On the evening of July 18, the driver of the vehicle was intercepted by gendarmes in the Alpes-Maritimes, to whom he assured that he was carrying friends. But the passengers expressed a completely different version…
On the evening of July 18 gendarmes of the Alpes-Maritimes intercepted a driver who claimed to be transporting friends. But the passengers delivered completely different versionwho sent the driver to court…
Version… contradicts
In Mandelieu-la-Napoule, gendarmes detained a Mercedes “with a badge VTC activity offer“. The driver initially told them that he was taking simple “friends”.
But three passengers, foreign nationality, quickly denied the version promoted by their driver. Indeed, they explained that they booked the ride through the Uber platform. for the amount of 16 euros.
Not the first
The men in blue then continued on their way. thorough checks : the person couldn’t imagine professional VTC card. The same goes for insurance professional civil liability. Finally, it was not registered in operator register.
However, according to the gendarmes, the driver refused to get in touch.”certain information relating to its activities“They were dealing with a repeat offender because he was already known on similar facts.
Placed in police custody
The driver was placed in police custody. Regarding the car that was lent to him by a family member so he could work as a driver for the summer, he was captured. The criminal will have to stand trial… just like the owner of the Mercedes!
On the sidelines of their publication, the gendarmes explain that they are increasing their rank “serious problem“this fight against illegal activities in the VTC sector: they are in increasea large number of tourists obliges.