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Khan convicted in car tax 'scam' for vehicle he denies owning
City Hall officials said the car did not belong to the mayor
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan has been convicted and fined in a fast-track court system after being accused of not taxing a 24-year-old Nissan Micra in what his team has called a "scam".
The Labour politician, 55, was found guilty by a magistrate last month of keeping an unlicensed vehicle, in a criminal prosecution brought by the DVLA.
Court documents show that DVLA letters addressed to the mayor about the unpaid tax bill were sent to Gordon Ramsay's east London restaurant, instead of the nearby Transport for London (TfL) offices.
City Hall officials said the car did not belong to the mayor or TfL.
A spokesperson for the mayor said: "This is a scam, which is a crime. It's not the first time the mayor has been victim of a scam involving people falsely stating that Sadiq is the owner of a vehicle.
"Such behaviour is illegal, and the DVLA are aware."
The mayor's adviser told BBC London the DVLA was "urgently" looking into reopening the case, with a view to withdrawing the prosecution.
The DVLA will also investigate the false registration, the adviser said.
The magistrate, sitting in a private hearing of the Single Justice Procedure in Herefordshire, convicted Khan in his absence and ordered that he pay a £220 fine, £85 in costs, and settle the £35.84 bill for unpaid tax on the Micra.