Glasgow's licensing committee has approved a taxi driver's licence for Mason Mullen, despite objections from Police Scotland regarding a 2018 drink-driving incident.
Police Scotland objected to the application, with an officer telling councillors that the applicant had driven without “due care and attention or without reasonable consideration” for others.
The officer detailed how Mr. Mullen's vehicle had "collided with a road sign on the footpath, causing his vehicle to spin onto the carriageway."
The officer added that Mr. Mullen failed a roadside breath test, which initially showed he had 89mcg in 100ml breath—around four times the legal limit (22mcg). A later test at the police station found him to have 43mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath.
Mr. Mullen was handed a one-year driving ban and a £350 fine in 2018.
Before the committee, Mr. Mullen described his actions as "stupid," but noted he has not been in trouble since and submitted character references.
Ultimately, the committee decided to grant him the licence but issued him with a warning over his conduct.
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