Man Gets Four Years for Faking Brake Failure to Evade Car Finance

Nathan Owen of Prestatyn, north Wales, received four years at Liverpool Crown Court on August 3, 2026, after admitting dangerous driving and two fraud counts. Owen drove his electric Jaguar at up to 86 mph on a motorway, then falsely reported brake failure to police — a scheme the court called "frighteningly stupid" — to escape car finance payments.