BEFF NEWS: German pensioner drove for 51 years without licence: police

BERLIN (AFP) – German police stopped a 79-year-old man for veering into the wrong lane in his car only to learn he had his driving licence withdrawn half a century ago, authorities said Wednesday.

Officers in the western city of Oberhausen asked to see his licence after the man steered into the oncoming lane while pulling into a grocery store car park.

The pensioner handed over his identity card and car registration but said he had lost the driving licence.

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2 Comments

  1. G
    October 21, 2011

    Mister worst than Geoffery de con man. But he was forced to pay his recently.

  2. August 13, 2010

    Sad situation

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