A DISQUALIFIED driver who claimed his car had been stolen after it was involved in a crash has been jailed for eight months.  

Jahngir Khan, 20, of Burnett Avenue, Bradford, pleaded guilty to committing an act with intent to pervert the course of justice when he appeared before Bradford Crown Court on Tuesday.

Khan rang police to say his Peugeot 308 had been stolen after it was involved in a collision in Carr Bottom Road in Little Horton on May 7 last year.  

PC Philip Parsons, of West Yorkshire Police's Steerside Enforcement Team, investigated the report and found CCTV footage which showed Khan, who was already disqualified from driving, exiting the Peugeot and leaving the scene on foot.  

In interview, Khan claimed he had been under the influence of an unknown substance at the time and had no recollection of making the call. 

Khan initially appeared before Bradford magistrates last October, where he received a suspended sentence and a further disqualification from driving after admitting to driving while disqualified, failing to stop after a road traffic collision and using a motor vehicle without insurance.  

Sergeant Jamie Wilkinson, who leads the Steerside Enforcement Team, said:  "Steerside officers are committed to making the roads of Bradford district safer and will always take positive action against motorists like Khan, who continued to drive despite being disqualified from doing so. 

"Disqualified drivers have no place on our roads, and I would like to thank PC Parsons for his diligent investigation into this matter."