A Greenock taxi driver has been warned he is on his ‘final chance’ after avoiding disqualification for careless driving.
The Greenock Telegraph reports that Mohsin Khalid, 36, admitted driving without due care and attention – or reasonable consideration for other persons using the road – and colliding with a passing vehicle on Kilmacolm Road on April 21 last year.
He pleaded not guilty to a separate charge of failing to provide police with breath specimens to ascertain his ability to drive, which was accepted by the Crown.
The court heard that Khalid was driving at around 10.45pm when he turned on to Glenbrae Road and hit a stationary car.
A fiscal depute said: “The accused was carrying too much speed into the turn, causing him to enter the opposing carriageway, and collided with the rear of the witness’s vehicle.”
Defence solicitor Gerry Keenan acknowledged that Khalid was going ‘a little too fast’ in the build up to the incident.
Mr Keenan added: “It was an effective error of judgement on his part. He lost control and collided with the rear of the other vehicle.
“He is currently employed as a taxi driver.
“It goes without saying that were he to be disqualified, that would end his livelihood.”
Sheriff Sheena Fraser told Khalid that she deemed the circumstances of the case to be ‘at the lower end of the scale for this particular offence’.
She also noted that he had a previous conviction for speeding, for which he had received penalty points.
Sheriff Fraser ordered Khalid to pay a fine of £370, and imposed six penalty points on his licence.
She added: "This is very much your final chance.”
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