DVLA Sends Licence to Failed Driver

Tut tut, incompetence just continues to happen everywhere. I read a few minutes ago that a 19 year old barmaid from Upton-On-Severn was sent a full driving licence in the post, but she had failed her practical test a couple of weeks earlier.

So, if she hadn't been so honest and law-abiding, she could simply have jumped into her car and driven off, probably stalling a couple of times, perhaps hitting a wheelie bin or two on her way out of the cul-de-sac, and possibly mowing someone down in her giddy excitement at being presented with a licence she hadn't earned. OK, I admit, a bit exaggerated. She probably could have made it to the shops and back without any problems, but you see what I'm saying - due to the DVLA's error, someone who shouldn't have been driving could have gone out driving and could have caused some damage.

Apparently, the DVLA, once called by the teenager, simply asked for the licence to be returned. No apology, nothing. Oh dear.

And, continuing with the subject of incompetence, I just came across a site about "Super number pates". Special, numbered paste to spread on your pitta bread, or just another example of ineptitude? (I think you'll agree that it was the latter, and was actually referring to number plates!)