Oct 1, 2026 · 10 min · 8 segments
# Kent Politics Podcast Show Notes Episode Highlights: Illegal Employment Fines:Three Medway businesses fined a total of £220,000 for employing illegal workers.Businesses include Ocean Hand Car…
In Medway, three businesses have been fined a total of £220,000 for employing illegal workers.
Ocean Hand Car Wash in Strood, Fire Away Pizza in Peters Village Centre in Wardham and Tarl Indian Kitchen in Waderslade were raided by immigration enforcement between March and October last year.
They were all found to have employed people who did not have the right to work in the UK.
Ocean Hand Car Wash was visited on May 9th 2025 and two Romanian men, one Romanian woman and a Slovakian man and woman and an Iranian man were arrested.
It also faces a strike-off notice issued on September 22nd and was given two months to comply.
Fireway Pizza in Unit 3 at St Peter's Village Centre was was visited by immigration enforcement on October 12, 2025.
Antal Indian Kitchen at 58 Silverweed Road in Waterslade was visited on March 12 last year.
One Bangladeshi man was arrested by immigration enforcement and a £40,000 CPN was issued.
A Medway Council spokesperson said, Medway Trading Standards and Environmental Health, along with officers from the wider public protection team, work closely with our partners in HMRC, Border Force and Kent Police to ensure a fair and legal trading environment.
Officers have carried out a number of joint operations over the years and continue to pass intelligence to other agencies where officers find alleged breaches.
In Medway, three businesses have been fined a total of £220,000 for employing illegal workers.
Ocean Hand Car Wash in Strood, Fire Away Pizza in Peters Village Centre in Wardham and Tarl Indian Kitchen in Waderslade were raided by immigration enforcement between March and October last year.
They were all found to have employed people who did not have the right to work in the UK.
Ocean Hand Car Wash was visited on May 9th 2025 and two Romanian men, one Romanian woman and a Slovakian man and woman and an Iranian man were arrested.
It also faces a strike-off notice issued on September 22nd and was given two months to comply.
Fireway Pizza in Unit 3 at St Peter's Village Centre was was visited by immigration enforcement on October 12, 2025.
Antal Indian Kitchen at 58 Silverweed Road in Waterslade was visited on March 12 last year.
One Bangladeshi man was arrested by immigration enforcement and a £40,000 CPN was issued.
A Medway Council spokesperson said, Medway Trading Standards and Environmental Health, along with officers from the wider public protection team, work closely with our partners in HMRC, Border Force and Kent Police to ensure a fair and legal trading environment.
Officers have carried out a number of joint operations over the years and continue to pass intelligence to other agencies where officers find alleged breaches.
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