Sufyaan Ghumra

Name
Sufyaan Ghumra
Date case heard
24/05/2024
Birmingham Crown Court
Legislation
Consumer Protection from Unfair Trading Regulations 2008
General Product Safety Regulations 2005
Companies Act 2006
Plea
Guilty
Offence details
Eight offences; six offences of providing misleading information when supplying vehicles under off-premise and distance contracts, namely that the consumer had cancellation rights, one relating to supplying a Ford Fiesta vehicle which was found to be unsafe and one of carrying on the business of IH Lifestyle Trading Company Ltd for a fraudulent purpose, namely the deliberate fabrication of service histories, deliberate concealment of the condition of vehicles, deliberate concealment of the name of the company and deliberate concealment of their previous status as write offs, to sell vehicles for higher profit and to prevent customers from enforcing their consumer rights.
Fine/Penalty
16 months custody x fraudulent trading.
4 months on each remaining offence - to run concurrently - suspended for 2 years.
Costs relate to compensation to 3 victims.
Disqualified from being a Director for 5 years.
Costs
£8,045.58 (requested £10,477.20)
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