More and more road users are making illegal arrangements with the law and are trying to escape the consequences of bad behavior by practicing the use of fakes, fake driver's licenses, fake point recovery courses or even false declaration.
These practices often encouraged by social networks are obviously not without consequences.
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1. Driving with a false licence: driving a vehicle without holding the driving license corresponding to the category of the vehicle in question while using a false or falsified driving license is punishable by 5 years' imprisonment and fine of 75,000 euros.
Among the other penalties incurred, the compulsory confiscation of the vehicle can be pronounced by the judge.
2. Falsely designating a driver: following an offense without arrest, the unscrupulous road user may be tempted to make a bad report in order to avoid accountability for the facts.
The denunciation, made by any means and directed against a specific person, of a fact which is likely to lead to legal or administrative sanctions which are known to be totally or partially inaccurate, is punishable by 5 years' imprisonment and 45,000 euro fine.
3. Performing a fake internship: participating in a fake road safety internship, that is to say without being present at the session, to recover effortlessly from attendance 4 points on your driving license, can fall under the scope of the use of forgery punishable by 5 years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.
4. False plate: the use of false plates is punishable by 5 years in prison, a fine of 3,750 euros, a withdrawal of 6 points, a suspension of the driver's license for three years and confiscation of the vehicle.
The penalties are increased if the false license plate matches that of a third party.
