A woman who sat over 100 driving tests for other people has been jailed.
Inderjeet Kaur offered to take both theory and practical driving tests on behalf of candidates who struggled with the English language.
The 29-year-old from Llanelli admitted to sitting in the region of 150 different tests for other people between 2018 and 2020.
She was jailed for eight months at Swansea Crown Court.
YorkshireLive reported that the court heard Kaur had committed the offences throughout England and Wales, including in Swansea, Carmarthen, Birmingham and around London.
Staff at the centres where Kaur was sitting tests became suspicious that she was impersonating other candidates and, following a referral from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, an investigation was launched by detectives in South Wales.
They found Kaur was offering services to test applicants who had difficulty with the English language.
Detective chief inspector Steven Maloney, who led the investigation, said: “The crimes Kaur committed circumvent the driving test process and, in turn, puts innocent road users at risk, by allowing unskilled and dangerous motorists to have seemingly legitimate licences.
“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.
“By working with the DVSA, this complex criminal investigation highlighted the extent of Kaur’s offending which was purely out of greed.
“Kaur’s offending has now been halted, and she has now been brought to justice, and we welcome the sentence imposed by the courts.
“Frauds such as these pose significant risks to the general public and I urge any members of the public with information on such crimes to report them to the police.”
Caroline Hicks, from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency, added: “DVSA’s priority is 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.
“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 cancelling test passes that have been gained fraudulently.”
