'Mr Fix It' was paid to make points 'go away'

A RESTAURANT boss feared losing his driving licence and business after being caught speeding so turned to a “Mr Fix It” to make the penalty points “go away”, a court has heard.

- JASON EVANS

The actions of Shaheen Miah resulted in an innocent driver hundreds of miles away being done for speeding - something the victim only discovered when he came to renew his insurance.

The defendant paid £300 to a shadowy “Mr Fix It” who assured him he could make the penalty points problem “go away”. The decision led to Miah appearing in the dock of a crown court and to being disqualified from driving anyway, with a judge telling him: “That which you sought to avoid has come back to haunt you”.

David Singh, prosecuting, told Swansea Crown Court that on November 14, 2022, a Mercedes ML320 car activated a speed camera on Colby Road in Burry Port and a notice of intended prosecution or “Nip” was sent to the registered owner, the defendant Miah.