A Flintshire man who dishonestly sold written-off vehicles to unsuspecting customers has been told how much money he will have to repay.
Zana Muhammed, of Prince's Street in Flint, appeared before Mold Crown Court today (November 6) for a Proceeds of Crime Act hearing.
The 43-year-old was jailed for four years following a sentencing hearing in April 2025.
Muhammad had been 'dishonestly selling motor vehicles' to customers, resulting in a loss of around £300,000 overall.
He advertised and sold the vehicles without making the customers aware that they were insurance write-offs.
The vehicles sold by Muhammed were either classed as Category S (eg suffered serious structural damage) or Category N vehicles (bodywork damage, suspension, steering, brakes etc).
They were sold on Facebook Marketplace, Ebay or from a premises on Chester Road in Flint.
Nineteen witness statements were originally provided in the case when Muhammed was sentenced, with 'at least another 36' vehicles having been sold.
Muhammed told a 'host of other lies' in terms of vehicle history and ownership in order to obtain sales.
He also used false identities and would change the adverts post-sale to state that the cars did have faults.
The name of the company was also changed several times in order to try and avoid detection. These included Quality Used Cars, Eagle Cars, and A-Z Used Cars.
In court today (November 6), Muhammed was told how much of the money he benefitted from that he will have to repay.
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It was said in court that Muhammed had benefitted from a sum of £300,000.
The available figure was recorded as being £123,102.02.
District Judge Gwyn Jones ordered Muhammed to pay compensation of £44,123.43 to the complainants in the case.
He will also have to pay a victim surcharge sum of £187.
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