FIT AND PROPER
PRIVATE HIRE DRIVER BANNED FROM THE ROADS AFTER OPERATING ILLEGALLY IN READING
A PH driver has been banned from driving for four months and ordered to pay over £2,000 in costs, after he was caught illegally plying for hire in Reading town centre. Ram Sah, from Reading, attended Reading Magistrates Court on 20 October 2025, in relation to an incident where, on 14 February
2025, Mr Sah approached two Reading Council Licensing officers and offered to illegally transport the officers to Gatwick Airport for a fee of £100, without the required prior booking. When the officers made them- selves known to Mr Sah, he drove away without warning, with the
door of his vehicle still open, which narrowly missed one of the officers. Mr Sah was found guilty of plying for hire and using a motor vehicle without insurance. He was fined £200, ordered to pay £2,210 costs, as well as a surcharge of £80. His disqualification is immediate and lasts for four months.
WOLVERHAMPTON PH DRIVER TO PAY £3,543 FOR ILLEGAL PICK UP AFTER MAN UTD MATCH
An out-of-town PHV driver received a hefty fine after illegally attempting to pick up unbooked fares following a Manchester United game. Ali Imran Shan Shreen, 55, from Oldham, was spotted by Trafford Council enforcement officers on Sir Alex Ferguson Way after the Reds’ match against Brentford. He was waiting in his black Toyota
Auris, an action only permitted for Trafford Council-registered taxis. Officers’ attention was initially drawn by a fare dispute, as a woman loudly exclaimed to Mr. Shreen: “£25?! Are you joking?!” When confronted, Mr. Shreen resisted showing his driver’s badge many times before complying. Once the officer established Mr. Shreen was illegally plying for hire
- his licence was granted in Wolverhampton - he protested, claiming: “It was only one time!” At Manchester Magistrates Court, Mr. Shreen was found guilty of: Illegally plying for hire, failing to wear a driver’s ID badge and obstructing an authorised officer. He was fined a total of £1,453, with £581 victim surcharge and £1,500, costs bringing the total to £3,543.
BRADFORD PRIVATE DRIVER STRIPPED OF LICENCE AFTER FALSE CLAIM OVER M1 SPEEDING
A Bradford-licensed PH driver has had his licence revoked after he was found to have falsely claimed his wife was driving his PHV when it was caught speeding on the M1. Gebrebrahan Nayzgi, from Leeds, was behind the wheel when his vehicle was recorded by a speed camera in May. When contacted by police, Nayzgi named his wife as the driver in an alleged attempt to evade penalty points. The deception was uncovered when further investigation showed Nayzgi’s wife “has neither a taxi
36 licence or a driver’s licence,”
according to Waseem Raja, who is defending Bradford
Council’s
decision. Nayzgi was asked to reconsider his nomination, and: “It was only when he was interviewed that he admitted naming the wrong person,” Raja recently told Bradford Magistrates’ Court. Bradford Council subsequently revoked Nayzgi’s PH licence after taxi licensing officers concluded the incident showed he was not a “fit and proper person” to hold a
licence. But Nayzgi is appealing this decision, arguing he is, in fact, a fit and proper person despite his admitted deceit. His representative, Patrick Bernard, confirmed that Nayzgi “accepts he gave false information. It is a case of deciding whether he is still a fit and proper person.” The court heard that Nayzgi has previous road traffic offence convictions, but no criminal record. Nayzgi’s appeal against the Council’s revocation is scheduled to be heard on January 16.
DECEMBER 2025 PHTM
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