Welsh taxi driver caught illegally working in Greater Manchester for YEARS

📆 11/7/2023 8:07 PM

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He was convicted of fraud and driving without insurance

Wasim Afzal Chaudhry, 50, of Morfa Drive, Conwy, Gwynedd in Wales, was convicted of fraud and driving without insurance after using a fake taxi licence since July 2018. He was caught after an investigation by Stockport Council’s taxi licensing team.

He reappeared at Bolton Crown Court, via video link from prison, on October 20 for sentencing and also pleaded guilty to driving without insurance. Councillor Frankie Singleton, cabinet member for communities, culture and sport at Stockport council, said: "Residents and visitors to the borough need to know they are safe when they get in a taxi or private hire booking and this is why our Taxi Licensing Team works so hard and are so stringent in taking action against rogue taxi drivers.

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