[Stevvo]

"Almost 4,000 defendants have been convicted in courts in England and Wales in the last two weeks for failing to identify the driver of a vehicle under police investigation, leading to fines ranging from £1 to £1,000."

"Tesla has been convicted at least 18 times"

So, Tesla are 1 of 4000. I feel the article is missing a bigger story here to make it about Tesla.

[jen20]

The difference is (presumably) that they are the only auto finance company doing this and therefore should have a more rigorous standard applied than the individuals who make up the remaining 3982 cases.