Not so smug now!
Rogue landlord parked outside court in £200k Ferrari but police found it was uninsured – and crushed it
WHEN rogue landlord Zahid Khan turned up at court for a hearing about the way he treated some tenants, he ostentatiously parked his Ferrari 458 Spider on the pavement outside.
So his victims must be celebrating after the £200,000 supercar was later confiscated and crushed by police.
The 30-year- old was stopped at the wheel last month and the car was seized as officers suspected it was stolen.
Khan insisted he had bought it from a large auction company through a third party and spent ‘a lot of time and money’ on the vehicle.
But when he returned to Birmingham Crown Court on Thursday – this time to try to get his car back – he was told it had been destroyed. West Midlands Police said checks revealed it was a Category B vehicle, meaning it was unroadworthy and the shell had to be destroyed. It was also uninsured.
The businessman, who runs a garage and has supplied luxury cars to stars including boxing champ Floyd Mayweather, fumed: ‘I can’t believe it. My legal team told the police that we would go to the High Court to get the car back. I ordered parts from Ferrari and had them fitted by a Ferrariapproved garage in Birmingham.
‘The police told me they did not believe that the car was mine and that I had to prove ownership. I have been trying to get my car back ever since, trying to prove that it did not include stolen parts and that I was the owner. Then we go to Birmingham Crown Court this morning and find that the car has been destroyed.’ The Ferrari, which has a top speed of 210mph, was confiscated on April 5 as Khan, of Moseley, south Birmingham, drove it in the city. He was arrested and handcuffed. It was previously seen by the crown court steps in December when he appealed against a conviction for forcing tenants out of a luxury property, which came with a sentence of 150 hours’ community service.
The appeal hearing upheld three charges – interfering with tenants’ peace and comfort, failing to provide adequate smoke alarms and a licence for multiple occupancy.
Three other charges were dismissed, but Khan was told to pay £2,000 on top of £7,500 he had been told to pay previously.