FOR THOSE OF you who drive, you know the importance of carrying your licence at all times.

For those of you with any ounce of sense, you know the importance of having a licence in the first place.

Chalk that lesson down to experience for one driver in Limerick.

Last night the driver was pulled over for driving with their fog lights on.

When asked for their licence and insurance, they presented these:

Limerick-Driver stopped driving w/fog lights at 1am.Fake licence,false ins. cert.Charged for those+drink driving pic.twitter.com/mZFhZ6Py2l
— An Garda Síochána (@GardaTraffic) September 25, 2015

An Garda Síochána / Twitter

Which didn’t fool gardaí, who arrested and charged the driver with drink driving as well as not having a licence or insurance.

They face a lengthy road ban if convicted.

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This driver tried to fool gardaí with a fake driver's licence - and failed

Read: Two more people have been arrested over the murder of a Sligo musician

Read: The curious case of the Fine Gael minister, the broken-down car and 214km garda dig-out

Making a difference

A mix of advertising and supporting contributions helps keep paywalls away from valuable information like this article. Over 5,000 readers like you have already stepped up and support us with a monthly payment or a once-off donation.