Details have come to light of a serial speeder who led Irish police on a merry chase.
By the time he was finally collared in 2007, the Polish driver had been stopped and entered into the Garda's 'Pulse' records system more than 50 times.
But with each new speeding ticket or parking offence, Prawo Jazdy gave the police a different address, successfully throwing them off his trail.
However, the slippery customer's game was finally up in June 2007, when a sharp-eyed officer in the Garda traffic division saw through his alias.
"Prawo Jazdy is actually the Polish for driving licence and not the first and surname on the licence," the Garda traffic officer explained in a letter.
"Having noticed this I decided to check on Pulse and see how many members have made this mistake.
"It is quite embarrassing to see that the system has created Prawo Jazdy as a person with over 50 identities."
The Irish Times explains that the Republic uses a booklet-type license, but that in 2004 Poland moved to a credit card license similar to that used in the UK.
The Garda confirmed to the paper that this had led to some Polish driving licences being misread - though it was not clear if drivers had actually misled officers. It added that the problem had now been resolved.
