Innocent Briton arrested and detained for 16 hours after bungling DVLA handed him someone else's ban

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Innocent Briton arrested and detained for 16 hours after bungling DVLA handed him someone else's ban.

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A 47-year-old father was arrested, endured 16 hours locked in a police cell, then was forced off the road for four months after a clerical error wrongly recorded him as a banned driver.Andrew Lees, an IT consultant from Sale, Greater Manchester, was arrested while driving his wife's Kia near their home when police checks incorrectly flagged that he was disqualified.The driving offences that triggered the ban were not his, and had been mistakenly added to his DVLA record.Mr Lees, who had no prior court history, tried repeatedly to resolve the error before his arrest - with no luck.

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TRENDING Stories Videos Your Say The blunder came as a result of the Single Justice Procedure, a system where magistrates convict drivers for minor motoring offences in fast-track hearings held behind closed doors without legal representation.In November 2025, a DVLA letter told Mr Lees he had been banned at Carlisle Magistrates' Court after building up 19 penalty points on his licence.The offences were...

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