Faith Taylor convicted after giving cops fake name following driving offence

An unlicensed woman, who gave police her friend’s name after failing to give way to oncoming traffic, later said “I’m just f***ing with youse” when checks were conducted.

An unlicensed 20-year-old woman, who gave police her friend’s name after she failed to give way to oncoming traffic, later said “I’m just f***ing with youse” when checks were conducted.

The Plumpton woman pleaded guilty to drive never licensed, not giving way when entering a roundabout and driver state false name before Penrith Local Court on February 3.

Faith Grace Taylor outside Penrith court

About 5:25pm on December 30 last year Taylor was driving north on Zoe Place, Mt Druitt, in a bronze Toyota Corolla.

She approached a roundabout and indicated right to turn onto Luxford Road.

Police, travelling in an unmarked vehicle, on Luxford Road saw that Taylor failed to give way to oncoming traffic, the court heard.

Police hit their brakes to avoid a collision with Taylor’s car.

They activated their lights and siren, pulling Taylor over along Luxford Road.

Faith Grace Taylor outside Penrith Local Court after receiving convictions and a fine.

Police approached Taylor’s car and asked for her license details to which she replied “I have nothing on me. I can give you my name. It’s Iyanka Williams” and gave a date of birth in 1998, according to court documents.

Police could not find that name on the system and returned to request a physical form of identification.

Taylor then said “I’m just f***ing with youse, that‘s not my name. My name is Faith Grace-Taylor. I don’t have a license. That’s my friend’s name, she has her P’s.”

Police checked that she was, indeed, Faith Taylor and asked if she’d ever held a license.

She replied: “No, I haven’t. I haven’t even got my L’s”.

Police issued a court attendance notice to Taylor who said “ … I know I am in the wrong”.

On February 3, Magistrate David O‘Neil gave the young woman a chance to get legal advice but she said “I did it, I’d rather deal with it today”.

The police prosecutor revealed that Taylor was on a CCO for other matters which Taylor confirmed saying “I’m on three years parole, one of my CCOs finished earlier this month”.

Faith Taylor was convicted for drive never licensed, not give way to vehicle when entering roundabout and driver state false name or home address and fined $850.