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A private hire taxi driver has had his licence revoked after he illegally picked up a fare outside Old Trafford and charged £35 for a four-mile journey.

Rehan Mirza, 42, was waiting in his Mercedes at the black cab rank on Sir Matt Busby Way after Manchester United' s Premier League match against Leicester City on November 10 last year.

He picked up a United fan, and his seven-year-old son, and took them to Piccadilly train station.

Mirza insisted the journey had cost £35.

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The suspicious fan paid up but later complained to Trafford Council.

Private hire drivers are only permitted and insured to pick up pre-booked passengers.

Their licensing enforcement team carried out an investigation, and found Mirza had been had been

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