Car thieves who stole Vehicles worth £1 million Jailed for 10 Years in West London

Tariq Elgzaly, 36, and Hakim Aziz, 30,  who stole vehicles worth more than £1 million in west London are jailed for more than 10 years.

Both worked together to target cars left parked on streets overnight and stole more than 30 vehicles worth in excess of £1 million.



The pair used key programming technology – often referred to as "keyless car theft" - to steal prestige vehicles such as Range Rovers, BMWs and Jaguars.  They also made the fake plates to make sure they could sell the vehicles.



After stealing cars, they sold for export or to other criminals after they disguised the identity with false plates.



Police also searched the property at a flat in Lonsdale Road, Notting Hill where Elgazly had been observed with the stolen vehicles,, found equipment needed to steal a vehicle and change its identity was discovered.



Police also searched Aziz’s address, in Sutherland Avenue, Maida Vale. Five blank’ vehicle keys were recovered.



Both Elgazly and Aziz was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to steal and conspiracy to convert criminal property.



Both men were charged on December 6, 2017, Elgzaly, was jailed for six years while Aziz, was given a sentence of four years and four months  at Kingston Crown Court on Tuesday November 27.