Former private hire driver banned from driving
A FORMER private hire taxi driver from Birmingham has been banned from driving after illegally allowing a customer to get into his car when she hadn’t pre-booked the cab.
Amar Aftab, 28, of Heathfield Road, Handsworth, was parked outside The Village nightclub in the city centre’s Hurst Street in July last year when he was approached by a customer wanting to be taken home, Birmingham Magistrates Court heard.
Christine Howrie, prosecuting, said: “The woman agreed with Mr Aftab a fare of £10 but when they got to their destination there was an altercation between the defendant and his customer over the fare and she ended up reporting the incident to the police.”
Defending himself, Aftab, who had been found guilty of the two offences in his absence at a previous court hearing, said: “I thought the firm I worked for had a contract with The Village to pick up customers leaving there and take them home.”
However, the magistrates said they had “no choice” but to ban Aftab from driving for six months as he had two prior driving convictions.
Aftab was also fined £200 for plying for hire and £250 for driving without insurance and ordered to pay £200 court costs.
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