Dangerous driver showed 'breathtaking arrogance'

Miahsher Khan pleaded guilty to dangerous driving

A judge has told a Bradford father-of-five that his arrogance was "breathtaking" as she jailed him for dangerous driving and other offences committed while banned.

Miahsher Khan's poor driving record came to light at Bradford Crown Court on Wednesday, when he was jailed for 20 months.

The court heard that when his wife appeared before magistrates for repeated speeding offences, it turned out that two of the incidents saw Khan, 39, get behind the wheel despite already being banned.

Those offences of driving while disqualified in May last year were followed three months later by a more serious offence of dangerous driving involving a police pursuit.

Prosecutor Emily Hassall told the court that in August last year police officers in a marked vehicle tried to stop an Audi being driven by Khan, but he sped off reaching speeds of 80mph along Barkerend Road.

At a roundabout, Khan lost control and the vehicle crashed into a fence and he was arrested from the damaged car.

The court heard his excuse for driving was that he had gone out to buy "milk and bread" and he panicked when he saw the police.

'Somebody could have been killed'

Even after that incident Khan, of Pearson Street in Bradford, was given bail and in February this year he was again caught driving while disqualified.

This time he said he thought his ban had expired in December 2024.

The court heard that Khan had previous convictions for driving while disqualified in 2007, 2013 and 2017.

He was jailed after admitting three offences of driving while disqualified and one of dangerous driving.

Judge Sophie McKone also banned him from driving for two years and 10 months and ordered him to take an extended test before lawfully driving again.

"Your arrogance when it comes to driving is breathtaking," she told Khan.

"You seem to think that the rules of the road do not apply to you."

She said the incident in August had not been a one-off and Khan had just been driving the car whenever he wanted to.

Judge McKone said the pursuit had only lasted five minutes, but Khan had been involved in very dangerous manoeuvres and had been driving at extremely high speeds in a built-up area.

"Somebody so easily could have been killed or very badly injured," she said.

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