Nelson taxi boss in 'road-rage' attack on motorist
6:00pm Saturday 19th May 2012 in News By Wendy Barlow, Court reporter
A TAXI firm boss kicked a motorist in the head and punched him repeatedly during a 'road-rage' attack, a court heard.
Burnley magistrates court heard how Ammer Naveed, 35, who owns Street Cars in Nelson, left victim Scott Wilkinson with four loose teeth and unable to sleep at night.
Naveed, who employs 14 people, has now lost his private hire licence and could face losing his operator's licence.
Mr Wilkinson, 49, whose son had been with him and had tried to stop the battering, also suffered a cut ear, gashed lip and swelling during the unprovoked assault.
Father-of-five Naveed, of Farrer Street, Nelson, had been convicted of assault after a trial.
The defendant had denied the allegation.
He was given 26 weeks in jail, suspended for two years, with 200 hours unpaid work and must pay £400 compensation and £100 costs.
Parveen Akhtar, prosecuting, said Mr Wilkinson, a painter and decorator, had been travelling up Barkerhouse Road, Nelson, towards a mini roundabout, when Naveed’s taxi came out of Netherfield Road, causing him to slam on his brakes to avoid a crash.
The defendant stopped, got out, threw the bottle and opened Mr Wilkinson's door as the victim tried to close it.
He kicked him, using the flat of his shoe, connecting with the side of his head and dragging his foot down the victim's ear, causing it to bleed.
The defendant then punched Mr Wilkinson a number of times with such force his head was knocked back.
The victim’s son then tried to stop Naveed who later fled in his cab before police were called.
Miss Akhtar said after the assault, the victim had been to his doctor and had been given sleeping tablets, was nervous about going out on his own and had been feeling down.
He had not worked for two weeks, as the painkillers he had been prescribed had made him drowsy, and he had not wanted to face customers with his injuries.
Naveed had no previous convictions.
The prosecutor added the assault was being reported to the county council.
Kamran Yousaf, for Naveed, said he had been a taxi driver since he was 17, had built up his business and had 14 employees.
The incident last October 18 was isolated and the defendant felt enormous regret.
Naveed would say Mr Wilkinson made a gesture and he accepted he made a mistake in stopping his vehicle and retaliating.
Mr Yousaf continued :" He just saw red. He didn't realise what he was doing. He can't understand what went through his mind for him to go and do what he did. He accepts his actions were out of order."
The solicitor added Naveed was held in high esteem in the community.
Mr Yousaf said: "He has lost his private hire licence and he runs the risk of losing his operator's licence."
Comments(54)
Keep Darwen Green
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6:24pm Sat 19 May 12
Cha'mone MF
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6:28pm Sat 19 May 12
Faithless
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6:40pm Sat 19 May 12
PpMac
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6:52pm Sat 19 May 12
Keep Darwen Green
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6:52pm Sat 19 May 12
Cha'mone MF wrote:Must've snapped
Been busy? What time you on till ?
useyourhead
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6:58pm Sat 19 May 12
Keep Darwen Green wrote:lol
Cha'mone MF wrote:Must've snapped
Been busy? What time you on till ?
BRFC 4 ever rules
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7:40pm Sat 19 May 12
M Foster
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7:58pm Sat 19 May 12
Of course, that is seldom the case in altercations between these two ethnic groups, the violence usually coming from one side only.
Am i in yet..?
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8:23pm Sat 19 May 12
useyourhead wrote:Am sick of reading about third world thuggery on the streets of Britain.
Keep Darwen Green wrote:lol
Cha'mone MF wrote:Must've snapped
Been busy? What time you on till ?
He was given 26 weeks in jail, suspended for two years, with 200 hours unpaid work and must pay £400 compensation and £100 costs.
An absolute joke of a sentence lets hope that Mr Wilkinson is chatting to his own solicitors especially knowing Mr Wilkinson had to take time from work due to third world thuggery from nothing more than a backstreet dog trying to play up standing citizen.
Mr Yousaf said: "He has lost his private hire licence and he runs the risk of losing his operator's licence."
