Teenager admits using his mother's shared car account to book vehicle, got into accident

[DOBIEMKZ]

Teenager admits using his mother's shared car account to book vehicle, got into accident.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/teenager-admits-using-mothers-shared-tribecar-account-book-vehicle-accident-2413886

SINGAPORE: A 17-year-old boy who helped his mother book shared cars rented a vehicle for himself using her account, but got into an accident with a parked car.

The teenager, now 18, pleaded guilty on Tuesday (Jan 4) to three traffic-related charges and a fourth charge of unauthorised computer access. A fifth charge will be considered in sentencing.

He cannot be named as he was under 18 at the time of the offences and is protected under the Children and Young Persons Act.

The court heard that the teen frequently helped his mother to book cars from car-sharing mobile application Tribecar.

He did not have his own Tribecar account as he was underage, but he knew his mother's login details.

In March last year, he changed the login ID to his own email, so that his mother would be unaware if he made any bookings.

At about 10.30pm on Apr 6 last year, he decided to book a car for a joy ride the next day. He booked a Honda Stream and retrieved the vehicle from a multi-storey car park in Jurong West the next morning.

After driving for about one-and-a-half hours, he entered a petrol station in Woodlands and tried to park the vehicle.

However, he failed to keep a proper lookout ahead and collided with a parked vehicle in front of him. He apologised to the driver of the vehicle and exchanged numbers with him, but could not be contacted afterwards.

When the teen's mother found out that her son had driven the car, she informed Tribecar and paid S$500 as compensation for the damage caused.

The prosecutor said the teenager has no previous convictions and did not object to the calling for a probation suitability report.

In mitigation, the teen said he regretted all the decisions he made throughout "these matters".

"I hope you realise it was a very foolish thing to do," the judge told him, adding that it was a good thing no one was injured.

"I hope it's something you remember - never to break the law again," he said.

The judge called for a report assessing the teen's suitability for probation and adjourned sentencing to February.

 

[Watwheels]

Si ginnah!

[Picnic06-Biante15]

Can't wait to be 18 to get a licence .... 

[Windwaver]

If he's willing to change and not repeat the mistake, I think that might be a good thing for the teenager.

I have an ex-classmate that was a problem in his younger days but graduated top 3 in the faculty.

Should at least give people a 2nd chance.

 

[Tkseah]

The car that he buang can claim insurance?

[inlinesix]

7 minutes ago, Tkseah said:

The car that he buang can claim insurance?

Cannot

This is an illegal act

Edited January 5, 2022 by inlinesix

[Volvobrick]

Kudos to the mother to inform the rental company instead of sweeping under the carpet. 

Hope her son will not stray from the right path in future. 

[shrjun]

1 hour ago, inlinesix said:

Cannot

This is an illegal act

how convenient for the insurance fraudsters 🤣

[inlinesix]

1 minute ago, shrjun said:

how convenient for the insurance fraudsters 🤣

You ask G lo

Only 3rd party bodily injury 

[shrjun]

2 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

You ask G lo

Only 3rd party bodily injury 

Exactly.Might as well drive without insurance lol considering the loonies driving around drunk/without license , cyclists ...etc

[inlinesix]

Just now, shrjun said:

Exactly.Might as well drive without insurance lol considering the loonies driving around drunk/without license , cyclists ...etc

You try 1st

[shrjun]

9 minutes ago, inlinesix said:

You try 1st

so you think its absolutely fine for an insurance company to disengage itself from a driver who is caught doing illegal stuff.The innocent 3rd party gets  ' punished ' for being in wrong place wrong time ? It should be tied to the car right ? 

[inlinesix]

13 minutes ago, shrjun said:

so you think its absolutely fine for an insurance company to disengage itself from a driver who is caught doing illegal stuff.The innocent 3rd party gets  ' punished ' for being in wrong place wrong time ? It should be tied to the car right ? 

Unless the law is changed, innocent 3rd party can only LLST.

 

[Thaiyotakamli]

The app should use face ID detection before unlock the car to ensure its the same person who drives the car

[Jamesc]

If only he didn't get into an accident the he won't be caught!

[DOBIEMKZ]

2 minutes ago, Jamesc said:

If only he didn't get into an accident the he won't be caught!

This one didn't get into accident but don't know how he got caught leh.

Man admits using ex-girlfriend's father's particulars to rent car 15 times when he had no licence.

https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/man-ex-girlfriend-father-rent-car-shariot-licence-cheat-2393436

SINGAPORE: Although he had no driving licence, a young man kept obtaining vehicles to drive around, even taking a photo of a driving licence belonging to his ex-girlfriend's father.

He then used a photo of the licence to sign up for a Shariot car-rental account and rented vehicles on 15 occasions.

Brian Teo, now 20, admitted his multiple traffic-related offences in court on Tuesday (Dec 21). He pleaded guilty to six charges including driving without a Class 3 driving licence, driving without valid insurance and cheating by personation.

Another five charges will be considered in sentencing.

The court heard that Teo was at his ex-girlfriend's home in early October 2020 when he saw her father's NRIC in a transparent holder. 

He tried to memorise its particulars and later used what he remembered to create an account with car rental company Shariot. However, he could not successfully create the account as Shariot required a photo of a driving licence.

Teo then returned to his ex-girlfriend's house, took a picture of her father's driving licence and successfully registered for an account with Shariot.

Between Oct 11 and Oct 24 last year, Teo used his ex-girlfriend's father's name to cheat Shariot into providing him with vehicle rental services on 15 occasions.

That same month, he took his employer's van keys from a shelf in his boss' office. He used the keys to drive the van along Kim Keat Road towards Balestier Road on Feb 8 this year, even though he had no driving licence.

Separately, Teo also admitted opening a bank account in exchange for cash in May 2020. The account was used by a loan shark syndicate for about a month before being closed.

The prosecutor did not object to the calling of a probation suitability report as Teo is under 21 and does not have previous convictions.

The judge called for such a report and adjourned sentencing to February.

[Jellandross]

This may explain why I encounter so many clowns driving app-based rental cars on the road. They could easily be underage or boh license type since it's so easy to go joyride as there's no physical verification of driving license.

Edited January 5, 2022 by Jellandross

[Jamesc]

3 hours ago, DOBIEMKZ said:

Teo then returned to his ex-girlfriend's house, took a picture of her father's driving licence and successfully registered for an account with Shariot.

Between Oct 11 and Oct 24 last year, Teo used his ex-girlfriend's father's name to cheat Shariot into providing him with vehicle rental services on 15 occasions.

How come his ex-girlfriend keeps letting him into her house for him to take a picture of her father's driving licence?

Is it she was still his gf when he did these things and only after he was caught then broke up with him?

Its like we keep reading ex banker convicted of fraud.

Is it to save embarrassment of the bank

because he was a banker when he committed the fraud

and was sacked and only became an ex banker at the time of his sentencing?

Edited January 5, 2022 by Jamesc