The dangerous driver led police in a 6-minute high-speed pursuit

Nasir Ali has also been sentenced to eight months in prison.

Prosecutor Levine told Bradford Crown Court that the 45-year-old window cleaner was driving at 70 mph in the 30 mph zone, reaching 80 mph speeds.

The court heard that Nasir, Victor Road, Bradford, had been found 28 previous convictions for 81 crimes, including driving under the influence of drunken driving, dangerous driving, driving without payment, and driving without insurance.

He was disqualified from driving nine times.

Miss Levine said the officer in the marked car saw Ali driving Alina at speeds on Otrey Road, Shipley, just after 1am on February 25th this year.

As they followed him, he installed the pavement, passed through the bollard and washed his car.

The officer sirens and illuminated the blue lights, but the ants ignored the signal to stop and drove off.

During the six-minute pursuit that followed the Ali, he passed through the junction, jumped up the red light, travelled at 70 mph in a residential area at a 30-mile limit, ran at speed on the other side of the road, trying to overtake another vehicle.

He increased his speed to 80 mph on Howarth Road, and at Torah Lane he drove at a speed limit of twice as high as the hospital, causing other cars to take evasive behavior.

At Duckworth Lane, he made a handbrake turn and lost control of the car.

He continued to drive at speed despite the presence of a parked car, without slowing down, and stopped at 1:15am at the end of Ferndale Street, where he left the car and escaped.

He was pursued and arrested by police and found him disqualified from driving until September 8th this year.

In the interview, he mostly gave the answer “no comments” but “I don't know what this is. I was a passenger.”

He then laughed and said, “I'm kidding.”

He later pleaded guilty to driving in dangerous driving, driving in the event of disqualification and not insured.

Safaraz Ahad appeared through the HMP Leeds video link, sitting with his head in his hand relaxing, saying he was “very regretful.”

He added:

“He knows he should have stopped and apologized to the court. He knows if he continues to do this kind of behavior in custody.”

To sentence Ali to two months in prison in addition to dangerous driving, and to drive for driving while disqualified, his honorary judge Jonathan Gibson said:

“You were disqualified from driving at the time and you didn't have insurance.

“You weren't affected by medicine or alcohol at the time.”

He ordered Ali to ban driving for 34 months and then take an extended retest before getting back at the wheel again.

He did not order a separate penalty for not having insurance, but said Ali's license would be approved.