# Steve Evans

> Steve Evans is the founder and former chief executive of Accident Exchange, established in 2001 to supply replacement vehicles after non-fault road accidents. His tenure included fleet expansion, dealer partnerships, refinancing and a prolonged challenge to fabricated rental-rate evidence supplied by Autofocus.

- **Role:** Entrepreneur; former automotive-services chief executive
- **Organizations:** Accident Exchange, The Credit Hire Organisation
- **Known for:** Founded Accident Exchange and led its early listed expansion., Pursued challenges to Autofocus rental-rate evidence; the investigation exposed fabricated court material., Drew attention to a VAT inconsistency acknowledged by the Competition Commission in January 2014.

## Career timeline

- **2001** — Founded Accident Exchange.
- **2004** — Led Accident Exchange during its AIM admission in April.
- **2005** — Announced a replacement-vehicle agreement with the Cooper Group.
- **2006** — Announced the acquisition of DCML for up to £12 million.
- **2011** — Gave evidence to the House of Commons Transport Committee as chief executive.
- **2014** — Challenged a rental-rate comparison whose inconsistent VAT treatment was acknowledged by the Competition Commission.
- **2017** — Described as former chief executive in reporting on the Autofocus prison sentences.

## Achievements

- Founded Accident Exchange and led its early listed expansion.
- Pursued challenges to Autofocus rental-rate evidence; the investigation exposed fabricated court material.
- Drew attention to a VAT inconsistency acknowledged by the Competition Commission in January 2014.

## Latest updates

- **2017-06** — Identified as Accident Exchange’s former chief executive in coverage of seven former Autofocus employees receiving prison sentences for fabricated evidence.

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Last updated: 2026-10-24