Named & Shamed

Saleem Mohammed
Pleaded guilty at Birmingham Magistrates’ Court on 30th April 2008 to 11 offences which were committed during 2006 and 2007); 4 of possessing a set of private hire vehicle licence plates issued by Birmingham City Council which he displayed on his unlicensed vehicle to gain work as a private hire driver, 3 remaining offences related to false representations made to Five Star Cars. he produced a false private hire drivers licence, a false private hire vehicle licence and a false certificate of insurance to make a gain for himself by obtaining work as a private hire driver; 2 of obtaining a pecuniary advantage by a deception, namely by producing a copy of a forged private hire drivers badge to an Operator and dishonestly obtaining the opportunity to earn remuneration as a private hire driver, the remaining offence related to his possession of the forged badge which he used in the course of a cheat, namely to take passengers to destinations for reward; 1 offence of using a false instrument, a private hire drivers badge, with the intention of inducing others to accept it as genuine; 1 offence of knowingly acting as the driver of a private hire vehicle when he was not licensed; 1 offence of plying for hire in Kent Street on 15th December 2006 and the remaining offence of having invalid insurance. The case was committed to the Crown Court for sentence, which was imposed on 3rd June 2008.
13 weeks imprisonment suspended for 2 years (2006 offences)
26 weeks imprisonment suspended for 2 years (2007 offences)
Disqualified from Driving for 12 months
Fined £100
Prosecution Costs £250 (Costs Requested £2,313)
FRAUD ACT 2006, THEFT ACT 1968, FORGERY AND COUNTERFEITING ACT 1981, LOCAL GOVERNMENT (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 1976, TOWN POLICE CLAUSES ACT 1847 & ROAD TRAFFIC ACT 1988

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