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28 March 2024

Man caught using friend's driving licence

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By Eman Al Baik

An Azerbaijani was sentenced to three months in jail for using a driving licence of another person.

According to the records, FI, 31, was driving a car in the UAE even though he does not hold a UAE licence. When he was involved in a road accident, he presented his friend’s licence to the police officials.

Corporal Omar Abdullah testified: "I stepped towards the two cars involved in the accident and asked for their documents. One of the drivers pulled his licence out and handed it over to me. It was carrying the name SS. At the police station, we found out that the licence did not belong to this person.

When we confronted the driver, he admitted that the licence he had presented was his friend’s and that he does not hold a valid UAE licence.”

“I was driving a friend's car. As I was asked by the policeman to submit my driving licence, I presented that of my friend since I do not hold one,” admitted the manager, FI.