Police stunned: taxi driver drove for 20 years without ever getting a license

Traffic police officers in the Jerusalem district arrested a 42-year-old taxi driver from Ma'ale Adumim, who was found to have been driving for 20 years without a license. The driver, who had been caught eight times previously for the same offense, was arrested again, and an indictment was filed against him with a request for detention until the end of proceedings.

Traffic police officers in the Jerusalem district arrested a 42-year-old taxi driver, a resident of Ma'ale Adumim, this week and discovered that he had been driving for 20 years without a driver's license. The driver worked as a taxi driver in his area of residence and even picked up customers in Jerusalem. An investigation revealed that in recent years he had been caught eight times for driving without a license, but he returned to the road each time. In the arrest footage, the driver can be seen pretending to look for a license among his documents, but a check in the police database showed that he had never obtained a license, even though he has owned a vehicle since 2007. The commander of the central unit in the Jerusalem traffic division, Chief Inspector Eli Matalov, said that the driver was arrested as he left the direction of Givat HaTahmoshet with the taxi. This time, it was decided to file an indictment against him and request detention until the end of proceedings to prevent him from returning to the road.