A MOTORIST who is alleged to have posed as a taxi driver in Barnsley town centre despite not being registered will appear in court next month.

Mohammed Sajjad Khan, of Bellhouse Road in Sheffield, was allegedly observed by licensing enforcement officers plying for trade on Pitt Street in his Skoda Octavia.

The 32-year-old is also charged with not having insurance.

He will appear at Barnsley Magistrates’ Court on January 16.