A serial thief who stole Audis to order by booking test drives then never returning was caught when a suspicious salesman followed him onto the M6. Damian Parkington stole several high value cars before being collared when he asked for a closer look at a £19,000 Audi, LancsLive reports.
In the police chase that followed the 47-year-old, of Oldham, drove at speeds of up to 145mph and carried on driving on the wheel rims after a police stinger burst the tyres of the Audi S3 he had stolen.
He has now been jailed for 40 months. Preston Crown Court heard Parkington, 47, who has 15 previous driving bans to his name, returned to his old ways after a relationship breakdown. The defendant, of Springwood Hall Road, has a lengthy record of car thefts and stealing to order, the court heard.
