A reckless motorist who swapped seats with a passenger as they sped down a motorway in a social media stunt now owns a driving school.

Osman Omar, 29, from Manchester, grinned and laughed as he changed positions with his friend in a Snapchat video that went viral.

Mr Omar, a father-of-two, runs Suja Driving School in Stretford, which promises on its website to make pupils 'safer motorists for life'.

Osman Omar, 29, from Manchester, grinned and laughed as he changed positions with his friend in a Snapchat video that went viral

As the clip begins, a voice off-camera says: 'Yo. You know the car is moving, innit? This guy's looking to swap seats with him'

He told MailOnline: 'I'm now 29 and a father of two kids so I would never ever do that now.

'I didn't know that I was going to become an instructor at the time the video was filmed.'

As the clip begins, a voice off-camera says: 'Yo. You know the car is moving, innit? This guy's looking to swap seats with him.'

The front seat passenger is then seen to reach over and keep the wheel steady while Mr Omar, who is holding a mobile phone, clambers into the back seat.

Mr Omar, who is now in the back seat holds onto the wheel with his right hand and a mobile phone in his left hand, while the front passenger also holds the wheel with one hand.

The front seat passenger, who has not been identified, then climbs over the gear stick into the driving seat and takes over.

The front seat passenger is then seen to reach over and keep the wheel steady while Mr Omar, who is holding a mobile phone, clambers into the back seat

The front seat passenger is then seen to reach over and keep the wheel steady while Mr Omar, who is holding a mobile phone, clambers into the back seat

You can hear the cameraman say: 'Yous are takin' the p***, for f*** sake'.

The camera then turns towards the back passenger, who filmed the dangerous stunt, who shakes his head and laughs

The video ends with two of the men in the back of the car smiling to the camera with the message 'They swapped seats with a moving car omg'.

The footage was viewed more than 7,000 times in 24 hours.

Mr Omar insists the video was filmed 'ten years ago' and is no longer relevant. He says he works in the office at his driving school.

He added: ‘It was filmed about ten years ago before I was even an instructor.

You can hear the cameraman say: 'Yous are takin' the p***, for f*** sake'

Mr Omar insists the video was filmed 'ten years ago' and is no longer relevant. Pictured: The Suja Driving School website

'We are a very successful driving school, one of the most successful ones in Manchester.'

Mike Bristow, spokesman for road safety charity Brake, told The Sun, which first reported Mr Omar's identity: 'This type of idiotic and dangerous behaviour could have resulted in a devastating loss of life.

'If this person is a driving instructor then he's clearly unfit for that role.

Greater Manchester Police are investigating.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency said Mr Omar could be struck off their register if convicted.