'Changed man': Man convicted of 'reckless driving' allowed to work as taxi driver

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Police told the council they did not believe he was 'fit and proper' to hold the licence

A man with convictions for “reckless” driving and setting fire to a car has been permitted to work as a taxi driver after promising he is a “changed man”.objected to his application.A Police Scotland representative told councillors that the force believed Mr Monsaf is “not a fit and proper person to be granted a taxi driver’s licence”.

She said he had been fined £135 after he was “observed by police driving in a culpable and reckless manner” in October 2019. Then, in February 2020, he “did wilfully set fire to a motor vehicle”, the officer added, and was given a community payback order of 45 hours. Asked to explain his actions, Mr Monsaf said he was “hanging out with the wrong crowd”. He denied setting fire to the car but said his “fingerprints were on it” and he pleaded guilty.“Everyone hangs around with the wrong friends in their life when they are young.”

The driver said he was “a changed man”. He is now married and has been working for First Bus as “a professional driver”.He said he is working long shifts and wants the flexibility offered by being a taxi driver. Mr Monsaf also said he has no points on his driving licence.

 

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