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Known Heathrow ‘taxi tout’ found guilty and banned from driving for six months
A man described by Metropolitan Police aviation officers as a “known taxi tout” has been convicted of offences linked to touting at Heathrow Airport and disqualified from driving for six months.
The man named by Aviation Policing at Heathrow as Khalid Sood has been found guilty at court following offences connected with taxi touting at Heathrow Airport.
Police said Sood was known to frequent the airport and had been convicted of touting, a driving offence and other offences. The force did not provide details of the individual charges, the court hearing the case or any financial penalties imposed.
As part of the court outcome, Sood was disqualified from driving for six months.
Taxi touting remains an enforcement issue at major transport hubs such as Heathrow, where passengers arriving at terminals can be approached by people offering journeys outside legitimate booking and licensed taxi arrangements.
For licensed taxi and private hire drivers working around Heathrow, action against touting is intended to protect passengers while reducing illegal competition from people seeking fares outside the regulated trade.
Aviation Policing Heathrow said: “A known taxi tout Khalid SOOD who frequented Heathrow Airport has been found guilty at court and has been disqualified from driving for 6 months for touting, driving offense and other offences.”
