Heaven security guard cleared of raping woman in his car near venue

Morenikeji Adewole, 47, of Dartford, Kent, had been charged with raping the woman near to the club in the back seat of his Lexus while she was drunk in the early hours of November 1 last year.
The complainant had queued outside the club for around two hours with five friends for a Halloween-themed event but was denied entry for being too intoxicated, a trial at Southwark Crown Court was told.
Adewole then walked her away from the club's entrance and picked her up in his car before driving the woman to a small road called Adelphi Terrace.
A jury of eight men and four women reached a unanimous verdict on Friday after around six hours and 30 minutes of deliberations, with Adewole found not guilty of both rape and attempted rape.
The defendant cried and wiped away tears with tissues in the dock as the verdicts were delivered in court.
Giving evidence during the trial, Adewole claimed that there was sexual activity with the complainant but he did not have penetrative intercourse with the woman.
He said that the woman had earlier told him she was 25-years-old but in the car she said she was 19 and he 'stopped immediately'.
Addressing Adewole after the verdict, Judge Martin Griffith said he should still be 'absolutely ashamed' of himself for taking advantage of the drunken woman.
The judge said: 'Your job was to take care of them (the club attendees). Your response to that was to go off in a car with her because your brain was driven by your groin.'
The trial heard Adewole had used a false ID to get a job at the club, having been employed at Heaven under the name Olusola Julius Alabi, and was in the UK on a five-year tourist visa that did not allow him to work in the country.
He had previously pleaded guilty to two counts of possession of an identification document with improper intention relating to the offences.
Judge Griffith passed concurrent six-month custodial sentences for each offence, but said the time had already been served by the defendant during his time on remand.
He added a victim surcharge would also be drawn up in due course.
The judge told the jury: 'Thank you very much for the obvious care and attention that you took.'
Heaven nightclub, which has operated in Charing Cross for more than 40 years, was temporarily closed down by Westminster City Council after the alleged incident on public safety grounds.

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• Scottish Sun

My brother disappeared without a trace when I was 9… cruel schoolkids joked about finding body & I'm racked with guilt

Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) SOPHIE Bryant has grown up with the tragedy of her missing brother hanging over her. She was just nine when Allan jr, 23, disappeared without a trace on a night out in 2013 - but she didn't quite understand then what was going on. 14 Sophie Bryant's older brother disappeared when she was nine Credit: Sophie Bryant 14 Allan Bryant jr disappeared in November 2013 aged 23 Credit: Andrew Barr 14 Sophie, now 20, says the family just wants closure Credit: Sophie Bryant 14 The now 20-year-old recalls her mum and dad, Marie and Allan sr, regularly speaking to the police and press, and growing more frantic for answers that have never come. Sophie, from Glenrothes, Fife, said a couple of years ago human remains were found and the family gloomily hoped they belonged to Allan jr. 'It feels bad saying we wish it was him, but if it was him maybe we'd have got a bit of closure,' she told The Sun. 'We think he's definitely… not alive,' she explained with a pause when asked if she still holds out hope. 'It's a good thought to think - that he's alive somewhere - but we know something bad has happened, or he would have been home by now.' Allan jr was picked up on CCTV leaving the town's Styx nightclub at around 2am on November 3 2013. The family has passed thousands of tip-offs over the years to Police Scotland, but ultimately without any luck. There is no video evidence yet released to indicate where exactly the young man went or what became of him. For Sophie, the night Allan jr disappeared started like any other Saturday booze-up for her brother. Him and his pals were pre-drinking at the Bryant home and then headed out for what was the Halloween weekend. I know who 'murdered' my son, 23, on night out a decade ago... cops say he's missing but they need to probe vital clue They first went to an engagement party at Leslie Golf Club on the outskirts of town, and then to the nightclub. 