Workshop spotted senior manager had been stealing Porsche car parts

A former manager of an independent Porsche specialist was given three months to repay tens of thousands of pounds to his former employer or face going to prison.

Scott McCurdy stole Porsche car parts estimated to be worth £100,000 in retail value over a six year period while he was operations manager, and sold them online for personal gain.

He would order the trade parts, which included Porsche merchandise and parts for the Porsche Macan and Cayenne SUVs, and then sell them to retail buyers.

His employer, the Dorset-based Porsche restoration Canford Classics, is a sports car specialist and didn't even work on Porsche's SUVs.

After McCurdy left Canford Classics in 2021, a routine stock take identified a number of unusual records.

A subsequent police raid on his home discovered a large amount of Porsche merchandise, accessories and memorabilia.

In a proceeds of crime hearing, Bournemouth Crown Court ordered McCurdy (pictured, left, in 2013) to repay £61,070.62 or face a year in prison.

After he admitted the fraud last year he was given a two year suspended prison sentence as well as 250 hours of unpaid work and community requirements, the Bournemouth Echo reported.

Early in his career McCurdy work at the Bournemouth Porsche franchised dealer Heddell and Deeks, which then became Porsche Centre Bournemouth under Inchcape's ownership. 

In his role of operations manager at Canford Classics, McCurdy was responsible for customer care and supplier relationships. He worked at the firm for nine years in total.

The owner of Canford Classics, Dr Alan Drayson, told the court in a victim impact statement: “I feel betrayed not only by his stealing, but also by the fact that he spent so much company time administering the thefts.”

McCurdy committed his crime also during a period when Drayson was receiving treatment for cancer.