Newly-bankrupt James Stunt’s £2m fleet of Rolls Royces, Range Rovers and a one-off Lamborghini start to collect dents and parking tickets outside his Belgravia home
- Two of line-up of cars including Rolls Royces, Range Rovers and a one-off Lamborghini have parking tickets
- One Mansory has a crack and scratches next to its rear exhaust pipe, recent photographs reveal
- On Thursday, judge declared Stunt a £14m bankrupt and blasted his ‘appalling’ bid to dodge paying creditors
Newly-bankrupt James Stunt’s £2million fleet of supercars is starting to collect dents and parking tickets outside his Belgravia home.
Two of the line-up of cars including Rolls Royces, Range Rovers and a one-off Lamborghini have parking tickets, while one Mansory has a crack next to its exhaust pipe.
On Thursday, a judge declared Stunt a £14million bankrupt and blasted his ‘appalling’ bid to dodge paying creditors.
Two of the line-up of Rolls Royces, Range Rovers and a one-off Lamborghini outside Stunt’s Belgravia home have parking tickets
Stunt was declared bankrupt on Thursday, and one of his vehicles – a Mansory – has a crack and scratches next to the exhaust pipe
Several of the cars have parking tickets attached to them. Stunt has hit back about his bankruptcy by claiming he is still rich
The playboy ex-husband of Formula One heiress Petra Ecclestone issued a bombastic response, vowing: ‘I’m going to win this silly bankruptcy.’
But his former father-in-law Bernie Ecclestone described him as a ‘clown’ who is ‘probably the worst of everything’.
Speaking in Brazil, the F1 guru said he had ‘no idea’ if Stunt had any business sense or how he was getting by financially.
He said he was ‘probably living a pitiful life’ due to restrictions on his spending imposed by police.
Admitting he himself was probably owed ‘millions’, Mr Ecclestone added: ‘The bottom line is, anything I did in the past was to help him, for the good of Petra, the good of his wife, and I knew exactly what the result was going to be.
He said: ‘In my opinion, when he was first with Petra I thought he was a nice guy. Nothing wrong with him at all, good company, good guy. Trying to do the best he was doing.
‘And that’s the only reason I gave any help. To try to help him get on. I just think there’s something a little bit wrong with him, that’s all. I don’t think it’s his nature.’
Stunt’s lawyer told the High Court his client was ‘very, very’ rich but did not have access to his money. A court has frozen Stunt’s assets – including his homes and beloved supercars – under a ‘proceeds of crime’ restraint order.
But the brash Surrey-born bullion dealer, who enjoyed a private education, complained: ‘I have to be the richest man that has ever just been made bankrupt – all because of this restraint nonsense.
‘I can’t let my ego get in the way right now, because I’m going to win this silly bankruptcy.’
Stunt’s lawyer told the High Court his client was ‘very, very’ rich but did not have access to his money. Pictured: A parking ticket on one of his cars
Stunt owed a £1million gambling debt to a spreadbetting firm, and another £3.9million to Christie’s auction house for a Picasso
It is not clear when the supercars were last driven in. Stunt, 37, had bragged he would never go bankrupt, but his excuses ran out on Thursday after a string of court hearings
Stunt convinced a series of judges he was on the brink of being able to settle his debts – although he disputed several of the claims – by selling off artworks including a £2.1million Monet
Some of the supercars which were parked up outside Mr Stunt’s home in Belgravia. It is not clear what will happen to the cars
He urged his online followers not to believe the Daily Mail’s court reporting, saying: ‘They’re going to write bankrupt, bankrupt, bankrupt – it doesn’t mean I’ve lost anything. I offered a million more, but the assets were restrained.’ He added: ‘I’m not worried, I’m not nervous at all.’
Stunt, 37, had bragged he would never go bankrupt, but his excuses ran out on Thursday after a string of court hearings. He faced a towering debt pile worth £14million of allegedly unpaid bills.
He owed a £1million gambling debt to a spreadbetting firm, and another £3.9million to Christie’s auction house for a Picasso. He was even being chased by his own divorce lawyers, who helped negotiate his 2017 split from Miss Ecclestone, 30, for a debt of £247,000.
The father of three convinced a series of judges he was on the brink of being able to settle his debts – although he disputed several of the claims – by selling off artworks including a £2.1million Monet. He also said he was prepared to sell a £1.6million work by modernist painter Marc Chagall.
But High Court judge Clive Jones threw out Stunt’s application for proceedings to be adjourned and declared him bankrupt.
Stunt’s barrister Timothy Higginson said criticism of his client amounted to ‘personal attacks’ and blamed his failure to comply with a previous court ruling on the restraint order. The assets will ultimately remain under the control of the CPS and the courts until the investigation is over.
Stunt, 37, (pictured right and on the left with Petra Ecclestone) was declared a £14million bankrupt and was blasted for his ‘appalling’ behaviour by a High Court judge on Thursday
Lined up outside his £11.5million London mansion, the Rolls-Royces, Porches and Lamborghinis – all with personalised plates – seem rarely used
Two have parking tickets, and Stunt no longer has his entourage of bodyguards who used to drive around in them
Stunt’s lawyer told the High Court his client was ‘very, very’ rich but did not have access to his money
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