'I can remember the weekend he didn't come back home,' said Sophie. 'I was just wondering where he went. I can't remember what the last thing was that I said to him. 'You never expect something like that to happen, so you don't necessarily recall that stuff. 'I just always think about what happened.' She went on to say: 'My parents did shield me from it a bit, they kept me out of the public eye when they were originally appealing for information.' Sophie can remember her mum and dad 'always' being on the phone to the police and would sometimes join them on searches as a child. Getting closer to finding out what happened to Allan jr often dominates home life. 14 Sophie cherishes this photo of her with brother Allan Credit: Sophie Bryant 14 She has described the difficulty of growing up while the search for answers continues Credit: Sophie Bryant 14 Sophie, aged nine, holding up a missing person poster after Allan first vanished Credit: Sophie Bryant 'It's pretty much day to day, they're always talking about what they should do to keep him in the public eye,' Sophie said. 'They (her parents) try to live their lives as well, but I think sometimes we feel guilty about doing that.' She said such a feeling is contradictory because of how happy-go-lucky her brother was. 'He wouldn't want us not to be happy,' she admitted. A photo of Sophie aged just nine shows her holding up a missing person poster brandishing her brother's face. To her, Allan jr was her older sibling who teased her and who she play fought with her, but who always looked out for her. 'My memories of him are just really when we were playfighting and carrying on,' she said. 'He was my brother.' Family members have also told her that she shares mannerisms with Allan jr that no-one else does. 'I like that,' she said. A photo taken of the pair of them together on the family's porch is also something Sophie cherishes, but it's bittersweet. 'There's one that I quite like,' she said when asked if she had any photos of her and Alan jr. 'I was really quite young, so I don't remember it being taken, but it's a nice one. I know who 'murdered' my son, 23, on night out a decade ago... cops say he's missing but they need to probe vital clue By Ryan Merrifield A DESPERATE dad says he knows who 'murdered' his son, after he went missing over 12 years ago. Allan Bryant Jr disappeared while on a night out on November 3 2013, but he's never been found and no one ever brought to justice. The then-23-year-old was spotted on CCTV leaving Styx nightclub in Glenrothes, Fife, in Scotland, around 2am - but what happened next remains a mystery. Mr Bryant said he and his family have accepted his son is dead but he, Allan's mum Marie and sisters Amy and Sophie want closure. He told The Sun he's passed thousands of tip-offs over the years to Police Scotland, but ultimately without any luck. Mr Bryant said he 'begged' the force to release a clip of the CCTV video footage, which they finally did months after the disappearance. The determined dad is adamant he knows who killed his boy and hopes it is just a matter of time before someone comes forward with information that could lead to a conviction. He said: 'A lot of people have come forward and it all points in the same direction about what happened to Allan.' In 2015, the family was passed information to police which suggested Allan had gone to a house party after leaving the club. Two years later, cops searched a house in Glenrothes for 33 days as part of the investigation but nothing came of it. Mr Bryant later voiced fears that his son had been in contact with a crime gang weeks before he vanished. He told The Sun this week: 'We believe he went to a houseparty, something happened at a houseparty.' He said on studying the CCTV from the nightclub, it's clear Allan heads in a different direction than if he were going home. Mr Bryant believes those who may have witnessed what happened to his son remain too scared to speak to detectives. 