It was determined that on May 23, 2026, police officers in the Mažeikiai district noticed an electric vehicle driving in the middle of the road and maneuvering. When the driver was stopped, there was a smell of alcohol from him, his eyes were red, and his speech was slurred.
The first breathalyzer test showed 1.97 per mille, the second – 1.91 per mille intoxication, details are provided in the Telšiai District Court report.
G. V. himself admitted in court that he drove while intoxicated, but claimed he did not know that a driver’s license was required to drive such a vehicle and that it had to be registered. The man stated that he has not had a driver’s license since around 2000–2002.
According to him, the seller presented the vehicle as one that does not require registration, insurance, or a driver’s license.
Similar circumstances were stated in court by the vehicle owner.
She explained that she bought the car a year ago because she was convinced that a driver’s license was not required to drive it and it did not need to be registered.
According to the owner, this was explained to her when selling the vehicle.
The owner was convinced that a driver’s license was not required to drive this car and it did not need to be registered.
However, the court found that the FL-08 is not an electric micromobility vehicle. Although the vehicle’s power was 1 kW and the maximum speed was 25 km/h, it had four seats. For this reason, it did not meet the definition of an electric micromobility vehicle. According to its technical parameters, the FL-08 met the definition of a light quadricycle, and light quadricycles are considered motor vehicles.
The court concluded that G. V. drove an unregistered motor vehicle – a light quadricycle FL-08 – while intoxicated, with a measured blood alcohol level of 1.91 per mille. By these actions, he committed a criminal offense under Article 281¹, Part 1 of the Criminal Code of the Republic of Lithuania.
The court sentenced G. V. to 30 days of arrest, but considering his confession and the fact that the case was examined in an expedited procedure with a shortened evidence examination, the sentence was reduced by one third – to 20 days of arrest. The execution of the sentence was postponed for four months. During this period, the convicted person is required to work or be registered with the Employment Service, participate in a behavior correction program, and abstain from alcohol.
The verdict is not final. It can be appealed within 20 days from the date of announcement to the Šiauliai Regional Court through the Telšiai District Court Mažeikiai branch.
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