Taimoor Peervez has been jailed after he was pulled over on Oak Road in Huntingdon and gave police a fake name.

Cambridgeshire Police officers were on patrol in Huntingdon on March 4, when they asked Taimoor Peervez to stop due to his manner of driving on Oak Drive.

When the officers asked Peervez for his details, he provided a fake name and address.

After checking the details of the Kia Sportage he was driving, officers confirmed the 33-year-old's true identity.

They also found that he was disqualified from driving and wanted to failing to appear at court.

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At Cambridge Magistrates' Court yesterday (5 March), Peervez was sentenced to three months in prison and disqualified from driving for one year and 10 months, after pleading guilty for failing to appear and driving while disqualified.

Sergeant Anna Martin, from Huntingdon neighbourhood police team, said “The arrest of Taimoor Peervez highlights the commitment of our officers to ensuring road safety in Huntingdonshire.

“Providing false details only delayed the inevitable consequences he faced for his actions.”