Bring back the good old days:
Radio 4’s ‘You and Yours’ consumer programme highlighted a practice where a small number of disabled drivers have been ordering high-specification cars such as Range Rovers, Maseratis, Porsches and Bentleys and then immediately selling them on to dealers for a profit of up to £12000 per car.
The dealers then sell the cars as pre-registered vehicles to people who want to jump the waiting lists for these exclusive cars.
At present, a vehicle only has to have small modifications to be eligible to be sold VAT-free.
Examples include fitting a small knob to the steering wheel to aid turning, which can be removed simply and without trace once the vehicle has been sold on.
Reports suggest they have identified an individual who has registered 60 Range Rovers in the past two years.