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| Author: | StuartW [ Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Glasgow PHD gets off with warning after driving at 111mph |
Glasgow Uber driver scolded for driving at 111mph 'like Lewis Hamilton' https://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/news/180 ... -hamilton/ A LEWIS Hamilton wannabe caught speeding at 111mph on a 70mph speed limit has had his private hire car licence renewed. Sulman Khan, who has been compared to the Formula 1 racing driver, was caught by police in May 2018 on his way to Manchester. In January this year Khan was fined £540 and had four penalty points put on his licence as a result. He was brought before the licensing committee on Thursday. Mr Khan senior, the client’s father, spoke on his behalf. Khan’s dad said: “He was actually only driving at 104mph. He had to go down to Manchester to see his girlfriend who had just lost a baby. “My son has been an Uber driver for three years and has never been in trouble with the law before. He had just found out what had happened to his girlfriend and was in a rush to see her.” Members of the committee were unimpressed with the response. Councillor Alex Wilson said: “Your son could have been injured or could have killed someone because of his actions. “No-one has the excuse to drive at that speed.” Mr Khan senior responded: “This was a one off. My son has been driving since he was 17-year-old. He only drove like this because of the circumstances. “We all do that. My wife had a stroke and I had to drive her to hospital at 75mph because there were no ambulances available to take her.” The man was then told by councillors not to lecture them on “the circumstances” surrounding this event. Councillor Gary Gray said: “It concerns me that you can stand there and justify your son driving at 104mph on a 70mph speed limit. “We have all been in tricky circumstances, but we don’t drive like Lewis Hamilton. I am a man of the world and I don’t buy this excuse. There are rules which have to be abided by.” Following the discussion members agreed to renew Mr Khan junior’s licence for one year and issued him a severe warning. |
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| Author: | StuartW [ Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:49 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Glasgow PHD gets off with warning after driving at 111mp |
Quote: Khan’s dad said: “He was actually only driving at 104mph. He had to go down to Manchester to see his girlfriend who had just lost a baby.  Lucky to keep his badge, especially with his daftie dad representing him. Wonder why the driver couldn't just speak on his own behalf? 
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| Author: | Nidge2 [ Mon Nov 11, 2019 8:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Glasgow PHD gets off with warning after driving at 111mp |
StuartW wrote: Quote: Khan’s dad said: “He was actually only driving at 104mph. He had to go down to Manchester to see his girlfriend who had just lost a baby. Lucky to keep his badge, especially with his daftie dad representing him. Wonder why the driver couldn't just speak on his own behalf? Maybe he needed an interpreter? 
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| Author: | x-ray [ Mon Nov 11, 2019 9:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Glasgow PHD gets off with warning after driving at 111mp |
Well, was it 111mph or 104mph ?
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| Author: | Karga [ Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Glasgow PHD gets off with warning after driving at 111mp |
I think the LA eventually came to the correct decision here. The magistrates court could easily have banned him from driving for that offence, but chose to apply 4 points instead. If the court were satisfied with his mitigating circumstances then it stands that the councillors were too. |
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| Author: | edders23 [ Mon Nov 11, 2019 7:46 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Glasgow PHD gets off with warning after driving at 111mp |
he's a very lucky boy 99 out of a hundred caught at that speed would have lost their license unless you are David Beckham a police chief constable or member of the royal family 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Mon Nov 11, 2019 11:18 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Glasgow PHD gets off with warning after driving at 111mp |
Quote: In January this year Khan was fined £540 and had four penalty points put on his licence as a result. He was brought before the licensing committee on Thursday. If he did only get 4 points for 111 or 104 the court made a legal error, as the sentencing guidelines are quite straight forward. https://www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk/of ... ised-2017/ The minimum he should have got, no matter what mitigating circumstances he gave to the court, is 6 points or a small ban. I suspect the fella wasn't truthful to the committee. |
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