A BUSINESSMAN has been warned he faces jail after he was caught driving while disqualified – as he delivered a wedding dress to a bride for her big day.


Adil Zafar, who runs a dry cleaning business in Bridge of Weir, ran out of fuel near Glasgow Airport as he tried to deliver the dress and had to leave his car in the middle of the road with the hazards on.


Police spotted the car and waited to see who had left it, noting Zafar returning with diesel. They ran checks and realised he was a disqualified driver, as he had been caught driving dangerously.


The details emerged when 31-year-old Zafar appeared in the dock at Paisley Sheriff Court.


Zafar, who represented himself during the hearing, pleaded guilty to a charge of driving while disqualified, but a charge of driving without insurance was dropped by the Crown.


Procurator fiscal depute Pamela Flynn told the court that Zafar came to the attention of police at St Andrew’s Parkway, Paisley, at around 6.30pm on June 17 this year.


She said: “Police officers attended Glasgow Airport in relation to another matter. There was a broken-down black Mercedes Vito in the inside lane with its hazard warning lights illuminated.


“They noted the car was registered to a dry cleaners in Bridge of Weir.”


Zafar then came walking along to his car, carrying a can of diesel.


Miss Flynn said: “He apologised for the car in the roadway and said he had driven from Bridge of Weir and ran out of fuel.


“He said he had recently started a dry cleaning business and was doing well and was working all day every day to try and keep up with the demand.


“He also said he was trying to deliver a wedding dress to a bride-to-be.”
Police checks revealed Zafar, of Glasgow, had been banned from the roads in January this year for dangerous driving.


Sheriff Colin Pettigrew called for background reports to be prepared ahead of sentencing and adjourned the case until next month.


He also slammed Zafar for his actions and warned him he could be jailed.
Sheriff Pettigrew told him: “The only conclusion I can come to, sir, is that court orders mean absolutely nothing to you.


“I’d be failing in my duty if I did not consider all appropriate disposals and that may include a sentence of imprisonment. It is that serious.”