More than £100k worth of counterfeit car parts seized in major UK operation
Police in South Gloucestershire have seized more than 3,600 counterfeit car parts from a trader operating from a self-storage facility.
The value of the items seized is estimated at more than £100,000.
Seized items included fake spark plugs, oil filters, air filters, fuel filters, windscreen wipers and sensors.
Counterfeit vehicle parts are unauthorised fake copies, designed to look like genuine parts, and pose a significant safety risks, leading to malfunctions, accidents, and potential fatalities.
They bypass the rigorous testing required for genuine products, making them far more likely to fail and cause accidents.
The South Gloucestershire operation involved enforcement teams from eight major car manufacturers.
Officers also discovered sheets of unused counterfeit labels alongside counterfeit parts in plain packaging.