'I believe that without a doubt. We just need that one bit of the jigsaw… everything stems from there,' he said. Mr Bryant and his family moved out of the home they'd lived in with Allan in 2018, but still regularly use the same local shops and haunts. He feels the mystery over his son's death has created a dark cloud over the town, with people avoiding him and even 'stare at Allan's mum' without speaking. The dad claims one person - who he believes witnessed his son's death - has told people while drunk: 'I know what happened to Allan.' Mr Bryant - who has been supported by charity Missing People - said he's met other families in the same position as him, admitting 'it takes its toll'. 'Some families just can't do it,' he continued. 'You're tired and you have bad nightmares. It's like you're digging up skeletons because it's going to be bones we find. 'It takes four to five months for a human body to decompose. 'These thoughts go through your head and it's hard to sleep. Some days are harder than others. It's just getting harder and more difficult.' Mr Bryant said Allan would sometimes stay out for a couple of days at a time, but he always kept his parents informed about where he was. His phone had been smashed a couple of weeks before his disappearance and he hadn't got round to getting a replacement when he went on what was a Saturday night out with pals over the Halloween weekend. Mr Bryant said Allan had his number memorised so would often call off his friends' phones. 'It was weird, I always knew where he was, he'd always let me know - this time when we woke up on the Sunday morning I said 'I've got a feeling something's not right'. 'We just felt something was really wrong. We held out for a day and then we reported him missing on the Monday. 'I just knew in my gut something bad had happened.' On the Saturday evening, Mr Bryant said Allan was 'in a really really happy mood'. He had some of his friends over for pre-drinks before they headed out to an engagement party at Leslie Golf Club on the outskirts of town, and then to the nightclub. 'The last time I talked to him he was about to leave the house, he was with a few friends having a drink,' Mr Bryant recalled. 'I preferred them sitting in the house rather than on the streets. Sometimes I could sit with them and have a laugh. 'He came downstairs all happy. He asked me for some money to go to an engagement party. He was in a really really happy mood.' Mr Bryant said he later spoke to a barman working at the golf club who said he had refused to sell Allan another alcoholic drink as he seemed too intoxicated. He said Allan had instead politely asked for a pint of water. Mr Bryant said his son's bedroom was left as it was for a while but eventually it was cleaned. 'It wasn't in the best state,' he joked, as Allan and his pals had left empty beer cans. 'It took a wee while.' One of Allan's sisters took a piece of the wallpaper from the bedroom when the family eventually moved out, and they kept some of his things, including his beloved Celtic top. Mr Bryant said he feels that police have been difficult ever since Allan vanished. 'They will only give me so much information because I don't think they trust me,' he said. He claims sniffer dogs have never been used and the family even had to hire professionals themselves to scour an area for Allan's remains after a tip off. Mr Bryant continued: 'I had to fight to get the CCTV released. Any other missing person case that would be released straight away. 'I was told it was data protection. I think it would be different if Allan was a woman. If he was a 23-year-old woman in a nightclub it would be released straight away. 'He was just a guy on a night out.' Mr Bryant added: 'I don't know if we'll ever find the truth but you've always got to hope, hold onto that bit of hope. 