A FORMER professional boxer will have to wait until May to find out whether he will be granted a full taxi or private hire car driver’s licence.
Gary McArthur, of Onslow Road in Drumry, currently holds a temporary licence and was interviewed by West Dunbartonshire Council’s licensing committee on Wednesday, April 18.
The former British Masters lightweight champion boxer told the committee: “In the time I have been taxiing, which has now been five years, I haven’t had an issue with customers. I go above and beyond for them.”
Mr McArthur said he wanted a full licence because it was his desire to learn an “honest living”.
He added: “There’s no worse feeling in the world than being unemployed and not being able to provide for your family.”
“I’m just looking to get out and make an honest living.”
Mr McArthur has an outstanding matter with the court next month and Councillor Jonathan McColl, who chaired the meeting in Cllr Jim Finn’s absence, suggested continuing the matter until the committee’s next meeting on May 16.
The committee agreed.
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