COPS IN ASBO BMW VICTORY; Dealer loses court appeal.Byline: By KEVIN CORE A NOTORIOUS Merseyside family was caught up in a legal wrangle over the ownership of a high-powered BMW BMW in full Bayerische Motoren Werke AG German automaker. Founded as an aircraft engine manufacturer in 1916, the company assumed the name Bayerische Motoren Werke and became known for its high-speed motorcycles in the 1920s. car. The Bridge family were given an anti-social behaviour order (asbo) in what was believed to be one of the largest applications against a single household after terrorising neighbours inWirral. Yesterday, a Stockport-based motor dealer appeared at Wirral magistrates court, claiming he was the rightful owner of a BMW 530 seized by Merseyside police Merseyside Police is the Home Office police force responsible for policing Merseyside in North West England. The force area is 647 square kilometres with a population of around 1.5 million. At present the force has 4,466 police officers plus over 2,000 police staff. earlier this year. As part of Operation Tango, a crackdown against illegal driving, police stopped the vehicle on February 6, when it was being driven by John Bridge junior in Utting Avenue, Norris Green History Norris Green is a large housing estate and council ward in Liverpool, England comprising some 1,500 dwellings, it is locally known as "Noggsy". It was built in the 1920s on land donated to the city by Lord Derby, who was at the time resident at nearby Knowsley . Merseyside police disputed whether Mr Dawson, who runs Autosave See auto save. Romiley, was the rightful owner of the car. In court, Mr Dawson said he had employed three members of the Bridge family, John and his sons Alan and John junior, on a casual basis. The three men, along with John's wife Karen and another son, Luke, were banned from Wirral for up to seven years in 2005 after receiving their asbo. Mr Dawson claimed he asked John jnr to pick up the vehicle, which he had paid for, but said he had "taken the mickey", taking the pounds 11,500 car for a drive and subsequently getting it seized for not having documentation. Mr Dawson said: "The vehicle was bought on January 21 and this was around the time we fell out. "I suspected they were driving around in the cars, and in this case they came back a day later, and they certainly did not get around to valetting it. "I take people at face value. In the case of John junior, I would offer him one or two days' work and nine times out of 10, he was totally unreliable. "I would pay him to clean a car and then he would clean his own. "They are a notorious family, I live a responsible life and I wish I could have got rid of them." Peter Sigge, representing Merseyside police, said Mr Dawson's testimony bore no relation to the statement he had given to police, and that vital stock books and proof of ownership were missing. Finding in favour of Merseyside police, District Judge Nick Sanders In June 9, 1997, Nick Sanders, from United Kingdom, completed a 19,930-mile circumnavigation in a record riding time of 31 days 20 hours, earning him the current Guinness World Record for fastest motorcycle circumnavigation. said Mr Dawson was an "unconvincing" witness. Because Mr Dawson had applied for the case to prove he was the owner, he was ordered to pay pounds 7,000 costs. The sum included Merseyside police's cost of keeping the car as evidence. kevin.core@liverpool.com CAPTION(S): PART-TIME WORKER: John Bridge jnr was employed by Mr Dawson on a casual basis |
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