'I just need to keep Allan's photo out there so people don't forget about him.' A Police Scotland spokesperson said: 'Allan Bryant remains a missing person and officers continue to make enquiries to trace him. "Any new information will be assessed and anyone who can assist should call Police Scotland on 101.' 'It is difficult to look back at it though.' Sophie said just going into Allan jr's old bedroom after he went missing was hard for all of them. 'I think we left it for quite a while,' she said. 'We couldn't get rid of his stuff. We've still got it.' She said it was also hard moving house - the family have moved twice since 2013 - and she worried for a while if her brother were still out there he wouldn't know where to find them. Outside of her home life, Sophie has had to shoulder a lot over the years, including the often unwanted attention she receives from people in the town. At school she became known essentially as the girl whose brother disappeared. 'Even people I didn't know would come up to me, talking about it and asking if I'm his sister,' she said. 'There were always stupid rumours,' she continued. 'Just in high school you'd hear people say they've found him in a ditch - things that aren't true, but it's hard to hear. 'It really affected my anxiety when I heard that.' While she preferred to try and ignore the attention, Sophie remembers confronting someone who was making light of her brother's disappearance. 'I did once,' she said. 'I can't remember what I said but they knew I wasn't happy and they never did it again.' 14 Allan Bryant snr and Marie Degan are desperate to learn what happened to their son Credit: Andrew Barr 14 Sophie (right) and her older sister Amy Credit: Sophie Bryant 14 Allan sr, Amy, Sophie, Marie and Allan jr Credit: Andrew Barr Sophie went to college for a while but dropped out due to her anxiety. However, she plans to return eventually to study psychology. One thing that has always allowed her some peace is riding horses at a local stables. 'That seems to calm me down,' she said. 'I've made a lot of friends there. 'I started when I was 13, I started quite late,' she added laughing slightly. 'Horse riding helps me focus on what I'm doing.' Last week, Sophie posted on Facebook for the first time about Allan jr. 'I've been putting it off for a long time and as I'm older now it just makes sense to write a post,' she wrote. The post goes on to say she 'couldn't fully comprehend' her brother's disappearance at the time, adding: 'The effect it has had on the full family is devastating, I can't even put into words how heartbroken we all are. Timeline of missing Allan Bryant Jr case November 3 2013: Allan Bryant Jr disappeared on a night out with friends June 2014: Police Scotland released CCTV of Allan Jr leaving Styx nightclub at 2.02am 2015: Allan's family passed information to police through local contacts that he had gone to a house party the night he vanished 2017: Police searched a house in Glenrothes for 33 days as part of their investigation 2017: Allan's dad Allan Sr voiced fears his son may have had contact with organised gang members weeks before he went missing 2023: Allan Sr, wife Marie and daughter Amy held a media conference on the 10-year anniversary of the disappearance 'It wasn't until I got a bit older I realised how serious this was.' Sophie went on to write that she feels 'bad' for not having as many memories of Allan jr as her older sister Amy 'but all the memories I do have are all good ones'. 'I just pray that one day people will come forward and we can finally get the closure that we need,' she added. The post finishes: 'Not knowing what has happened to Allan is the worst thing, it's unimaginable for any family to go through. 'It's a living hell not knowing what has happened to Allan.' Asked about her post, she told The Sun: 'I'd been thinking about doing one for a while, I just didn't know how to start it. 'But a lot of people said they were proud of me for doing it. 'I just need one person to come forward who knows something.' 14 CCTV shows Allan Jr leaving Styx nightclub 14 Sophie with dad Allan jr, sister Amy and Jo Yuile, head of Missing People Credit: Michael Schofield 14 Sophie as a toddler with her mum Marie Credit: Sophie Bryant

