Martin Moore was seen to ride up to the car on his bike before he exchanged drugs for cash as the customer got out of the taxi.
Teesside Crown Court heard how the 48-year-old was chased down by police who discovered he was carrying heroin, crack cocaine and zopiclone tablets.
Nicci Horton, prosecuting, said the defendant was dealing the drugs on Eston High Street on November 3, 2021, when he was arrested.
She said Moore was a street-level dealer who had no control over anyone else and was addicted to the drugs that he was selling.
The court heard how 13 wraps of heroin, 25 wraps of crack cocaine and 200 zopiclone tablets with an estimated street value of around £600 and £230 in cash were found.
Moore, of Windsor Court, Grangetown, pleaded guilty to possession with intent to supply crack cocaine, heroin and a class C drug. He also pleaded guilty to failing to surrender to custody on two occasions.
Shaun Dryden, prosecuting, said his client had a longstanding drug problem who was dealing to fund his own habit and had been offence free for more than four years.
He said: “There comes a point in every criminal’s history and he realises at 48 that things probably have to change.
“He has a bad record and is a record of a man addicted to drugs.”
Recorder Paul Reid sentenced Moore to a 21-months in prison suspended for two years.
“You have a terrible record and here you are in 2021 being caught in possession of class A drugs with intent to supply others,” he said.
“There’s no doubt in my mind that the easy way out for you is to serve another period in custody following which you would be released after a number of months without the assistance the probation service can provide.
“I’m going to take a chance with you and impose and extremely onerous order on you which you breach at your peril.”
Moore was ordered to carry out 200 hours of unpaid work and attend 15 rehabilitation activity requirement days.
He was also ordered to take part in a six-month mental health treatment program and drug rehabilitation treatment program as well as observing a three-month electronically tagged curfew.