'L' Of A Mistake As Learner Receives Full Driving Licence

[Arthur Little]

'L' driver, Sarah Robertson from Paignton failed her Practical Driving Test when she was twenty.

Athough she hadn't been "behind the wheel" in the 10 years since - the care worker recently decided to resume taking driving lessons.

Having mislaid her provisional licence meant she'd to apply for a replacement ... which, of course, she duly did.

Imagine Sarah's astonishment when last Friday, through the post, there came a full driving licence ... bearing her photo and signature!

So she immediately contacted the DVLA ... only to be informed that someone with her name and birth date had passed their test earlier. the same week. Coincidence? ... or what?


So Sarah went online to check if her name actually appeared on the database. And, sure enough ... ... it did!

Now - thanks to this young lady's truly commendable honesty - the DVLA claims to be conducting an investigation into how in error of such magnitude could possibly have occurred.

But I shudder to think of the consequences had such an IMPORTANT document fallen into the hands of a much less scrupulous person.

[Michael Parnham]

Over the years there could be many less scrupulous people received a full licence

[Arthur Little]

Over the years there could be many less scrupulous people received a full licence

's so, Michael.

Tbh ... this tale struck me as a bit "far~fetched" when I in yesterday's 'Metro'; for a start, I couldn't find a link with which to back it up. However, I played safe in transcribing it into my own words to avoid infringing copyright.

Anyroads ... ... why allow the facts to get in the way of a good story!