NBC News

5 days ago

• NBC News

Jury has reached a decision in the Karen Read murder retrial

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Prosecutors alleged that Read, fueled by intoxication and anger over her crumbling relationship, reversed her SUV into her boyfriend and left him for dead in the front yard of the former sergeant, Brian Albert. Read, 45, had just dropped off O'Keefe at Albert's home for a gathering when the prosecution said she struck him. "She could have broken up with him," special prosecutor Hank Brennan told jurors in his closing argument. "She doesn't drive away. She takes that 6,000-pound Lexus and she makes a decision. The decision is, she steps on the gas after banging it into reverse." Among the key pieces of evidence cited by the special prosecutor was data gathered from Read's SUV. He called a biomechanical engineer who testified that at 12:32 a.m., outside Albert's home, her Lexus was captured driving forward 34 feet, then suddenly accelerating backward for 53 feet at 24 mph. No direct evidence of the hit was presented at trial, but the engineer testified that dozens of cuts on O'Keefe's right arm were "consistent" with injuries caused by the Lexus' broken taillight. The prosecutor presented crime scene photos that showed what he called a "debris field" — bits of red plastic scattered around the site of the apparent collision. He also pointed to Read's own words as evidence of her guilt. Read found O'Keefe's body shortly after 6 a.m., and first responders who'd been summoned to the scene recalled her repeatedly saying, 'I hit him.' Read rejected those allegations and said she watched O'Keefe enter Albert's home. Her attorneys said that her words had been twisted into a confession and that she was the victim of law enforcement misconduct and a tunnel-vision investigation. 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Daily Mail​

6 days ago

• Daily Mail​

Britain's most stolen cars: We reveal the 100 models targeted most by thieves

Lexus and Abarth owners are being warned to keep a close eye on their motors because their cars are statically most likely to be stolen. Analysis of Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) data has discovered which brands and models are typically being targeted most by thieves, based on the volume of thefts per cars registered in Britain. While Ford's Fiesta was earlier this year named the nation's most pinched car based on the 4,719 examples reported stolen in 2024, some 69 other models are statistically more at risk, the new data shows. This is because with over 1.5million Fiestas on the road, owners statistically have a one-in-312 chance of falling victim to car crime. The most targeted car, a luxury model from Lexus, however, is statistically far more at threat, with a one-in-30 theft rate based on the number pinched versus total registrations. In fact, Lexus, along with Fiat's sporty division Abarth, is one of the brands most commonly targeted by organised car theft gangs going equipped with advanced technology to pinch the latest high-value models. Scroll to the bottom of this page to see if you car is in the top 100 most targeted motors - and what proportion of examples on the road were nicked in 2024. Analysis of car theft record for 2024 shows which models and brands were targeted most commonly. While Ford has the highest volume if thefts, proportionally its not among the 10 most-pinched marques... Last year on average, 168 cars were pilfered per day by criminals - that's seven every hour. And new analysis of DVLA records by automotive agency Loop found Abarth is the marque most at risk of being taken by thieves. One-in-116 Abarths were stolen in 2024, the data shows, with criminals identifying the sporty version of the Fiat 500 one of the key targets to go after last year. One-in-87 registered were stolen last year, according to the report. But the brand that really came a cropper in 2024 was Lexus. At brand level, one in every 120 Lexus cars registered in Britain were stolen