World Sep 03, 2026 · 1 min read

Sadiq Khan cleared of car tax conviction caused by ‘scam’

Magistrates in Hereford withdraw case against London mayor over untaxed Nissan Micra that is not hisUK politics live – latest updatesA car tax conviction against the mayor of London has been withdrawn after it transpired that he was targeted by a “scam” that led to him being fined for failing to tax...

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by Ben Quinn Political correspondent
Sadiq Khan cleared of car tax conviction caused by ‘scam’

Magistrates in Hereford withdraw case against London mayor over untaxed Nissan Micra that is not his

A car tax conviction against the mayor of London has been withdrawn after it transpired that he was targeted by a “scam” that led to him being fined for failing to tax a car that was not his.

Sadiq Khan was found guilty last month under what has been described as a system of “conveyor-belt justice”, in which magistrates decide on hundreds of cases a day, sometimes spending less than a minute on each.

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This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Ben Quinn Political correspondent.

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