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(rare, usually non-native speakers' English) A person who has a driver's license but never drives.

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paper driver

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paper driver

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(rare, usually non-native speakers' English) A person who has a driver's license but never drives.

Japanese Meaning

免許証は持っているが、実際には運転をしない人。 / 運転免許を取得しているが、普段は運転に関わらない人。

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Even though she passed the driving test years ago, she's a paper driver who avoids getting behind the wheel.

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何年も前に運転免許を取ったのに、彼女は免許は持っているだけで実際には運転しません。

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(rare, usually non-native speakers' English) A person who has a driver's license but never drives.

But the average Japanese does not own a car (as an individual). I don't have the figures but someone told me that less than half of those of driving age do not own a car, moreso, of those who do have a license, a relatively small percentage of those with licenses own their own car, many are paper drivers.

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paper drivers

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