last year. But digging deeper into the list of models most at risk proportionally shows that five of the top 10 targeted vehicles were from the Japanese luxury arm of Toyota. In fact, thefts of the ES 300 premium saloon were so prevalent that owners faced a staggering one-in-30 chance of theirs going missing last year, putting it in first place of models most tempting to car thieves. Last year there were 6,587 ES 300s registered, and 221 thefts recorded, Loop found. And the Japanese brand's RX 450 didn't fare much better. One in ever 39 examples of the popular SUV were taken in 2024 - that's 717 thefts out of 27,837 registered examples in Britain. The other three Lexus models targeted include the LC 500 luxury sports coupe, UX 250 compact SUV and NX 300 mid-sized SUV. These have a one-in-55, one-in-62 and ine-in-75 chance respectively of being stolen, DVLA data shows. This put them sixth, seventh and ninth on the list of 100 most likely to be stolen models. A Lexus spokesman told This is Money: 'For the past few years, there has been an industry-wide issue of vehicle theft of almost epidemic proportion in the UK, affecting the most popular models first. 'Toyota GB has invested millions of pounds in a variety of solutions that help protect cars from theft. These include protective plates, immobilisers, blockers and trackers. 'As a vehicle manufacturer, we can never completely eliminate the risk of vehicle theft and, in order to further reduce the theft risk, we regularly collaborate and share information with insurance associations, police and law enforcement authorities, theft prevention experts and other key stakeholders around the world. 'This enables us to understand new threats and techniques used by thieves and develop more secured systems.' Lexus tells us that it spent more than £10million last year fitting tracking devices - supplied by Tracker - to some UK-registered vehicles. 'Unfortunately, some of those customers were targeted by criminals and their cars were stolen,' the spokesperson explains. 'As a result of the installation of tracking devices, though, a 96 per cent recovery rate was achieved. 'We have subsequently rolled out Tracker installation as an option for buyers of certain models, to help add a level of customer reassurance.' They added: 'Our anti-theft measures form part of a nationwide customer care offering. Owners can contact their local dealer to establish whether or not their model would benefit from additional security devices and to discuss options and fitment.' When it comes to non Lexus models, the Mercedes' GLS Class is also popular with criminals, with a one-in-39 chance of being nicked - 91 thefts were recorded last year out of 3,584 model. This places it in fourth overall. The Alfa Romeo Stelvio was the other model sandwiched between the uber-stealable Lexus cars, with the Italian family SUV in fifth place with a one-in-54 chance of being pinched. The Kia Stinger coupe sits in eight place in the stolen model rankings with a theft proportion rate of of one-in-65. The Abarth 500 took 10th place with a rating of one-in-87, contributing to its overall brand position as the car maker proportionally most likely to be stolen. Outside the top 10, Audi had three placings followed by Mercedes with two. The Alfa Romeo Giulia took 11th with one-in-88 likelihood, followed by Audi's RS5 in 12th with a one-in-96 chance. The Audi RS3 and RS7 were the other models from the German marque that ranked in the top 20; the RS3 has a proportional one-in-105 likelihood of being stolen (16th), while the RS7 had a one-in-110 chance (18th). The Mercedes G-Class (which typically costs over £140,000 new) scored one-in-98 putting it in 14th, while its sibling the GLE Class scored one-in-109 to put it in 17th. The Kia EV6 was the first of only two EV-only models that ranked in the top 20 cars most likely to be stolen, taking home 13th with a theft rate of one-in-98 registered. The Hyundai Ioniq in 15th is the other EV - it also had a one-in-98 chance of going missing. The Maserati Levante and Abarth 595 (a derivative of the Abarth 500) rounded out the list of 