Extra jail for car breaker who failed to pay back £100,000 (From This Is Lancashire)

Extra jail for car breaker who failed to pay back £100,000

7:00am Saturday 17th October 2009 in

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A car breaker from Bury has been ordered to serve an extra 12 months in prison after he failed to pay back £100,000 of criminal assets that he had amassed from handling stolen vehicles and car parts.

Colin Waters, aged 39, had pleaded guilty to a series of offences at Burnley Crown Court in October 2006 in connection with the breaking and disposal of stolen, high value Volkswagen and Audi cars.

Stolen engines and other car parts were found at the business he owned, Bury VW Breakers. He was sentenced to 18 months in prison, and a confiscation order was made for him to repay the profits he had made. He had only repaid a little more than £10,000 despite being given further time to pay.

At Bolton Magistrates Court this week, he again requested an extension but, having served the original prison term, was immediately jailed for failing to meet the confiscation deadline.

He can be released before the end of the extra term if he pays the full amount within that time.

The assets identified in the confiscation order included two houses in Bury, and two luxury cars – a Subaru Impreza Turbo and an Audi RS A6.