“It is easier to have an automatic car - you don’t have much to do.”
A Glasgow cab driver caught travelling at 80mph in a 50mph zone has argued it was because he wasn’t used to driving an automatic, a meeting has heard.
Asif Naeem, 44, who received three penalty points and a fine over the speeding on the M74, got his private hire car driver’s licence renewed this week after councillors weighed up his case. The licensing and regulatory committee heard Mr Naeem did not notice his speed had crept up during the incident in September last year.Councillors were also told that Mr Naeem had just switched from a manual to an automatic - which he wasn’t used to.
Questioning Mr Naeem over the incident, committee chair SNP councillor Alex Wilson said: “You took it from 50 to 80 in an unfamiliar car.Councillor Wilson said Mr Naeem should have been more careful if he was unfamiliar with the car.Sign up to Glasgow Live's newsletter Get all the latest Glasgow news and headlines sent straight to your inbox twice a day by signing up to our free newsletter.
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