issue on the Online Plea Service portal".
Although the company admitted the criminal charge, Hodgson suggested in her email that it had complied with the police request, adding that its internal processes were followed and the nomination was sent via post.
A conviction was handed out at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on 6 January and ended in Tesla receiving a £1,000 fine, an order for £120 costs and a £400 victim surcharge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r44zpprg7o
In one incident, South Wales Police wrote to Tesla Financial Services in a bid to identify the driver of a Tesla which had been speeding at 80mph (128km/h) on the M4 near Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, in July 2025.
Court papers show a Tesla company director, Becky Hodgson, pleaded guilty for the firm by email in late November, saying it had tried to enter the plea online but "encountered a technical issue on the Online Plea Service portal".
Although the company admitted the criminal charge, Hodgson suggested in her email that it had complied with the police request, adding that its internal processes were followed and the nomination was sent via post.
A conviction was handed out at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on 6 January and ended in Tesla receiving a £1,000 fine, an order for £120 costs and a £400 victim surcharge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r44zpprg7o
Mammasaid said:
Tesla has been convicted at least 18 times and ordered to pay more than £20,000 for repeatedly failing to co-operate with UK police forces.
In one incident, South Wales Police wrote to Tesla Financial Services in a bid to identify the driver of a Tesla which had been speeding at 80mph (128km/h) on the M4 near Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, in July 2025.
Court papers show a Tesla company director, Becky Hodgson, pleaded guilty for the firm by email in late November, saying it had tried to enter the plea online but "encountered a technical issue on the Online Plea Service portal".
Although the company admitted the criminal charge, Hodgson suggested in her email that it had complied with the police request, adding that its internal processes were followed and the nomination was sent via post.
A conviction was handed out at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on 6 January and ended in Tesla receiving a £1,000 fine, an order for £120 costs and a £400 victim surcharge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r44zpprg7o
Isn't the story saying Tesla as a company is not providing driver details when its company-registered vehicles trigger a camera, rather than Tesla buyers 'getting away with' speeding (because those vehicles will be registered to the purchasers)?In one incident, South Wales Police wrote to Tesla Financial Services in a bid to identify the driver of a Tesla which had been speeding at 80mph (128km/h) on the M4 near Llantrisant, Rhondda Cynon Taf, in July 2025.
Court papers show a Tesla company director, Becky Hodgson, pleaded guilty for the firm by email in late November, saying it had tried to enter the plea online but "encountered a technical issue on the Online Plea Service portal".
Although the company admitted the criminal charge, Hodgson suggested in her email that it had complied with the police request, adding that its internal processes were followed and the nomination was sent via post.
A conviction was handed out at Merthyr Tydfil Magistrates' Court on 6 January and ended in Tesla receiving a £1,000 fine, an order for £120 costs and a £400 victim surcharge.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0r44zpprg7o
edit: Wait, I skipped the financial services reference... so the post below would be accurate.
Edited by RSTurboPaul on Friday 23 January 15:25
Evanivitch said:
Um lease, but yeah.
Still smacks of that guy who kept getting business fines for failing to identify that he was driving the company-owned car. But ultimately avoided collecting any points...
I thought "the company director" took the hit, including points on his/her licence, for FTF.Still smacks of that guy who kept getting business fines for failing to identify that he was driving the company-owned car. But ultimately avoided collecting any points...
paul_c123 said:
Evanivitch said:
Um lease, but yeah.
Still smacks of that guy who kept getting business fines for failing to identify that he was driving the company-owned car. But ultimately avoided collecting any points...
I thought "the company director" took the hit, including points on his/her licence, for FTF.Still smacks of that guy who kept getting business fines for failing to identify that he was driving the company-owned car. But ultimately avoided collecting any points...
MDMA . said:
paul_c123 said:
Evanivitch said:
So why isn't director of Tesla UK Finance getting points?
I don't know, I guess its up to the courts to set the penalty.Evanivitch said:
paul_c123 said:
Evanivitch said:
Um lease, but yeah.
Still smacks of that guy who kept getting business fines for failing to identify that he was driving the company-owned car. But ultimately avoided collecting any points...
I thought "the company director" took the hit, including points on his/her licence, for FTF.Still smacks of that guy who kept getting business fines for failing to identify that he was driving the company-owned car. But ultimately avoided collecting any points...
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