Muppet should have thought about that while kicking his victim in the HEAD. If he is not stripped of his operators licence then the public of Nelson should be questioning how many other psychopaths have been given licences to ferry them around the town and dark country lanes..?
Coeur de Lion
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8:48pm Sat 19 May 12
sen c bl
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9:18pm Sat 19 May 12
BRFC 4 ever rules wrote:Can't believe some dimwitted pea brained comments.
nice sentence... wot a joke.... if i stopped at a roundabout and Tw*ted some one probably get 12 months..... one rule for one one rule for another.... im supprised he even got charged.....
The nearest you'll come to tw4tin someone is yourself when looking in the mirror naked with one hand wrapped around your extremely small dangle.
golazzo
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9:52pm Sat 19 May 12
carrman2
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9:58pm Sat 19 May 12
carrman2
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10:16pm Sat 19 May 12
parrotcity
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11:10pm Sat 19 May 12
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adamredrose
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11:11pm Sat 19 May 12
Stuart Farquar
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11:46pm Sat 19 May 12
adamredrose wrote:Yeah of course it was!
all those adding a racial element to this are just thick bigots,it was simply a road rage incident,happens all the time,get a grip!!!
The Mighty Weetabix
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1:46am Sun 20 May 12
britguy
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1:32pm Sun 20 May 12
BRFC 4 ever rules
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1:37pm Sun 20 May 12
sen c bl wrote:i c someone has let the monkey out again......
BRFC 4 ever rules wrote: nice sentence... wot a joke.... if i stopped at a roundabout and Tw*ted some one probably get 12 months..... one rule for one one rule for another.... im supprised he even got charged.....Can't believe some dimwitted pea brained comments. The nearest you'll come to tw4tin someone is yourself when looking in the mirror naked with one hand wrapped around your extremely small dangle.
BRFC 4 ever rules
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1:45pm Sun 20 May 12
britguy wrote:use your head.... they have these so called taxi firms as a front for their drug dealings,child abusing,dwp fraud,insurance scams ect,ect,ect,how many taxi drivers do you thnk r ligit.... just ask max in accy.
I often wonder how in one of the most deprived areas of England as East Lancashire so many taxi firms exist and actually make money.
Interocitor
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1:54pm Sun 20 May 12
Let's hope they take his operators licence away because he's clearly not a fit and proper person. If not - boycott this violent thug's business!
sen c bl
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3:22pm Sun 20 May 12
BRFC 4 ever rules wrote:Found the monkey we'd lost earlier, phew what a relief.
britguy wrote:use your head.... they have these so called taxi firms as a front for their drug dealings,child abusing,dwp fraud,insurance scams ect,ect,ect,how many taxi drivers do you thnk r ligit.... just ask max in accy.
I often wonder how in one of the most deprived areas of England as East Lancashire so many taxi firms exist and actually make money.
Can someone take it to the zoo and lock it up properly
bankhall
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4:07pm Sun 20 May 12
Stuart Farquar
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4:42pm Sun 20 May 12
bankhall wrote:HaHa well said
Father-of-five what a surprise he'll just let one of his relatives run it so whats the diff?????
Your ferret stinks
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5:29pm Sun 20 May 12
If not then it's a racist attack in effect!
I am asian
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5:46pm Sun 20 May 12
sen c bl
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6:36pm Sun 20 May 12
if you reside in England and have a British passport, you're British, not exactly European! however, 'I am asian' exactly which part of asia and it's important because certain communities wants to distance themselves from certain asian origins, and I'm not being racist. OK.
Your ferret stinks
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6:52pm Sun 20 May 12
I am asian wrote:When two separate people are in two separate cars with presumably the windows closed, how can you give someone a racists comment?
OMG. you people are being quite racist now. How do you know that Mr W dint give racist comment? Mr W may also be lieing or over exadurating. only they will know the truth and another thing these taxi drivers work their arses off for people like you and get what in return nothing but abuse of igronant people like you
If you are trying in any way trying to defend this cretin then you are as limp as your morals!
