Taxi driver takes passenger who paid with fake notes to police

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 06:32 · Archive

A Nottingham taxi driver handed a passenger over to police after being paid with counterfeit notes.

A taxi driver in Nottingham was given counterfeit £20 notes by a passenger on Tuesday evening and immediately recognised them as fake by how they felt in his hands. When asked how he would pay for his ride, the passenger, who had been changing his route throughout the journey, handed over the notes. Questioned about the cash, the passenger continued to provide more fake notes, prompting the driver to divert to Radford Road police station in Hyson Green instead of the original destination.

A 23-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of using counterfeit currency and possessing an offensive weapon in a private place. Officers searched his address and found a Rambo knife under his mattress and a cannabis cultivation kit, though no further counterfeit notes were recovered.

Neighbourhood Inspector Liz Gaskin praised the driver's actions, saying: 'This was a fantastic piece of work by a Nottingham taxi driver. As soon as they noticed the man's suspicious behaviour in the back of the vehicle and saw that the money was fake, they decided the end of his journey would be a night in our custody.'

How it is being reported

• Nottingham taxi driver handed fake notes - so he drove passenger straight to police stationThe driver could immediately tell the notes were fakeNottinghamshire Live · 16 Oct, 06:05
• Taxi driver given fake cash drove customer to policeNottinghamshire Police called the move a "fantastic piece of work" by the driver.BBC Nottingham · 15 Oct, 17:16

In this story: Nottinghamshire Police · Nottingham · Radford Road police station · Liz Gaskin

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