A man who has used 25 different fake names and identities to avoid the law has been jailed.

Amjad Ahmed, 37, has been locked up for 12 weeks after he pleaded guilty to charges of drug driving and driving while disqualified.

The court heard how Ahmed, of St John Mews in Maidenhead, had used 25 different aliases and eight different dates of birth to get away with past criminal activity.

Outlining the case, the prosecutor told the court how on December 16, 2021, on the A505 Leighton Buzzard Bypass, a plain-clothes police vehicle pulled over a black Mercedes following a report from a member of the public that it was being driven erratically.

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When the driver handed over his licence, the name on it read ‘Mohammed Khan’. However, after carrying out their own checks, officers discovered that the driver’s real name was Amjad Ahmed.

The prosecutor told the court that Ahmed was serving a 55-month driving ban at the time he was pulled over.

A police drug wipe also tested positive for traces of cocaine.

The court heard how the 37-year-old had 32 previous convictions spanning 86 offences. His most recent offending involved the supply of Class A drugs. Ahmed was on licence for this offence when he was pulled over in December.

In mitigation, the court heard that Ahmed had phoned the DVLA to enquire as to whether he was still banned from driving, but because he had changed his name so many times, it caused an error in the system.

Before he was sentenced, Ahmed began a loud verbal outburst from the dock, and was forced to leave the room before the hearing could continue.

In his absence, Ahmed was sentenced to 12 weeks in prison for driving while disqualified and four weeks for drug driving. These will be served concurrently.

He was also handed a 25-month driving ban and ordered to pay £213 in costs.