Also don't ever think your working your **** off for me because i refuse to use your service, and i'm not being racists either. OK.
everywhere is sh1t
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9:11pm Sun 20 May 12
carrman2 wrote:most wont have a licence anyway
I agree, All his drivers are on Benefit, Its all wrong , Boycott these taxis id rather walk,
will12
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9:25pm Sun 20 May 12
BRFC 4 ever rules wrote:Absolutely spot on my friend !!!!!!
britguy wrote:use your head.... they have these so called taxi firms as a front for their drug dealings,child abusing,dwp fraud,insurance scams ect,ect,ect,how many taxi drivers do you thnk r ligit.... just ask max in accy.
I often wonder how in one of the most deprived areas of England as East Lancashire so many taxi firms exist and actually make money.
And they do say the truth hurts, thats why all those defending this muppet are pulling the "Race Card" !!!
The other way round and Mr W had kicked the carp out of the muppet and it would have been a "racially motivated road rage incident" !!!!
Because of "PC" Britian and years of brain washing, one side of our "non-multicultural" society think that "racial" only works one way, well surprise, surprise it actually works both ways !!!!! See you learned something new today !!!!!
And a fact of "Burnley and Pendle" taxi drivers is exactly how BRFC4 states, plus they drive like idiots and think they own the road, and everyone knows except the Police !!!!
sen c bl
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9:40pm Sun 20 May 12
will12 wrote:I would't worry about that too much, cut backs will soon put a stop to that!
BRFC 4 ever rules wrote:Absolutely spot on my friend !!!!!!
britguy wrote:use your head.... they have these so called taxi firms as a front for their drug dealings,child abusing,dwp fraud,insurance scams ect,ect,ect,how many taxi drivers do you thnk r ligit.... just ask max in accy.
I often wonder how in one of the most deprived areas of England as East Lancashire so many taxi firms exist and actually make money.
And they do say the truth hurts, thats why all those defending this muppet are pulling the "Race Card" !!!
The other way round and Mr W had kicked the carp out of the muppet and it would have been a "racially motivated road rage incident" !!!!
Because of "PC" Britian and years of brain washing, one side of our "non-multicultural" society think that "racial" only works one way, well surprise, surprise it actually works both ways !!!!! See you learned something new today !!!!!
And a fact of "Burnley and Pendle" taxi drivers is exactly how BRFC4 states, plus they drive like idiots and think they own the road, and everyone knows except the Police !!!!
The Mighty Weetabix
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4:18am Mon 21 May 12
What if Steve Kean drinks 8 cans of special brew and attacks that Rao geezer and says he's got a really sh1t pony tail?
I bet you WOULD say that is racist because these are the sort of times we are living in. Man's got to tread on egg shells the whole time, let alone go beating up brown geezers with bad hair. Know what I'm saying bruv?
Izanears
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11:33am Mon 21 May 12
britguy wrote:Hi Britguy.
I often wonder how in one of the most deprived areas of England as East Lancashire so many taxi firms exist and actually make money.
From what I am told by a councillor, they don't make any money. Mind you some owners do seem to own a lot of property!!!!!!!!!!!
sen c bl
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11:55am Mon 21 May 12
I am asian wrote:Which part of asia do you originate from. It's really important you tell us because what I here several asians are desperated to distance themselves from certain asian origins. It's not that difficult and calm down we won't hurt you!!!
OMG. you people are being quite racist now. How do you know that Mr W dint give racist comment? Mr W may also be lieing or over exadurating. only they will know the truth and another thing these taxi drivers work their arses off for people like you and get what in return nothing but abuse of igronant people like you
QuizOnMyFace
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12:37pm Mon 21 May 12
kitty kat
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3:22pm Mon 21 May 12
mouthalmighty
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6:12pm Mon 21 May 12
I am asian
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6:28pm Mon 21 May 12
s_smith
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6:48pm Mon 21 May 12
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That is like me saying I am Danish because my parents came from there. But no, I was born in Britain and have lived all my life here - ergo I am British as much as you are.
