A TAXI driver has been fined for operating a Hackney carriage without the correct licence.

Abad Khan, 55 of Luker Avenue in Henley appeared in Oxford Magistrates' Court on June 18, 2021.

Khan has been fined £120 for driving a Hackney carriage in South Oxfordshire without having obtained a licence to ply for hire in that area.

The defendant pleaded guilty to driving the taxi without the correct licence between July 7, 2020 and October 23, 2020.

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Khan has been disqualified for holding or obtaining a driving licence for six months due to repeat offences.

The defendant was fined £120, a victim surcharge of £34 and costs of £724.33 totalling £998.33.

Khan was ordered to pay £20 per month starting form September 18.

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