20, both scoring a one-in-111 proportional rating. Car brands proportionally most likely to be stolen - is your favourite maker a risky purchase? Overall, behind Abarth and Lexus, Land Rover is the brand most commonly targeted by thieves, with one-in-210 registered cars stolen last term. The British car maker - now owned by Indian giant Tata - has been the focus of the car theft epidemic for the last few years, but statistically owners are less vulnerable that drivers of cars from its premium rival, Lexus. It comes after JLR invested a massive £15million upgrading the security systems of some of its older cars in the last 18 months - and also provided £1million in funding to police at ports to tackle illegal vehicle exports out of Britain. Alex Kefford, head of editorial at Loop, said: 'Last year, the spotlight was on Range Rover as customers struggled to find insurance in the face of soaring theft rates. But when we look at the figures in proportion, we discover that it's Lexus owners that are at a far greater risk of having their car stolen. 'Jaguar Land Rover has taken the issue very seriously, developing a software update for existing vehicles, rolling-out new ultra-wideband keys, and even going as far as to provide funding to police units dedicated to cracking down on organised gangs. 'Now it seems that more brands need to follow their example if they are to reverse this worrying trend.' In fourth place overall was Mitsubishi - a brand that disappeared from the UK in 2021 - with a one in every 298 cars registered stolen last year, slightly ahead of Jaguar with a one-in-318 theft statistic. Placed in fifth and sixth for proportional thefts respectively are luxury marques Maserati - with a one-in-325 pinched - and Mercedes, with owners facing a one-in-381 chance of falling victim to car crime. BMW, Alfa Romeo and Bentley rounded out the top 10, with theft statistics of one-in-381, one-in-388 and one-in-435 respectively. Alex Kefford, Head of Editorial at automotive PR agency loop commented: 'Jaguar Land Rover has taken the issue very seriously, developing a software update for existing vehicles, rolling-out new ultra-wideband keys' Contrastingly Ford, despite being the manufacturer that had the most cars stolen overall last year, is 13th based on proportional theft rates against the volume of registrations. In fact, owners of Ford models will welcome the news that their cars have a risk factor of one-in-460 chance of being nicked. And as you can see from the top 100 stolen cars (listed below), Ford doesn't have a single model in the top 50. Good news finally for Tesla owners: Tesla's are the least likely cars in production to be stolen with just a one-in-7,031 chance of being taken by thieves The cars least likely to be stolen – the ones to own if you want peace of mind Tesla owners finally have some good news because the Elon Musk-created electric cars are the least likely to be stolen, Loop's deep-dive into DVLA data shows. There is just a one-in-7,031 chance of owners of a Tesla opening their curtains in the morning to find an empty driveway. Only 33 thefts were reported for the EV brand last year, with the Model 3 recording as many losses as all other models combined. Once vehicles out of production are included however, Tesla loses the accolade to British brute-manufacturer TVR. Despite nearly 11,000 registered vehicles scattered across the country, only one was reported stolen during the whole of 2024 – a T350. Ferraris also fared well, with owners of the luxury Italian supercars only facing a roughly one-in-4,000 chance of a falling victim to car thieves. Below is the list of 100 cars most likely to be targeted by thieves based on volume of reported stolen models versus the number registered in the UK... 100 CARS MOST LIKELY TO BE STOLEN BASED ON THEFTS VS REGISTRATIONS (2024) Rank Make Model Thefts Registered Proportion stolen 1 LEXUS LEXUS ES 300 221 6,587 1-in-30 2 LEXUS LEXUS RX 450 717 27,837 1-in-39 3 MERCEDES MERCEDES GLS CLASS 91 3,584 1-in-39 4 ALFA ROMEO ALFA ROMEO STELVIO 87 4,734 1-in-54 5 LEXUS LEXUS LC 500 11 601 1-in-55 6 LEXUS LEXUS UX 250 335 