Six people who used an innocent woman’s stolen identity details in an attempt to avoid motoring fines have been sentenced at Bradford Crown Court.
The West Yorkshire-based drivers used the stolen ID details of a Scottish woman when filling in Notice of Intended Prosecution (NIP) forms sent to them.
NIPs ask a vehicle’s registered keeper to confirm who was driving at the time an offence – such as being caught speeding by a speed camera.
West Yorkshire Police’s Casualty Prevention Unit identified a total of 21 separate road traffic offences involving 12 separate vehicles which had taken place between 2019 and 2020.
Most were for speeding and all of them had been attributed to the innocent woman who had no knowledge of the incidents.
Further investigation established that her identity had been stolen and used by a number of drivers who were subsequently prosecuted.
Appearing before Bradford Crown Court for sentencing yesterday (26/6) were:
Abul Kalam, aged 43, of New Fields Walk, Bradford. He admitted perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to three years and four months in prison.
Kamran Ahmed, aged 43, of Wellands Terrace, Bradford. He admitted perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to two years and four months in prison.
Ayman Ahmed, aged 24, of Fairfield Road, Bradford, was found guilty of perverting the course of justice after a trial and was sentenced to two years in prison.
Alia Malik, aged 36, of Church Road, Normanton, Wakefield, admitted perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to eight months in prison suspended for 18 months and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.
Nasser Jahangir, aged 24, of Meadow Park Drive, Stanningley, Leeds, admitted perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to six months in prison suspended for 18 months and ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work.
Munsur Ali, aged 39, of Ashbourne Crescent, Bradford, admitted perverting the course of justice and was sentenced to eight months in prison suspended for 18 months and ordered to carry out 250 hours of unpaid work.
A seventh person, Kanwal Ali, aged 34, of Upper Woodlands Road, Bradford, previously admitted perverting the course of justice and will be sentenced in September.
Speaking after the sentencing hearing, Rachel Wainwright, of West Yorkshire Police’s Casualty Prevention Unit, said: “All of the people involved had attempted to blame the offences on a woman who was entirely unconnected to both them and the vehicles involved in the motoring offences. In fact, this innocent woman has never set foot in West Yorkshire.”
“West Yorkshire Police is determined to take action against this kind of illegal activity and I’m pleased that these attempts to pervert the course of justice were identified and the people concerned brought to justice.
“People clearly hope to evade traffic offences which in the majority of cases can be resolved by attending an educational course.
“But by doing so, not only have they caused unwanted stress for an entirely innocent member of the public, but they have also had to face much more severe consequences for their actions by being hauled before the courts and sentenced for criminal offences.”
