Hanley minicab driver avoids driving ban after appealJudge David Fletcher confirmed Iftab Hussain was not banned from driving. Minicab driver Iftab Hussain has been allowed to continue driving after he appealed against a court decision.
Magistrates told the 26-year-he could face a six-month ban after he accepted a fare on the street – contrary to his licence.
He was given eight penalty points after being convicted in his absence at North Staffordshire Justice Centre for driving without insurance and driving a "taxi" that is not licensed as a public hackney carriage.
But Hussain, of Gilman Street, Hanley, appealed the sentencing because he argued he previously had three points on his licence – and not four – so should not be banned.
The appeal was heard by Judge David Fletcher and two justices at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court.
Judge Fletcher agreed Hussain is not banned from driving, but that he shall still receive eight points.
He will still pay a £350 fine and a victim surcharge but costs were reduced to £85.
He told him: “The sentence will be upheld so that you will not be disqualified from driving.
“You have a licence now with 11 points.
“That will remain the case until June 2016 which is the anniversary of your previous points.
“Until that point, if you commit a single traffic offence you will be off the road.”
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