On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 13:04:26 +0900, "mr.sumo.snr"
<llanelli14NOSPAM@yahoo.com> brought down from the Mount tablets
inscribed:

>It's ask a question of the masses 'coz someone I know has been a moron time
>again - we've had quite a few of these recently - let the insults fly!  They
>can't be any worse than the flaming I gave to two individuals in question
>last night.
>
>23-year English teacher stopped by the police last night on a 'failure to
>yield at a stop sign' was driving WITHOUT his international driver's permit
>(IDP).  He doesn't have one! He doesn't even have his UKland license with
>him (it's in the mail prior to applying for a Japanese license).  So he
>tells the coppers he DOES have an IDP and is told to go off to his apartment
>and bring it directly to the police station.  Forty minutes later he turns
>up without any license whatsoever.  Of course his Japanese boss is called
>(at about 11.30 last night) and they are both expected at the police station
>on Tuesday to explain the whole situation.
>
>At that time he SHOULD at least have his UKland drivers' license to show
>that he does have the ability to drive a car.  So anyone have any rough idea
>what sort of fines the guy is looking at? No alcohol was involved.  He was
>driving with his gaijin girlfriend who does have an IDP and whose car it was
>but she was flaked out after attending her school's sports day, so that's
>why he decided to drive.
>
>Do you think we're looking at a sacking-level offense here?

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罰則は1年以下の懲役又は３０万円以下の罰金、点数は１９点です。
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