And finally… out of the frying pan and into the jail

Police pulled the 23-year-old over on Friday and asked for his name. He replied with the fake name.

However, his plan failed after it transpired the man whose name he supplied was wanted for breaching bail conditions.

The police said that because they do not take fingerprints of people who are found breaching their bail conditions they had no idea the man was not the person he claimed to be.

He appeared in court under the false name but officials at Ngawha Prison realised he was an impostor and he now faces charges of giving false details, driving while disqualified and perverting the course of justice.

A new law in the United Arab Emirates could see people who swear online being fined up to Dh250,000 (£43,500) or, if they are expatriates, being deported.

News website Emirates247 explains that the law was reiterated by the Federal Supreme Court after it overturned sentences of two inferior courts fining a man Dh3,000 for swearing at someone on WhatsApp.

It added: “The court supported an appeal by the prosecutor who argued that the sentence was too lenient and did not conform to the new laws that include a penalty of Dh250,000 or imprisonment for persons involved in online offences.”