A woman has been jailed for fraud after sitting practical and theoretical driving exams for hundreds more than a hundred people.
29-year-old Inderjeet Kaur from Britain pleaded guilty to fraud after she was caught completing driving exams in the name of other people.
According to the court documents, Kaur sat some 150 exams, both theoretical and practical ones, between 2018 and 2020.
Her scheme spanned across the country and involved ‘clients’ from London, Birmingham, Swansea, and Carmarthen among others.
As it happens, the young lady was only caught after two years when the staff at test centers recognized her and realized they’d seen her taking the exams before.
After being charged with running a fraudulent scheme, Kaur pleaded guilty and was sentenced to eight months in prison.
Meanwhile, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency announced that all drivers who passed exams with the help of Kaur’s services will have their driving licenses revoked.
“The crimes Kaur committed put innocent road users at risk by allowing unskilled and dangerous motorists to have seemingly legitimate licenses,” Detective Chief Inspector Steven Maloney said as he slammed the woman for putting other people in danger with her actions.
“Safety on our roads has always been a priority and arresting those that flaunt the law ensures that we can keep unqualified drivers off the road.”
He added: “By working with the DVSA, this complex criminal investigation highlighted the extent of Kaur’s offending which was purely out of greed.”
Weighing in on the crimes committed was also DVSA head of regulatory services Caroline Hicks who insisted it is the agency’s duty to “protect everyone from unsafe drivers and vehicles.”
“Driving and theory tests exist to help ensure people have the correct knowledge, skills and attitude to drive on our roads,” she said.
“Circumventing the tests puts lives in danger, we have methods in place to detect test fraud and will come down hard on the people involved.
“This includes canceling test passes that have been gained fraudulently.”
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