A car tax conviction against Lord Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London, has been officially withdrawn after the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) requested it. Khan, 55, was recently prosecuted for keeping an unlicensed vehicle and was fined £220 by a court in Herefordshire. The case was handled through a fast-track court process known as the Single Justice Procedure (SJP), which allows magistrates to deal with minor criminal cases privately and quickly. The mayor's office denied that the 24-year-old Nissan Micra involved in the case belonged to Khan, claiming he had been the victim of a "scam." In a statement, a spokesperson for the mayor said, “This is a scam, which is a crime,” and noted that Khan had previously been targeted by individuals falsely claiming he owned a vehicle. The spokesperson added that the DVLA is aware of these incidents. The case was formally reopened and withdrawn by a panel of magistrates at a brief hearing in Hereford on Thursday, following a request from the DVLA. Neither Khan nor a representative from the DVLA attended the hearing, which lasted just over a minute. A legal advisor informed the magistrates that the case had been widely publicized and that the DVLA had requested the original matter be marked as withdrawn. The panel agreed, stating they accepted the request and would mark the case as withdrawn. The prosecution against Khan came after he expanded London’s Ultra Low Emission Zone (Ulez) to cover the entire city, a move that sparked protests from some motorists. Some of these protesters reportedly planned to register their cars in Khan’s name to make him responsible for the daily £12.50 charge. The DVLA used the SJP process to bring the case against Khan, which has been criticized for its lack of transparency and public accountability. Khan was found guilty on August 18 after not entering a plea, and he was ordered to pay a £220 fine, £85 in court costs, and a £35.84 bill for unpaid tax on the Nissan Micra. Court documents revealed that DVLA letters regarding the unpaid tax were sent to Gordon Ramsay’s restaurant in east London instead of to nearby Transport for London (TfL) offices. The DVLA has not explained how it ended up prosecuting the mayor, despite relying on accurate information from vehicle owners. Deliberately providing false registration details is a criminal offense, and the agency has not commented on this particular case.