AN UBER driver who was caught plying for trade during TRNSMT festival has been suspended.

Glasgow licensing chiefs decided to suspend Abdul Majid for six weeks despite his claims he was helping two lost men find their hotel.

Council enforcement officers found private hire driver Mr Majid “in the midst of a discussion with two young males” near to the ­festival, held at Glasgow Green, on July 12.

When the males got into the car, the officers approached the driver and asked to see his Uber booking for the trip.

However, he admitted the planned journey hadn’t gone through the company’s booking office.

He said he was charging the men £15 to take them into the city ­centre.

In a later interview with the council’s taxi and private hire unit, Mr Majid said he had been flagged down by the men as they were lost and claimed he had tried to give them directions to their hotel.

He said he offered to give them a lift to their hotel and they were “grateful”.

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Mr Majid was summoned to a hearing in front of the city’s licensing committee following a complaint from the council’s executive director of neighbourhoods and sustainability.

However, he wasn’t present as the councillors ruled to suspend his licence.

Plying for trade is taking an unbooked journey for payment, which invalidates the driver’s insurance policy.

Nicola McLean, who also failed to attend her hearing, has been suspended for the unexpired portion of her private hire car licence after she failed to comply with its ­conditions.

She was required to replace her vehicle due to its age but had not done so. A council officer said they had sent her a letter and tried to call on a number of occasions but had received no response.

They had been told the vehicle had been in a road traffic collision last year.

Mohammed Azizi was given a ­severe warning for failing to ­comply with the conditions of his private hire car licence.

A report had been submitted to the council’s enforcement team ­explaining how Mr Azizi’s ­vehicle had been seen without the appropriate signage and with tinted ­windows.

An inspection found he had ­tinted film on his windows, which is not permitted.

A council officer told the licensing committee that Mr Azizi had been “adamant” he would not remove the film. However, he later agreed to remove it.

Mr Azizi said he was planning to sell the car and didn’t wish to damage it. “I’m going to use another car for private hire from now on,” he added. “I made a mistake.”