Tom Gallacher
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Can you imagine the trouble an operator would get in if they did this with any of their buses?
Scots public transport boss pictured on holiday driving illegal cloned car
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) chief executive Gordon Maclennan had a VW Passat in his staff car park and another at his holiday home, both with the same registration plate.
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Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) chief executive Gordon Maclennan had a VW Passat in his staff car park and another at his holiday home, both with the same registration plate.
Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) chief executive Gordon Maclennan had a VW Passat in his staff car park and another at his holiday home – both with the same SF02 ORB registration.
Last week we photographed the £153,000-a-year public sector director, 69, driving a cloned silver Passat at his retreat on the Isle of Lewis.
His police officer son Stuart was sitting in the passenger seat.
But at the same time an almost identical blue Passat car with the same reg was pictured at his office – 300 miles away in Glasgow city centre.
Public records show a blue version of the car is taxed and MOT-ed with the DVLA.
Cloning is a highly illegal practice often used by organised criminals to commit an offence which
is later associated with another car.
If a legitimate car’s registration is placed on one of a similar make and model, the scam could also be used to avoid road tax, insurance and MOT costs.
When we confronted Maclennan – who also part-owns a motor repair garage – he attempted to
deny everything.
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