A pensioner didn’t think it was an issue to steer his car on the road for 50 years without a license but his luck has run its course when he was pulled over by the police.
Officers from the Derbyshire Police discovered the 69-year-old driver never stepped foot into a driving test center to get a driving license. He has been driving illegally for fifty years and has been deceitfully lying to insurance companies into saying that he had a license for five decades.
Despite the dishonest activity, he was bragging about the duration of the lies, which only got him into more trouble with the cops. The Derbyshire Roads Police Unit shared the senior’s story to their official Twitter account along with a picture of the vehicle.
In the caption, it read: “The driver of this vehicle has never passed a test despite being 69 years old and having been driving for over 50 years. He has systematically provided details to insurance companies indicating that he had a licence but the flaw in his dastardly plan was bragging.
“His long reign came to an abrupt end once we found out. Vehicle seized and driver reported for numerous offences.”
Paul Farley, of the Motor Insurers’ Bureau, commented: “Finally, brought a totally unacceptable reign to an end. The bit he was missing was had he been involved in a collision and we paid out on a claim, we would’ve come back to him for the total cost of that claim.”
People were blown away by his illegal driving flying under the radar for so long.
One user wrote: “It’s not a good look for the system, he’s managed to carry out his entire life without being caught before, even in today’s ANPR world he’s evaded the system for years. Sadly, this one may encourage other chancers as odds of being caught are low.”
While another added: “Probably a far better driver than many road users, he’s avoided the police for 50 years… the U.K. would benefit from having more drivers like this on the road!”
Source: https://twitter.com/DerbyshireRPU/status/1654917905916612608