A taxi driver who bought a fraudulent driver's licence and was issued 60 traffic tickets was on Friday ordered to pay $40,000 after he pleaded guilty to several forgery related charges in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.

Errol Williams, whose fake licence was discovered when he went to the Traffic Court in July, appeared before Senior Magistrate Judith Pusey.

Williams was fined $10,000 or six months each for false declaration, forgery and uttering forged documents and $5,000 or six months each for two counts of possession of forged documents.

A no order ruling was made on charges of conspiracy to deceive, seven counts of possession of false documents and seven counts of uttering forged documents.

The facts in the case are that Williams went to the Traffic Court and presented documents, along with a driver's licence, in order to collect his vehicle that had been previously seized by the police. But it was found out that the licence was fake and he was arrested.

The investigator had also told the court that Williams presented the licence, which he bought for $15,000, to the police on several occasions.

It was also discovered that he could not read, the police said.

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