A New South Wales man has lost his licence and incurred $7000 in fines due to the actions of a driver in Victoria.
An image attached to one of the offences showed what appeared to be a woman behind the wheel of a car.
“I haven’t been to Victoria in the last five years and I haven’t driven a car in Victoria in the last five years,” Ross told host Ben Fordham.
Fordham questioned whether Ross had “flowing long hair” as seen on the driver in the image, to which he replied: “I don’t, unfortunately. It’s short hair.”
Ross, whose licence has been consequently suspended, has faced an uphill battle trying to clear the offences from his name.
He has spoken to several government departments in both states – like Service NSW and Vic Roads – and submitted a statutory declaration, police report, request of an extension and a nomination statement.
But he said his efforts have been to no avail.
“I’ve tried to highlight that I’m a male and she is a female but it’s still ongoing,” Ross said.
“It’s a very convoluted process.
“When someone assumes your identity in a fraudulent manner, it’s no easy feat kind of getting it back.”
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Fordham, who said the situation was “unbelievable”, promised to step in and solve the matter for Ross within 24 hours.
“We’ll talk this time tomorrow,” he said.