Drink driver who crashed into road sign has taxi licence approved by Glasgow councillors

A drink-driver who crashed into a road sign has been given a taxi licence in Glasgow.

Police Scotland objected to Mason Mullen’s application to work as a taxi driver after he was handed a one-year driving ban in 2018.

An officer told councillors that the applicant had driven without “due care and attention or without reasonable consideration” for others using the road.

The driver had collided with a road sign on a footpath, causing his vehicle to spin onto the carriageway, the officer said.

He added Mr Mullen failed a roadside breath test, which showed he had 89mcg in 100ml breath — which is around four times higher than the legal limit.

However, Glasgow’s licensing committee decided to grant a taxi driver’s licence to the applicant. It also issued him with a warning over his conduct.

Mr Mullen described his actions as “stupid” but said he had not been in trouble since. He also submitted character references for the committee to consider.

As well as a 12-month disqualification, the applicant was fined £350. On the day of the incident, a later breath test at a police station found he had 43mcg of alcohol in 100ml of breath. The proscribed limit is 22mcg in 100ml of breath.