A university student has warned against using unregistered taxis after she fell victim to a predatory cab driver who sexually assaulted. Lily Wright, 22, from Birmingham, has waived her right to anonymity to share her terrifying ordeal and urge other women not to take unlicensed cabs. Lily and her friend Jamielee Smalldon had flagged down a taxi, driven by Mohammed Iqbal, a father of three, following a night out in their home city. University student Lily Wright, 22, from Birmingham, pictured on a night out, was attacked by a taxi driver But after dropping 21-year-old Jamielee at her house, Iqbal drove Lily to a secluded woodland and sexually assaulted her.
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Lily Wright, 22, from Birmingham, has waived her right to anonymity
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Shared her ordeal to warn other women not to take unregistered cabs
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She and her friend Jamielee had flagged down a taxi after night out
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Driven by sex offender Mohammed Iqbal
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After dropping off Jamielee, he dove Lily to remote woodland
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She was 'paralysed with fear' as he sexually assaulted her
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Then demanded £50 to drive her home
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She reported attack to the police and found she wasn't his only victim
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He was jailed for five and a half years in October 2012
'@placeholder was calm and said the driver could call to let her know when I got home.'
Lily recalled: 'By the time we reached @placeholder's house I was nodding off.