2nd April 2022
A British national escapes a prison sentence when her new UK licence is recognised as legal.
In a case that was recently heard in the French courts, a British national was being prosecuted for an offence committed in July 2019 of driving without a licence, driving under the influence of alcohol, insulting a person holding public authority and aggravated violence.
She was acquitted of all offences bar driving without a licence as the court refused to recognise a new UK licence she had obtained when her previous licence had been invalidated in France due to complete loss of points. The decision of the local tribunal was later confirmed in the court of appeal.