Last November I mentioned a driving instructor who had been measured at twice the legal alcohol limit while conducting a lesson. Well, here’s another instructor who chose a more creative way of throwing away all the hard work getting a green badge in the first place.
Andrew Paton from Aberdeenshire claimed he needed to get to a toilet urgently. He appears to have been about 3-4 miles away from his chosen lavatory location when he was observed undertaking a car, braking sharply, then passing a police patrol at 86mph. He accelerated up to 120mph at one point. Police commented:
This is a ‘professional’ driver that should have known better.
Note the use of inverted commas around the word “professional”. Ironically, the area this occurred in is extremely rural, and it happened last April – so the trees would have had some leaves for cover. He could have stopped in any one of a number places if he was that desperate.
Bearing in mind he was apparently clocked at 86mph and then 120mph by police, he denied these charges – precisely why is a mystery.
He was disqualified for two years and fined £350. A great way to end a career – assuming that the DSA removes him from the Register.