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Evening Standard
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Eleanor Barlow

Man jailed after claiming electric Jaguar was out of control on motorways

The car being pulled over by police (Merseyside Police/YouTube) -

A man who drove his electric Jaguar at high speeds on motorways and claimed it would not brake in a “frighteningly stupid” attempt to avoid paying his car finance has been jailed for four years and three months.

Nathan Owen, 33, collided with a police car 31 times as officers attempted to stop him after he phoned emergency services to tell them his vehicle was accelerating and not in his control, Liverpool Crown Court heard on Monday.

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