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Mechanic who fraudulently passed MOT on death-crash car walks FREE with just community service

Eve Smith, Darcy Ross and Rafel Jeanne, who died when their car — which mechanic Neil Lewis fraudulently passed through its MOT — veered off the M4 near Cardiff.
Eve Smith, Darcy Ross and Rafel Jeanne, who died when their car — which mechanic Neil Lewis fraudulently passed through its MOT — veered off the M4 near Cardiff.

Neil Lewis, 47, owner of G and J Motors, was spared jail after admitting he fraudulently passed the MOT on a Volkswagen Tiguan he knew should have failed its safety checks. The car later veered off the M4 near St Mellons, Cardiff, killing Rafel Jeanne, 24, Darcy Ross and Eve Smith, both 21, on a night out to Porthcawl. Lewis received a 12-month community order and 100 hours of community service.

The Volkswagen had previously been in a crash in Scotland, with deployed airbags, a damaged wing mirror and warning lights still active when Lewis waved it through.

The car had already failed an MOT on February 9, 2023 over seatbelt faults — Lewis re-tested it and passed it anyway with only minor advisories.

Darcy Ross's family confronted Lewis outside court holding a framed photo of her, shouting 'Darcy Ross, remember her name.'

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