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Ex-DVLA Worker Gets 5-Year Sentence for £1.3 M Fraud

6/6/2026

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  • Former DVLA employee Matthew Holloway was sentenced to over five years for a £1.3 million vehicle-value fraud.
  • Holloway conspired with Joshua Sawyer and Ashley Harris to falsify vehicle records, prompting Crown Prosecutor Lisa McCarthy to warn the scheme threatened UK vehicle registration system.
  • The DVLA dismissed Holloway, scheduled an October proceeds-of-crime hearing and noted that three Tata Steel workers and an accomplice face trial for stealing 50 tonnes of tin worth almost £1.2 million.