Driver of stolen car pays dearly after case of road rage

An irate motorist called the police on Tuesday afternoon following a heated dispute with another driver near the capital following “dangerous” driving. Police, however, discovered far more serious crimes had been committed.

The incident occurred on Route de Thionville when the driver of a French registered car was reported by another motorist to have been “driving dangerously”. A dispute regarding the right of way then ensued.

The driver of the French car, a Peugeot, then allegedly screamed at the other car before speeding off.

Following the call by the angry motorist, police began searching for the vehicle and eventually discovered the Peugeot, unoccupied, at Aire de Berchem service station.

Before the driver returned, the vehicle officers received information from French police that the number plates had actually come from a car stolen a few months earlier in France.

When the driver returned to the Peugeot, police began an inspection and discovered that the driver didn't have insurance and presented a driving licence that had not been valid since 2014, as all points had been removed due to previous offences. In addition, the culprit was known to French authorities for various offences.

When questioned about the car, the man claimed it had been bought in the Netherlands and never registered in France.

The Peugeot was immediately seized and the offender was detained; his fate, and in which country, is yet to be determined.