Tesla convicted 18 times for failing to help UK police with investigations

Their "letters went unanswered" according to the heading, which is more of a "fails to identify" than a "refuses to identify".

Owned by Tesla but leased to the public. In the UK it’s common to lease a new car rather than purchasing it, and often the car manufacturer has a financial services arm that manages the lease.

The article says that Tesla claims they submitted responses.

It maybe that if response isn't received then a crime has been committed by the leasehold company no matter if it was sent.

Given the size of the lease system for Tesla's in the UK.

18 fines might simply be the cost of doing business versus sending every response tracked or even guaranteed.

If it were electronic responses I'd be less generous with Tesla, but the article even claims Tesla was not able to plead guilty using the portal and had to email.

So long as Tesla takes steps to be better at responding to the requests it may be more fluff that meaningful news.