A routine traffic stop in northern Poland took an unexpected turn when police pulled over a Ukrainian driver only to find he was using a Soviet-era driving license.
Officers in the seaside city of Gdynia had spotted the 52-year-old driver going 33 km/h over the speed limit on Tuesday evening.
But when they pulled him over and asked for his documents, the man handed over a license issued by the now-defunct USSR.
Because his license was three decades past its expiration date, a court motion was also filed for driving without valid documents.
But when they pulled him over and asked for his documents, the man handed over a license issued by the now-defunct USSR.
Informing him that his retro paperwork was no longer valid as the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991, the officers then slapped him with an PLN 800 (€190) fine for speeding.ZATRZYMANY DO KONTROLI DROGOWEJ ZA PRZEKROCZENIE PRĘDKOŚCI 52-LATEK OKAZAŁ PRAWO JAZDY WYDANE PRZEZ ZSRR
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Because his license was three decades past its expiration date, a court motion was also filed for driving without valid documents.
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