Dashcam film reveals 89mph service
A WOMAN who took her Porsche to be serviced discovered it had been taken for a spin – at speeds up to 89mph.
Jane Simmons took in the sports car after it developed steering issues.
When she picked up her Boxster S 3.2, she noticed a quarter of a tank of petrol had been used so she checked her dashcam footage.
Mrs Simmons found the car had been driven on the country roads of Lampeter, South Wales, hitting speeds of 89mph – and informed police and trading standards officers.
The saleswoman said: “One of my neighbours could have seen the car being driven like that and thought it was me. It could have damaged my reputation. That car was tarnished by what happened, it’s damaged goods to me now.
Dismissed
“I just didn’t want to drive it again knowing someone had taken it out on local roads at such dangerous speeds.”
A spokesman for Huw Lewis Tyres, the firm that carried out the service, said: “One of our staff members has been dismissed for misconduct and we have passed the matter to the police.
“We spoke to the lady concerned at our Aberystwyth garage, where she received an apology.
“We are a family business who don’t want to lose a valued customer. What happened is obviously very disappointing for us as a company.”
Dyfed-Powys Police said: “We have received this report and are looking into an allegation of speeding.”