Garage workers sentenced for issuing fraudulent MOT certificates

Two garage workers from Middlesbrough have been sentenced at Teesside Crown Court for issuing fraudulent MOT certificates.

Hassan Akbar Rashid, 24, and George Peter Snowden, 28, were employed at Boro Tyres and MOT Station, where they fraudulently passed vehicles without conducting proper inspections in October 2023.

Prosecuting, Olivia Maginn said the investigation was initiated by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), after a tip-off about irregularities at the garage.