A truck driver who tried to disguise his license plate with tape has been sentenced to one day of administrative arrest and stripped of his driving rights for a year. The incident at the entrance to Kazakhstan's capital was reported by infohub.kz.
According to the Astana Police Department, a Scania truck was stopped by officers on the Kokshetau–Astana highway as it entered the city. The driver had attempted to conceal the vehicle's license plate.
"An inspection found that individual characters on the license plate had been altered with tape, making identification difficult," the department said.
A court ruled that the driver be placed under administrative arrest for one day and banned from driving for one year.
"A state registration plate is a mandatory identifying feature of a vehicle. Concealing, altering or deliberately distorting it is unacceptable and entails liability under the law. Such actions not only show disregard for legal requirements but also hinder law enforcement efforts, including in detecting offenses and identifying vehicles," the department noted.