Businessman fakes accident in a bid to buy private number plate

The director of an accident claims firm has been convicted of unlawfully obtaining personal data, after reporting a fake crash to police so he could attempt to buy a personalised number plate.

Miles Savory, from Bristol, took a fancy to the number plate W1 DOW, but was unable to track it down. In a bid to find the owner, he reported the number plate to the DVLA, saying a car with that registration had been involved in a collision.