German Cop on The Beat 22 Years Without Driving License
A policeman from the former communist East Germany has been doing the rounds in his squad car for 22 years without a valid driving license, a police spokesman told Agence France Presse on Friday.
The oversight was discovered when the officer, who has not been named, found he had to wear glasses and had to change his license which, it emerged, was valid only for tractors and motorbikes, said spokesman Bernard Wessner.
"The man was in the police force during the communist times when policemen did not necessarily do the rounds in a car," said Wessner. "After the Berlin Wall fell, no one noticed he didn't have a license."
The officer in question faces a fine and a demotion.
Source: Agence France Presse
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