Rangers legend Ally McCoist says son lied to wife about being insured for car which hit pedestrian

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Rangers legend Ally McCoist has told a court how his son ‘lied’ to his ex-wife about being insured to drive a car which later struck a pedestrian.Ally, 60, told advocate Nick Ellis KC on Tuesday that he had repeatedly told 22-year-old Argyll throughout 2016 that he wasn’t legally entitled to drive an Audi A1 car.The Court of Session heard how the policy covering Argyll for the car had been cancelled in March 2016.

His insurers More Than learned that that Argyll had been “speeding dangerously”.Ally said he took a set of keys for the car from Argyll and repeatedly told him verbally that he wasn’t legally entitled to continue driving it.Ally also said he sent Argyll an email telling him that he couldn’t drive the car.The football commentator also told the court that he sent an email to his ex wife Allison telling her that his son couldn’t drive the car.The court heard how Ally had given the car to Argyll for his use it was kept at a house in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, where he stayed with his mum.But the court heard that Argyll later took the car and he was driving it when it struck pedestrian Stephan Murdoch in Bishopton, Renfrewshire, in December 2016.Mr Murdoch suffered a life changing brain injury after the accident.

Argyll later pleaded guilty in September 2018 to charges of driving without insurance and causing serious injury to Stephan by driving dangerously.On Tuesday, Mr Ellis asked Ally how Argyll was able to drive the car despite these measures.

Ally replied by saying that Argyll told Allison that he was covered.He added: “He didn’t tell his mother the truth and he told her he had insurance or had arranged insurance.”Describing Argyll’s actions with regard to his mother, Ally later said in evidence: “She’s been