Sentence for handling stolen vehicles were appropriate

Court of Appeal dismisses appeal against severity of sentence for four counts of handling stolen property, on the grounds that: (a) the headline sentence nominated by the sentencing judge was an appropriate one having regard to the professional and commercial nature of the criminal conduct and to the significant harm done, both financially and in terms of causing distress, trouble and inconvenience to those from whom the vehicles were originally stolen, their insurers, and those who had unwittingly purchased the stolen vehicles; and (b) the sentencing judge gave a sufficient discount for mitigation.