Boss of £300m used-car firm was ousted after ‘orchestrated plan’ by investors, judge rules
2 sources·Updated July 31, 2026

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- Daily Mail News·11h agoMultimillionaire used car tycoon who was booted out of his £200m company in 'planned coup' after racist and sexist comments has unfair dismissal bid thrown out
Peter Waddell, 59, was sacked in 2024 as CEO of Big Motoring World in what he called a 'planned coup'.
Read at Daily Mail News → - Guardian UK·11h agoBoss of £300m used-car firm was ousted after ‘orchestrated plan’ by investors, judge rules
Multimillionaire Peter Waddell is also found to have been properly dismissed from Big Motoring World for gross misconduct A multimillionaire used-car salesman was ousted from his £300m company after “a pre-conceived and orchestrated plan” devised by private equity investors that…
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