20,625 1-in-62 7 KIA KIA STINGER 34 2,226 1-in-65 8 LEXUS LEXUS NX 300 383 28,539 1-in-75 9 ABARTH ABARTH 500 69 6,015 1-in-87 10 ALFA ROMEO ALFA ROMEO GIULIA 95 8,326 1-in-88 11 AUDI AUDI RS5 30 2,887 1-in-96 12 KIA KIA EV6 174 17,006 1-in-98 13 MERCEDES MERCEDES G CLASS 20 1,955 1-in-98 14 HYUNDAI HYUNDAI IONIQ 644 62,979 1-in-98 15 AUDI AUDI RS3 71 7,427 1-in-105 16 MERCEDES MERCEDES GLE CLASS 358 39,093 1-in-109 17 AUDI AUDI RS7 8 882 1-in-110 18 MASERATI MASERATI LEVANTE 30 3,328 1-in-111 19 ABARTH ABARTH 595 192 21,309 1-in-111 20 BMW BMW X6 162 18,053 1-in-111 21 MITSUBISHI MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 635 72,761 1-in-115 22 TOYOTA TOYOTA RAV4 1452 167,095 1-in-115 23 LAND ROVER LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER VELAR 361 46,236 1-in-128 24 AUDI AUDI RSQ3 27 3,569 1-in-132 25 JEEP JEEP WRANGLER 70 9,403 1-in-134 26 AUDI AUDI RSQ8 9 1,289 1-in-143 27 TOYOTA TOYOTA CAMRY 15 2,200 1-in-147 28 LAND ROVER LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER SPORT 1032 155,902 1-in-151 29 BMW BMW I8 15 2,309 1-in-154 30 JAGUAR JAGUAR F-PACE 440 70,535 1-in-160 31 JAGUAR JAGUAR XE SERIES 282 45,344 1-in-161 32 MERCEDES MERCEDES GLC CLASS 573 93,894 1-in-164 33 AUDI AUDI SQ5 82 13,446 1-in-164 34 MERCEDES MERCEDES S CLASS 189 32,207 1-in-170 35 AUDI AUDI S5 68 11,618 1-in-171 36 BENTLEY BENTLEY BENTAYGA 25 4,286 1-in-171 37 AUDI AUDI S4 65 11,188 1-in-172 38 TOYOTA TOYOTA C-HR 745 130,964 1-in-176 39 PORSCHE PORSCHE MACAN 266 46,822 1-in-176 40 BMW BMW M4 115 20,365 1-in-177 41 AUDI AUDI S3 220 39,014 1-in-177 42 BMW BMW 7 SERIES 142 25,480 1-in-179 43 JAGUAR JAGUAR F-TYPE 92 16,659 1-in-181 44 BMW BMW M1 184 33,694 1-in-183 45 AUDI AUDI SQ7 23 4,214 1-in-183 46 LAND ROVER LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER EVOQUE 1189 221,953 1-in-187 47 AUDI AUDI Q7 302 57,062 1-in-189 48 LAND ROVER LAND ROVER DISCOVERY 1698 324,059 1-in-191 49 JAGUAR JAGUAR E-PACE 190 36,340 1-in-191 50 BMW BMW X5 613 118,704 1-in-194 51 BMW BMW X4 104 20,344 1-in-196 52 LAND ROVER LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER 586 118,546 1-in-202 53 TOYOTA TOYOTA PRIUS 614 125,006 1-in-204 54 BMW BMW M2 109 23,871 1-in-219 55 FORD FORD ECOSPORT 506 113,411 1-in-224 56 BMW BMW M3 163 36,832 1-in-226 57 TOYOTA TOYOTA ESTIMA 16 3,628 1-in-227 58 BMW BMW 4 SERIES 489 115,798 1-in-237 59 KIA KIA NIRO 514 121,869 1-in-237 60 KIA KIA PROCEED 45 10,737 1-in-239 61 BMW BMW 6 SERIES 102 25,045 1-in-246 62 AUDI AUDI A7 70 18,115 1-in-259 63 AUDI AUDI RS4 29 7,528 1-in-260 64 MERCEDES MERCEDES CLS CLASS 101 26,265 1-in-260 65 BMW BMW M5 34 9,054 1-in-266 66 MERCEDES MERCEDES E CLASS 892 262,110 1-in-294 67 MERCEDES MERCEDES GL CLASS 13 3,836 1-in-295 68 AUDI AUDI R8 14 4,287 1-in-306 69 FORD FORD MUSTANG 44 13,706 1-in-312 70 FORD FORD FIESTA 4719 1,474,134 1-in-312 71 MASERATI MASERATI GHIBLI 12 3,788 1-in-316 72 BMW BMW X7 15 4,760 1-in-317 73 AUDI AUDI S1 9 2,870 1-in-319 74 TOYOTA TOYOTA LANDCRUISER 91 29,806 1-in-328 75 MERCEDES MERCEDES C CLASS 1233 406,102 1-in-329 76 VOLVO VOLVO S90 23 7,884 1-in-343 77 NISSAN NISSAN JUKE 1136 390,844 1-in-344 78 AUDI AUDI Q8 44 15,234 1-in-346 79 BMW BMW 5 SERIES 708 247,846 1-in-350 80 MERCEDES MERCEDES CLA CLASS 287 10,0762 1-in-351 81 AUDI AUDI RS6 18 6,463 1-in-359 82 BENTLEY BENTLEY CONTINENTAL 46 16,565 1-in-360 83 PORSCHE PORSCHE CAYENNE 118 43,041 1-in-365 84 CUPRA CUPRA LEON 29 10,674 1-in-368 85 AUDI AUDI A8 36 13,494 1-in-375 86 VOLVO VOLVO XC90 248 95,933 1-in-387 87 BMW BMW X3 320 124,198 1-in-388 88 DS DS DS4 17 6,668 1-in-392 89 KIA KIA SORENTO 114 44,775 1-in-393 90 LAND ROVER LAND ROVER DEFENDER 147 58,117 1-in-395 91 JAGUAR JAGUAR XF SERIES 252 99,731 1-in-396 92 HYUNDAI HYUNDAI TUCSON 580 234,077 1-in-404 93 HYUNDAI HYUNDAI SANTA FE 106 43,371 1-in-409 94 FORD FORD TOURNEO 99 40,521 1-in-409 95 CHEVROLET CHEVROLET CAPTIVA 15 6,195 1-in-413 96 PORSCHE PORSCHE PANAMERA 22 9,226 1-in-419 97 BMW BMW 3 SERIES 1415 611,302 1-in-432 98 DS DS DS3 87 37,677 1-in-433 99 AUDI AUDI A5 305 134,190 1-in-440 100 BMW BMW 8 SERIES 17 7,758 1-in-456 Source: Loop analysis of DVLA data