Fake Cambridge cabby convicted

Perry Richardson
Nov 9, 2017
1 min read

A man posing as a cab driver was convicted at High Wycombe Magistrates Court and ordered to do community service after it was discovered that he was operating with a fake badge.

Mohammed Hanif of High Wycombe was discovered to be operating illegally after South Cambridge Licensing Unit spotted Hanif using a fake badge.

Cambridge News reported ths Thames Valley Police were made aware that a driver may have been operating illegally after being informed by the licensing authority.

Hanif was subsequently convicted following a trial at High Wycombe Magistrates’ Court of possessing an article for use in fraud. He was sentenced to 120 hours of unpaid work and pay Court costs of £385.

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