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Judge Limits HSTikkyTokky Cost Repayment, Rebukes Police Over £15,000 Private Jet

The judge found the charter unjustified, imposing a £17,320.27 payment deadline in six months.

Overview

  • Harrison Sullivan must pay £9,270 in prosecution costs and £8,050.27 in police costs, but not the full private‑jet bill.
  • District Judge Julie Cooper ruled the chartered flight was not necessary or proportionate and said a first‑class commercial option could have reduced recognition risks.
  • Police said the private jet followed a National Extradition Unit risk assessment, though the assessment’s details were not disclosed in court.
  • Bringing Sullivan back from Spain cost Surrey Police and the CPS a combined £28,350.27, with the chartered jet accounting for about £15,000.
  • Sullivan evaded court for a year before his August detention in Spain and was earlier given a suspended sentence for dangerous driving, with vehicle data showing 71mph in a 40mph zone.