Taxi driver in trouble for lending his car, licence

abu dhabi — A taxi driver is in trouble for lending his car and driving licence to another person to work for him so he doesn’t miss out on his daily targets.

The Abu Dhabi Criminal Court of First Instance heard that the Ugandan cabbie had given out his taxi car and the driving licence to another driver, also a cabbie, whose car had apparently been taken away from him by the company because of some work issues.

Besides using another person’s driving licence to drive a car, exchanging cars without the permission of their company is also not allowed, according to the law.

Prosecutors charged the first driver with negligence as he gave out the company’s car to another person without permission. The second driver was charged with impersonation as he presented his colleague’s licence to the police to convince them that the taxi belonged to him.

The traffic police caught the impersonating driver in Khalidiya area in December last year when the cab allegedly blocked traffic after

I gave him my licence to present it to company officials in case they found him with my car, but not to show it to the traffic police.” The Driver

the driver had a long argument with a passenger. When the police asked for his driving licence, the driver, also Ugandan, gave one that belonged to the owner of the cab.

The police arrested the man after noticing that the licence he presented did not belong to him.

In court, the first cabbie admitted he had given his car to his colleague because he was sick and never wanted to miss out on his targets. But he denied giving him his licence to use it. “I gave him my licence to present it to company officials in case they found him with my car, but not to show it to the traffic police,” said the driver.

The second man admitted to driving the friend’s car and said he presented the driving licence to the police by mistake.

ismail@khaleejtimes.com