Professor Fares Haddad, a leading figure in sports medicine, successfully claimed that Jack Barclay Bentley in Mayfair should have ensured that his Continental GT’s tracking system was properly set up and monitored.
He told Central London County Court that the dealership’s failure to do so left the car unprotected when thieves struck and stole his car.
Haddad’s insurance company refused to honour his claim, ruling that the car’s tracker had not been fully activated or registered, despite requirements in his policy.
The court heard that the surgeon – credited with saving Harry Kane’s 2019-20 season after he suffered a hamstring injury – specifically asked about the Bentley’s tracking system when he was purchasing the car.
He told the court that he had assumed the dealership would create a continuing tracker subscription for him, following discussions and email exchanges with a sales executive.
However, the dealership failed to activate the tracker, which had been fitted to the car, with phone network Vodafone, leaving the car exposed.
After hearing all the evidence, Judge Andrew Holmes ruled that Jack Barclay Bentley was at fault for the error and awarded Haddad damages.
The surgeon had been seeking £82,643 in damages but the judge slashed his award to just £33,057 after finding that he was partly for blame for failing to notice that the tracker was not working.