Sheniz Ahmet used sister’s name, ID when police caught her driving suspended in Caroline Springs

It might have worked getting into bars underage, but a Melbourne glamour’s attempt to use her sister’s licence after being pulled over didn’t fool police.

A young woman “kicking goals” in her professional life didn’t have her kicking shoes with her — or a valid licence — when she tried to pass herself off as her sister to police.

Sheniz Ahmet, of Burnside, was slapped with a large fine in the Sunshine Magistrates’ Court after pleading guilty to providing a false name to police and driving while suspended last year.

Police intercepted the 25-year-old driving along Caroline Springs Blvd about 11.30pm September 9.

Sheniz Ahmet, 25 pleaded guilty in Sunshine Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday. Picture: Supplied

The car was registered to Ahmet, an RMIT graduate student, who at the time was suspended from driving for six months.

When asked to produce her driver’s licence, she claimed she didn’t have it in the car and asked if she could provide a photo of it instead.

She then provided police with an image of a driver’s licence — actually her sister’s — who quickly found her details did not match those on the licence and informed her it was an offence to state a false name.

Police then saw a handbag in the driver’s footwell, with Ahmet eventually producing her suspended licence.

Her car was impounded and later retrieved after paying a $932 fee.

Ahmet was fined $2000 after pleading guilty at Sunshine Magistrates ‘Court, but no conviction was recorded.

Ahmet’s lawyer told Magistrate Cecily Hollingworth that Ahmet was unwell at the time of the incident and was driving to the chemist.

He said she was not of sound judgment and the offending was not sophisticated, she simply panicked after being pulled over and the ruse was “destined to fail”.

He noted she was otherwise of good character and “kicking goals” in her personal and professional life after graduating from RMIT and working full-time.

Magistrate Hollingworth commented on the similarity between the girls and said that using her sister’s ID may have worked when she was underage but it was a serious matter as an adult.

“In future, you could be charged with perverting the course of justice, and you should keep that in mind next time,” Magistrate Hollingworth said.

Ahmet pleaded guilty and was fined $2000.

No conviction was recorded and no order was made on her licence.