Taxi driver caught working hours after suspension

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 10 Oct, 06:43 · Archive

A Glasgow taxi driver returned to pick up passengers hours after his licence was suspended by council enforcement officers.

Council enforcement officers suspended Mohammad Sarwar's licence after examining his vehicle and discovering the meter was about six minutes fast and he lacked proper documentation. The meter fault could have led passengers to be charged incorrectly depending on the time of day. Officers had come to his attention after he was accused of refusing to take passengers to Milton in the early hours of 9 May.

That same day at 9.35pm, enforcement officers spotted Sarwar at the Hydro rank attempting to pick up customers. When challenged, he said he thought it would be 'okay' and claimed he had only carried out two or three hires. He explained to the licensing committee that he had taken his vehicle to have the meter adjusted after officers pointed out the problem.

Sarwar told the committee he was sorry and had misunderstood the situation. Committee chair Alex Wilson said he should not have continued to operate and that enforcement instructions must be followed. The city's licensing committee suspended Sarwar's taxi drivers' licence for four weeks.

How it is being reported

• Glasgow taxi driver caught picking up passengers just hours after licence suspensionA Glasgow taxi driver got back behind the wheel again just hours after being suspended.Glasgow Times · 10 Oct, 06:00
• Glasgow taxi driver headed to rank to pick up passengers hours after being suspendedCouncil enforcement officers had already suspended the vehicle for a number of problems, including the meter time running six minutes fast.Glasgow Live · 8 Oct, 07:16

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