Driver sent a licence with a glaring mistake - so can you spot the obvious error?

  • A man has been sent a driver's licence he didn't order with a glaring mistake
  • Melbourne man Anthony Kilsby received the licence with mostly correct details
  • The licence shows a photo of an Asian woman instead of a photo of Mr Kilsby 

By BEN HILL FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

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A driver has been sent a licence he didn't order with an obvious and glaring mistake.

Anthony Kilsby from Geelong received the licence in his letterbox with all his correct details on it, apart from one.

The licence doesn't have a photo of Mr Kilsby, but instead shows the face of an Asian woman.

Geelong man Anthony Kilsby (left) received the licence in his letterbox with all his correct details on it, apart from one.

Geelong man Anthony Kilsby (left) received the licence in his letterbox with all his correct details on it, apart from one.

The licence doesn't have a photo of Mr Kilsby, but instead shows the face of an Asian woman

The licence doesn't have a photo of Mr Kilsby, but instead shows the face of an Asian woman

Mr Kilsby took to Twitter and asked VicRoads, who sent him the licence, to explain.

'I'm a 36-year-old Caucasian male with dreadlocks and did not request a new licence,' he posted.

'Can you explain this one to me VicRoads?'

Mr Kilsby told 3AW the licence looks exactly like his apart from the photo.

'I'm male, 6'3', got about a foot and a half of blondey-brown dreadlocks and blue eyes,' he said.

He said he attempted to contact VicRoads on Wednesday to discuss the incorrect licence but took to Twitter after he was on hold for too long.

'I eventually heard back from them but just to say they'd look into it.'

VicRoads replied to Mr Kilsby's tweet, saying it 'looks like there's a case of mistaken identity'.

Melbourne man Anthony Kilsby received the licence in his letterbox with all his correct details on it, apart from one

VicRoads replied to Mr Kilsby's tweet, saying it 'looks like there's a case of mistaken identity'

VicRoads executive director, registration and licensing David Shelton said they have apologised to both Mr Kilsby and the woman pictured.

'As a result of a processing error at one of our customer service centres, an incorrect photo was matched to the wrong customer's file.

'We have spoken to both customers to apologise and have reviewed their files to ensure they are matched with the correct photos and taken action to ensure this doesn't happen again.' 

 

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