What is the maximum sentence for bank robbery in the uk?
There is no maximum sentence for bank robbery. The judge can give a sentence of between 1 and 50 years depending on the severity of the robbery. You say your partner lent his car knowing it was to be used in a robbery. If that is the case then he is just as guilty as the people who carried it out. Tell him to expect at least 8 years if any weapons were used. a weapon does not have to be a gun or knife, but any object that may cause harm to others.