Unlicensed 17-year-old driver in Kayseri fined 335,000 lira after police chase

A 17-year-old driving a light commercial vehicle in Melikgazi, in Turkey’s Kayseri province, did not stop when police ordered him to.

He tried to get away, but officers caught him on Mehmet Özhaseki Boulevard in Becen.

Police said he did not have a driving licence, though he had a motorcycle licence.

He was fined 335,000 lira under the relevant traffic laws.

While signing the fine notice, he cried and said the money he had earned and saved for private tutoring would be gone.

The case shows the steep financial penalty imposed for driving without a licence in this incident.

The account gives no further details about any next steps.