A teenager managed to lose his driver’s licence just 49 minutes after getting it, German police said.
The 18-year-old was returning from his successful driving test when officers in the town of Hemer checked his car with a laser speed gun.
He was clocked travelling almost twice the speed limit – at 95km/h (60mph) in a 50km/h (30mph) zone.
“Some things last forever – others not for an hour,” German police wrote in their statement.
The young man had four friends in the car with him, regional police in Märkischer Kreis said – and speculated that perhaps he was trying to impress with his driving skills. Read more
