Newbury car dealer Daniel Stokesberry is set to appeal against his £24,000 fine for selling unroadworthy cars.

Daniel Stokesberry, who traded as 3D Car Sales in Bone Lane, was fined nearly £24,000 by magistrates after admitting five counts of exposing unroadworthy vehicles for sale and also two counts of breaching consumer protection regulations.

Stokesberry is now appealing against the sentence, stating on court documents that he feels the punishment was “massively excessive”.A hearing at Reading Crown Court is planned for August 26.

Stokesberry’s operation came to light after an investigation by trading standards officers revealed that the dealer had a number of vehicles for sale that were not fit for the road, including two cars with tyres below the legal limit and two vehicles with excessive tinting.