Overview
- Staines Magistrates’ Court set Sullivan’s liability at £9,270 in prosecution costs and £8,050.27 in police costs, against a reported total bill of £28,350.27.
- District judge Julie Cooper said the private jet was not necessary or proportionate, noting the National Extradition Unit’s risk assessment was not disclosed.
- The judge suggested a first-class commercial ticket could have limited public exposure, rejecting the case for a chartered flight.
- Prosecutors cited the risk of recognition on a commercial plane, while the defence said Sullivan was calm, compliant and surprised by the jet.
- Sullivan pleaded guilty in November to dangerous driving and no insurance, receiving a one-year suspended sentence, a two-year driving ban, three months’ tagging, 300 hours’ unpaid work and 30 days’ rehabilitation after a year evading court and detention in Spain.