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    German cop on the beat 22 years without driving licence

    AFP – Fri, 27 Jan, 2012
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    A policeman from the former communist East Germany has been doing the rounds in his squad car for 22 years without a valid driving licence, a police spokesman told AFP 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 licence 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 licence."

    The officer in question faces a fine and a demotion.

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    • BEANS
      BEANS  •  29 days ago
      Obviously he didnt have any accidents or tickets for 22 years, seems a valid license is really not necessary , considering the beginnings of his driving experiences in the Russian sector. Leave him alone.
    • OncleWillie
      OncleWillie  •  29 days ago
      Seems that his police agency is at fault. Didn't they ask him for a drivers license when he transferred to his new job 22 years ago? Doesn't his department have regular checks for valid drivers licenses? It seems a tad harsh to demote him when it sounds like the personnel department is at fault.
    • Gary Gilmore Jr
      Gary Gilmore Jr  •  29 days ago
      In my opinion, licenses aren't all that important. Even without a license for 22 years, this cop could be the best driver in the world. Contrast that to me. I've had a marriage license for 22 years and STILL have no clue what I'm doing....
    • .
      .  •  29 days ago
      In those 22 years, it never occurred to his department to make sure that all of its officers had valid driver's licenses?
    • OldDan
      OldDan  •  29 days ago
      And your reward for turning yourself in is demotion and a fine.
      Really pays to be honest doesn't it. LOL
    • Edward
      Edward  •  29 days ago
      "The officer in question faces a fine and a demotion."......Driving for 22 years without an issue? I think he should be 'Promoted' NOT 'Demoted'!
    • James
      James  •  Springfield, United States  •  29 days ago
      22 years with out incident. He should be there instructor.
    • Marvin Martian
      Marvin Martian  •  28 days ago
      A fine and a demotion for what: not meeting some administrative requirement? Screw that! If he didn't cause any accidents or incidents, just make him get the freaking license, you bureaucratic pinheads!
    • Buster Deekatt
      Buster Deekatt  •  Chesaning, United States  •  29 days ago
      WOW!! it costs close to $2,000 to get a drivers license in Germany ?
      How often must they renew it ?
    • MrMister
      MrMister  •  28 days ago
      License - we don't need no stinking license - -
    • rippie dave
      rippie dave  •  Woburn, United States  •  28 days ago
      get him a lawnboy tractor to do his rounds and he's good to go!
    • Rat Racer
      Rat Racer  •  29 days ago
      Its just a bureaucratic violation. No body got hurt or cheated.
    • Al B Taken V
      Al B Taken V  •  29 days ago
      That must be the cop who pulled me over in Germany for driving too slow on the autobahn. I handed him my Library card by accident. So he wrote me a ticket for reading too slow.
    • Garr Obo
      Garr Obo  •  Warren, United States  •  28 days ago
      A fine and demotion? They ought to give him a medal.
    • gofer
      gofer  •  Branson, United States  •  28 days ago
      I don't think anybody should have to have one!
    • Alpha Kenny Body
      Alpha Kenny Body  •  28 days ago
      Und zat ist chust inzane!!
    • David
      David  •  28 days ago
      Must have been from the Keystone Division.
    • Dave
      Dave  •  29 days ago
      "Licence? Isnt it on the back of the car man?" Thank you Cheech and Chong.
    • James Thompson
      James Thompson  •  Livonia, United States  •  29 days ago
      How often does one hear about a police officer being pulled over, anyway? I think the standard motto is, We enforce laws, we do not obey them!
    • marine
      marine  •  Jersey Shore, United States  •  29 days ago
      Well, we have a congress that's a bunch of smacked #$%$ nit-wits.
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