AN UNINSURED driver who led the police on a chase of up to 80mph round the streets of Bradford has been jailed for ten months.

Single parent Mutahir Khan, who teaches at his local mosque, wept in the dock at Bradford Crown Court before he was led down to the cells on Friday.

Khan, 32, of St Mary’s Road, Manningham, Bradford, pleaded guilty to dangerous driving in his father's VW Passat at 8pm on January 5. He also admitted that his driving licence had expired and that he was not insured to drive the vehicle.

Prosecutor Alisha Kaye said the Passat pulled out in front of a police vehicle on Stoney Lane and accelerated to 60mph.

A ‘blue light’ chase followed in which Khan went up to 80mph down Allerton Road, bounded over speed bumps and forced a bus driver to take evasive action to avoid a collision.

The three-minute pursuit saw Khan take a blind bend on the wrong side of the road, cut-up a vehicle on a roundabout and speed up aggressively behind a motorist waiting to turn right.

He turned down a blind alley off Willow Street, jumped out the car and ran off.

Khan was caught and arrested, later telling the police he had borrowed his father's car and panicked when he saw the patrol vehicle behind him because he knew he was unlicensed and uninsured.

He conceded his driving that evening had been ‘shocking.’

He had one previous police caution for failing to stop and resisting a police constable in 2009.

Richard Canning said in mitigation that Khan was on a short journey that evening. He got behind the wheel because someone asked him for a lift.

“He took a stupid risk,” Mr Canning told the court.

But there was no collision or injury caused.

Khan was single parent to his young son. He had pleaded guilty at the earliest opportunity and shown remorse.

Both Khan's parents had health problems and he would be separated from his son aged six if he went to prison.

He worked as a car valeter but he was also a qualified interpreter and gave his time to teach youngsters at his local mosque.

Judge Jonathan Rose said Khan had shown no regard for his unwell relatives, young son or members of the public.

When he was asked for a lift that evening he should have said no because he knew he had no licence or insurance. Then he tried to outrun the police when they ordered him to stop.

“Rather than take the points, the fine or whatever penalty, you decided to behave like a young, dangerous fool,” Judge Rose told Khan.

He added: “This was a terrible piece of driving,” reaching speeds of more than 80mph.

Judge Rose said Khan's son would be well cared for by his loving family while his father was in jail.

“You can't use your son as an excuse to keep you out of prison,” he told him.

Khan was banned from driving for a total of 32 months.