This is in the Courier's 'Tuesday Court round-up' page, hence the brief headline below
Slightly odd case, though. And not clear if he was actually working, but I suspect not by the sounds of it
(Yes, I know there's an apostrophe missing from the thread title
)Wrong house
https://www.thecourier.co.uk/fp/news/co ... ke-police/
A drunken Forfar taxi driver has lost his job after stumbling into a stranger’s home, then driving off.
Rahim Bahar admitted driving with excess alcohol (56mics/22) after being spotted driving on Glenogil Terrace, Dundee Road and Lentlands Road on April 3 this year.
The 50-year-old from Forfar drew attention to himself at 10.30pm when he entered a stranger’s home in the Angus town for around 30 seconds, before “he simply made a noise” and returned to his Nissan Qashqai taxi and drove off.
Prosecutor Jill Drummond explained to Forfar Sheriff Court police traced Bahar just before midnight on Glenogil Terrace.
When the driver got out the car to attend at a cash point, he forgot to apply the handbrake.
Officers found him to be dishevelled, slurring his speech and smelling strongly of alcohol.
His solicitor Ian Houston explained the father-of-two from Bangladesh has been in the UK since 2018 and is about to become a father again this summer.
“He was working as a taxi driver at the time.
“His licence has been suspended. He will obviously lose that. He sees no prospect of employment in the near future.
“He’s not used to drinking. It was his friend who insisted he had a drink and he succumbed to temptation.”
Sheriff Mark Thorley fined the first offender £380 altogether and disqualified him from driving for a year.
Quote:
“He’s not used to drinking. It was his friend who insisted he had a drink and he succumbed to temptation.”
Wouldn't be surprised if that's correct - he wasn't even twice the limit in England (56mics/30??). I'd guess heavy drinkers could be that much over and it would barely be noticeable
