Two men jailed for more than nine years for £275,000 vehicle repair shop fraud

Two men have been jailed for a total of more than nine years for a £275,500 fraud, following an investigation led by the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED).

IFED opened a money laundering investigation after receiving intelligence that fraud had been committed through a company trading as Tyre Boys Ltd, which purported to operate as a body repair shop for vehicles involved in road traffic collisions. These road traffic collisions were deliberately induced or had never taken place.

Kamlesh Vadukul, 37, of Firshill Avenue, Sheffield, and Raju Patel, 41, of Segundo Road, Walsall, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit fraud by false representation and to transferring criminal property.

Enquiries established that Tyre Boys Ltd obtained a credit agreement with Accident Credit Group (ACG), which provides short‑term finance to non‑fault parties for vehicle repairs and then seeks reimbursement from the at‑fault party’s insurer.

Between December 2015 and October 2016, ACG funded 39 cases for Tyre Boys Ltd, totalling £275,548.84. Banking records obtained under production orders granted at Birmingham Crown Court showed that funds were paid into accounts in the name of Vadukul, and were subsequently forwarded to Patel.

ACG was later alerted that some of the claims it had financed had been flagged by insurers as fraudulent, with those insurers refusing to pay the invoices, leaving ACG out of pocket.

Production orders obtained under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 provided the banking material that demonstrated the credits and the flow of funds to the defendants.

Detective Chief Inspector Nik Jethwa, from the City of London Police’s Insurance Fraud Enforcement Department (IFED), said:

“These two individuals deliberately targeted an innocent business in an attempt to exploit it for financial gain, but have ultimately paid the price for their actions. They have now received substantial custodial sentences and their criminal activity was disrupted before further harm could be caused.

"The confiscation order marks a significant result, ensuring criminally obtained funds are recovered and returned to those affected. IFED will continue to take decisive action against economic crime, disrupt offenders and pursue every opportunity to secure justice for victims.”

Vadukul was sentenced to four years and one month imprisonment for fraud by false representation and two years and four months for transferring criminal property, to run concurrently.

Patel was sentenced to five years imprisonment for fraud by false representation and two years and six months for transferring criminal property, to run concurrently.

Both men were sentenced at Birmingham Crown Court on 20^th May 2026. A confiscation order has also been made.