A woman has been jailed for impersonating 150 people in their practical and theory driving tests across the United Kingdom.
Inderjeet Kaur, 29, from Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, admitted to earning more than £28,250 ($31,218.40) by illegally sitting driving tests for applicants between 2018 and 2020.
As reported by BBC News, Swansea Crown Court heard that Kaur committed the offenses in areas throughout England and Wales; including Swansea, Carmarthen, Birmingham, and London.
She had already been detained for eight months for sitting the tests in four different cities and was ordered to pay $30,523 and court costs of $172 within three months, or face a 12-month jail term.
Kaur's ventures were stopped after staff at various test centers tipped off the police after they grew suspicious that she was impersonating other people.
Then a referral from the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) sparked an investigation by the Welsh organized crime team Tarian to look into the incidents.
It was discovered that the woman was taking advantage and offering services to people who had difficulty with the English language.
According to Wales Online, Detective Chief Inspector Steven Maloney, who led the investigation, suggested that Kaur's crimes were committed out of greed.
"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 licenses," Maloney stated.
"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," the detective continued.
"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," Maloney added.
Furthermore, Caroline Hicks, from the DVSA explained that the agency's priority is to "protect everyone from unsafe drivers and vehicles," and that driving tests exist to "help ensure people have the correct knowledge, skills, and attitude" to drive on 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 canceling test passes that have been gained fraudulently," she added.
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