Teenager escapes driving ban after obtaining insurance with false details

Teenager escapes driving ban after obtaining insurance with false details

Hotel worker Catalin Adrian Belculgeanu (18) was ordered to complete 50 hours of community service, fined £200 and had his licence endorsed.

The Magistrate’s Court was told that he used the details of his girlfriend’s father when he completed the online form but said that the original intention was for the older man to teach him to drive.

Outlining the case, Centenier Amanda Wright said that on 12 June the defendant applied for insurance by filling out the Ross Gower online application form.

He gave a date of birth of 17 November 1975, completed a section where he stated that he had held a full Jersey licence since July 1994 and also said that he was married.

He came to the attention of honorary police when he was seen driving extremely slowly on La Neuve Route on 20 June. Officers stopped him as they were concerned about his welfare.

The court heard that he told police he had only been in the Island for two weeks and had only been driving for one week. The Centenier said that he produced insurance documentation on his mobile phone. However, he was in possession of a UK provisional driving licence and told officers that he held a full Romanian licence. He said that he was awaiting confirmation of additional categories on his licence.

Further inquiries were made and the defendant then admitted he did not actually have a Romanian driving licence. And inspection of the UK licence showed inconsistencies with some of the information given on the insurance documents.

As a result, he admitted charges of making a false statement to get insurance, driving without a valid licence and driving while uninsured.

Advocate Luke Sette, defending, said that Belculgeanu had now obtained a Jersey provisional licence and wanted to ensure he did things properly in the future.

In sentencing the first-time offender, Magistrate Bridget Shaw said: ‘You have come to a different country and you have lied to obtain an insurance certificate. As you did not have a licence, you shouldn’t have been driving at all.’

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