Dramatic footage of a shameless yob, who led police on an 80mph chase through streets of Warwickshire, left officers stunned after he asked for a review on his driving skills.
Tariq Zaman, 42, was caught on police dashcam footage weaving across lanes in Kenilworth, at breakneck speed after initially bluffing to pull over when requested to stop by police.
Zaman, of Medlicott Road in Birmingham, led police on the 10-minute high speed chase in his Peugeot 407 Estate on 21 July 2022 at around 11:45pm.
As the police car slows down behind driver, the footage shows the sly yob take off after pretending to comply with officers and begin recklessly speeding down residential roads.
It’s not long before Zaman is hurtling at 68mph in the 30 zone outside of a primary school on Clinton Lane, narrowly missing an oncoming minibus and visibly losing control of his car.
Tariq Zaman, 42, was sentenced to 20 months in prison for dangerous driving, and handed a £156 fine along with a 36 month disqualification from driving
Officers continue doggedly chasing the dangerous driver who attempts to shake them off by making sharp turns as he zig-zags across lanes to avoid oncoming traffic.
After getting stuck behind a tractor, a passenger jumps out of the car to makes a run for it.
Zaman, steadfast in his aim to get shot of the police, swerves around the tractor hitting 80mph in a 40 zone, on Birmingham Road towards Balsall Common.
With the driver travelling at a whopping 70mph down the wrong lane of the A452 dual carriageway, it becomes too dangerous for the police to continue pursing him.
Shrewdly, the officer takes a parallel route and shortly catches up with Zaman, who after taking a wrong turn onto a building site, parks up before attempting to flee on foot in a cross-country escape.
As the police car slows down behind driver, the sly yob quickly takes off after pretending to comply with officers and begins recklessly speeding down residential roads
The reckless races continues speeding and hits 80mph in a 40, on Birmingham Road towards Balsall Common, swerving to avoid oncoming traffic
Zaman, who after taking a wrong turn onto a building site, parks up before attempting to flee on foot in a cross-country escape
Astonishingly, Zaman had ‘the gall’ to ask officers for a review on his driving skills not long after the high-speed chase
However, the driver was found by the force’s German Shepherd, perched on a pile of rubble nearby, inside an empty shell of a building.
Astonishingly, Zaman had ‘the gall’ to ask officers: ‘What did you think of my driving?’
On being told it was poor, Zaman further stunned officers when he asked: ‘Why was it poor?’.
Zaman was sentenced to 20 months in prison for dangerous driving, and handed a £156 fine along with a 36 month disqualification from driving, at Warwick Crown Court on 17 January 2024.
Investigating officer DC Samir Hassan said: ‘Zaman had a clear and flagrant disregard for the safety of the people of Kenilworth and Balsall Common.
‘This chase involved so many near-misses and moments where Zaman almost lost traction completely that it’s a miracle that no-one was hurt.
‘The gall of Zaman to ask for a review of his driving afterwards is astonishing – we’re not sure how many stars 20 months in prison and a 34 month driving ban translates to, but it definitely isn’t five.’