How a driver was hit with thousands of dollar in traffic fines and almost disqualified from driving despite claiming he was never behind the wheel
- Man almost loses licence for fines he wasn’t responsible for
- Claims fines were in his name after his licence was stolen
A man who received thousands of fines and almost had his licence disqualified claimed he wasn’t the driver attracting multiple fines in a range of vehicles.
The father from Liverpool in Sydney‘s west, Amanpreet Singh, said a series of fines started to rack up after his wallet with his driver’s licence were stolen from his car late last year.
When Mr Singh, 35, requested photos attached to each of the fines, one appeared to show a Caucasian man with a tattoo on his right arm, neither of which can be used to describe Mr Singh.
He believes his licence was being used to falsely nominate him as the guilty driver, leading to about $1,800 worth of fines and his demerit points ballooning from 3 to 22.
Mr Singh sent Revenue NSW, an arm of the NSW Government that follow up with overdue fines, as much evidence as he could muster.
This included a history of his Uber rides that shows him in completely different places at the time of the fines and photos of himself to compare against the man photographed in the fines.
However, Mr Singh claims Revenue NSW have been investigating the matter since January and received no updates.
‘We are happy that they are doing do the investigation (sic),’ Mr Singh’s wife, Jaspinder, told A Current Affair.
‘But at least don’t suspend his licence until this is clarified.’
His licence was to be suspended from April 15 ‘for five months’, bringing his job as a driver for Uber to a grinding halt.
However, he decided to opt into a 12-month good behaviour bond that would allow him to keep driving but would have his licence disqualified if another fine was claimed in his name.
‘We are not doing anything but still we are suffering and no one (will) listen,’ he told A Current Affair.
The father from Liverpool, in Sydney’s west, Amanpreet Singh (pictured) said a series of fines started to rack up after his wallet and driver’s licence were stolen from his car
Photos attached to the fines appear to show a Caucasian man with a tattoo on his right arm (pictured) neither of which can be used to describe Mr Singh
According to A Current Affair, the fines were removed within a couple hours of the show approaching Revenue NSW for comment.
‘Revenue NSW has contacted the customer and resolved the matter related to the allocation of an offence,’ a statement from Revenue NSW reads.
‘To protect customer privacy, Revenue NSW does not publicly comment on the specifics of individual circumstances.
‘However, customers can nominate another driver if they have received a fine or overdue fine notice and were not driving the vehicle at the time of the offence, or if the vehicle was sold before the date of the offence.
‘Making a false nomination is a serious offence. If motorists provide false or misleading information, they may receive additional fines and restrictions to their driver licence.
‘If a person believes they have been incorrectly nominated for a fine Revenue NSW will investigate the claim. The person challenging the nomination of a fine will need to provide evidence to support their claim.’
