A TAXI driver is facing trial for allegedly using harmful words towards a woman during a trip.

Raja Ahmed, 24, of Brantwood Road in Bradford, pleaded not guilty to using threatening, abusive, or insulting, words or behaviour to cause harassment, alarm, or distress, at Skipton Magistrates' Court last Friday (April 22).

It relates to October 10 last year.

Ahmed is accused of using harmful words to cause a negative impact on a woman while driving a taxi between Ilkley Railway Station and Skipton Railway Station.

The journey between the two stations takes roughly 20 minutes by car.

Magistrates sent the case for trial, at 10am on September 19 at Harrogate Magistrates’ Court.

Ahmed has been remanded on unconditional bail until the trial.

The alleged victim in this case is set to face cross examination during the trial, by an individual appointed by the court.