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Who is being racist now?
sen c bl
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7:12pm Mon 21 May 12
I am asian wrote:Don't tell us macho man, I've guessed it already from the standard of your english!!!
it doesnt matter where am from end of the day i was born in burnley and thats what counts and incase your forgetting am the asian so you should be scared because someone who hides behind a computer screen is the one whos scared think about this one how many british people are on benefits all they do is spend all they £££ on booze then complain they have nothing and all asians have taken over when infact we use our brains and dont drink day and night because we actualy earn money not live off benefits and this is nothing to do with racism OK..
The Mighty Weetabix
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7:14pm Mon 21 May 12
QuizOnMyFace wrote:What if you are wearing slippers? Or if you've got a really rubbish kick?
Anyone that kicks another person in the head should be on an Attempted Murder charge
I am asian
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7:35pm Mon 21 May 12
sen c bl
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7:52pm Mon 21 May 12
I am asian wrote:Any taxi jobs going?
i never was being racist and its english people who always say "GO BACK TO YOUR OWN COUNTRY" so if we all british then why say **** like that?? i think all the people that are commenting on this are seriously jealus of people who are successfull even though its doing taxis so why not get a life and get a job then you'll know the meaning of life.
M Foster
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10:42pm Mon 21 May 12
5:46pm Sun 20 May 12
OMG. you people are being quite racist now. How do you know that Mr W dint give racist comment? Mr W may also be lieing or over exadurating. only they will know the truth and another thing these taxi drivers work their arses off for people like you and get what in return nothing but abuse of igronant people like you"
We all know full well that if Mr W had made a racist comment that instigated (but not excused) this attack, he'd have been charged, fined and probably jailed in double quick time. It is only racist when Whitey says it.
P.S. use the Spellchecker, it will help you appear less ignorant yourself!
I am asian
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11:45pm Mon 21 May 12
Tell-it-how-it-is
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6:04pm Tue 22 May 12
ChairOnMyHead
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6:43pm Tue 22 May 12
Ronnietate
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10:02pm Tue 22 May 12
Tell-it-how-it-is
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10:34pm Tue 22 May 12
Ronnietate wrote:What a silly suggestion. They may as well auction his kidneys and donate the proceeds to the victim? The offender has shown regret, it was his first offence..he can spend the community service time attempting to tidy up nelson :)
He should lose his Private Hire license, his Operators license, his Drivers license, and do some prison time. His car should be siezed, auctioned off and the proceeds given to the victim.This should also be considered a racist attack.
sen c bl
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5:22pm Wed 23 May 12
Tell-it-how-it-is wrote:Regret, don't they all after being caught!!!
Ronnietate wrote:What a silly suggestion. They may as well auction his kidneys and donate the proceeds to the victim? The offender has shown regret, it was his first offence..he can spend the community service time attempting to tidy up nelson :)
He should lose his Private Hire license, his Operators license, his Drivers license, and do some prison time. His car should be siezed, auctioned off and the proceeds given to the victim.This should also be considered a racist attack.
I am asian
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5:49pm Wed 23 May 12
Tell-it-how-it-is
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7:48am Thu 24 May 12
sen c bl wrote:Not really, check out Toni walker -the white female aged 25 who stole from a 75 year parkinsons' sufferer. She has 35 previous offences and was so full of regret that she saw fit to add to her tally to round it upto 36.
Tell-it-how-it-is wrote:Regret, don't they all after being caught!!!Ronnietate wrote: He should lose his Private Hire license, his Operators license, his Drivers license, and do some prison time. His car should be siezed, auctioned off and the proceeds given to the victim.This should also be considered a racist attack.What a silly suggestion. They may as well auction his kidneys and donate the proceeds to the victim? The offender has shown regret, it was his first offence..he can spend the community service time attempting to tidy up nelson :)
Off with her hands Sen c bl? Or are you a do-gooder that wants to see her do hard time in disney land?
Id personally have her walk through the local towns whilst being named and shamed, followed by a public flogging and a bit of time behind bars so she can reflect on her actions, that will soon rehabilitate her :)
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6:17pm Sat 19 May 12