Plain clothed officers approached Mohammed Kabir on Broadway, in Peterborough, at 10.38 pm on April 14, and he agreed to take them to the East of England Showground. Private hire cars must be pre-booked through the company's operator and not ply for business on the street.

In addition, the cabbie was not wearing his private hire badge – an important piece of identification – and he was subsequently charged on both counts.

Kabir, of Bourges Boulevard, Peterborough, pleaded guilty at Peterborough Magistrates' Court to both charges. He was fined £75 for each offence, ordered to pay prosecution costs of £200 and a victim surcharge of £15.

Pervaiz Akhtar, of Williamson Avenue, West Town, Peterborough, was caught after picking up plain clothed officers at 1.27 am on April 15, at the bus stop adjacent to Woolworths, in Bourges Boulevard, and agreeing to take them to Stanground.

He entered a guilty plea by post and was fined £75, ordered to pay prosecution costs of £200 and a victim surcharge of £15.

The arrests were made as part of a joint operation between Peterborough City Council taxi enforcement and Cambridgeshire Constabulary

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