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Man who crashed into scaffolding admits driving while disqualified

News imageBBC Blue car with back windscreen smashed in. There are recovery men in hi-vis clothes nearbyBBC
The car collided with scaffolding in Hanover Street

A man whose car crashed into scaffolding in Edinburgh city centre has pleaded guilty to driving while disqualified.

At Edinburgh Sheriff Court Durgesh Chaware had not guilty pleas accepted to two other charges of driving without insurance and driving without a licence.

He was fined £400 and banned from driving for 12 months.

Hanover Street and Queen Street were shut and diversions set up following the incident which happened at about 14:20 on Friday.

The 33-year-old's blue Peugeot 107 Urban was pictured at the scene with a smashed rear windscreen.

News imageSmashed glass all over the pavement beneath scaffolding. There are yellow cones in the foreground.
Police said the scaffolding had become insecure