diff --git a/src/Controller/CustomerController.php b/src/Controller/CustomerController.php
index 37a2b391..e12d8b19 100644
--- a/src/Controller/CustomerController.php
+++ b/src/Controller/CustomerController.php
@@ -2,9 +2,6 @@
 
 namespace App\Controller;
 
-use App\Ramcar\CustomerClassification;
-use App\Ramcar\FuelType;
-use App\Ramcar\VehicleStatusCondition;
 use App\Ramcar\CrudException;
 
 use App\Service\CustomerHandlerInterface;
@@ -20,7 +17,6 @@ use App\Entity\BatteryManufacturer;
 use Doctrine\ORM\Query;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Response;
-use Symfony\Component\Validator\Validator\ValidatorInterface;
 use Symfony\Bundle\FrameworkBundle\Controller\Controller;
 
 use Catalyst\MenuBundle\Annotation\Menu;
@@ -138,7 +134,14 @@ class CustomerController extends Controller
     {
         $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('customer.update', null, 'No access.');
 
-        $result = $cust_handler->updateCustomer($req, $id);
+        try
+        {
+            $result = $cust_handler->updateCustomer($req, $id);
+        }
+        catch (CrudException $e)
+        {
+            throw new CrudException($e->getMessage());
+        }
 
         if (isset($result['id']))
         {
@@ -166,20 +169,18 @@ class CustomerController extends Controller
         }
     }
 
-    public function destroy($id)
+    public function destroy($id, CustomerHandlerInterface $cust_handler)
     {
         $this->denyAccessUnlessGranted('customer.delete', null, 'No access.');
 
-        // get row data
-        $em = $this->getDoctrine()->getManager();
-        $row = $em->getRepository(Customer::class)->find($id);
-
-        if (empty($row))
-            throw $this->createNotFoundException('The item does not exist');
-
-        // delete this row
-        $em->remove($row);
-        $em->flush();
+        try
+        {
+            $cust_handler->deleteCustomer($id);
+        }
+        catch (NotFoundHttpException $e)
+        {
+            throw $this->createNotFoundException($e->getMessage());
+        }
 
         // response
         $response = new Response();
diff --git a/src/Service/CustomerHandler/CMBCustomerHandler.php b/src/Service/CustomerHandler/CMBCustomerHandler.php
index 0d63cce8..7abf86b2 100644
--- a/src/Service/CustomerHandler/CMBCustomerHandler.php
+++ b/src/Service/CustomerHandler/CMBCustomerHandler.php
@@ -316,7 +316,14 @@ class CMBCustomerHandler implements CustomerHandlerInterface
 
         // custom validation for vehicles
         $vehicles = json_decode($req->request->get('vehicles'));
-        $this->updateVehicles($em, $cust, $vehicles);
+        try
+        {
+            $this->updateVehicles($em, $cust, $vehicles);
+        }
+        catch (CrudException $e)
+        {
+            throw new CrudException($e->getMessage());
+        }
 
         // validate
         $errors = $this->validator->validate($cust);
@@ -352,6 +359,21 @@ class CMBCustomerHandler implements CustomerHandlerInterface
         return $result;
     }
 
+    // delete customer
+    public function deleteCustomer(int $id)
+    {
+        // get row data
+        $em = $this->em;
+        $row = $em->getRepository(Customer::class)->find($id);
+
+        if (empty($row))
+            throw new NotFoundHttpException('The item does not exist');
+
+        // delete this row
+        $em->remove($row);
+        $em->flush();
+    }
+
     public function getTwigTemplate($id)
     {
         if (isset($this->template_hash[$id]))
diff --git a/src/Service/CustomerHandler/ResqCustomerHandler.php b/src/Service/CustomerHandler/ResqCustomerHandler.php
index 9529c673..59d4221f 100644
--- a/src/Service/CustomerHandler/ResqCustomerHandler.php
+++ b/src/Service/CustomerHandler/ResqCustomerHandler.php
@@ -356,6 +356,21 @@ class ResqCustomerHandler implements CustomerHandlerInterface
         return $result;
     }
 
+    // delete customer
+    public function deleteCustomer(int $id)
+    {
+        // get row data
+        $em = $this->em;
+        $row = $em->getRepository(Customer::class)->find($id);
+
+        if (empty($row))
+            throw new NotFoundHttpException('The item does not exist');
+
+        // delete this row
+        $em->remove($row);
+        $em->flush();
+    }
+
     public function getTwigTemplate($id)
     {
         if (isset($this->template_hash[$id]))
diff --git a/src/Service/CustomerHandlerInterface.php b/src/Service/CustomerHandlerInterface.php
index eac3f2d8..5359d2d6 100644
--- a/src/Service/CustomerHandlerInterface.php
+++ b/src/Service/CustomerHandlerInterface.php
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ interface CustomerHandlerInterface
     // update customer and customer vehicle
     public function updateCustomer(Request $req, int $id);
 
+    // delete customer
+    public function deleteCustomer(int $id);
+
     // get template to display
     public function getTwigTemplate(string $id);
 }