A thief who stole a taxi from Gatwick Airport and drove it at speeds of over 130mph in an attempt to escape police has been spared jail.<br /><br />Mohammed Ahmed stole a Mercedes taxi from Gatwick Airport’s South Terminal and sped off towards his home town of Walsall.<br /><br />Footage released by Sussex Police shows Ahmed stealing the taxi, as well as the moment he lost a tyre driving at high speed after the police deployed a stinger.<br /><br />Ahmed was finally arrested after driving into a cul-de-sac. At sentencing, he was disqualified from driving for 18 months and given a 14-month suspended prison sentence.
