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Jail sentence for test impersonator

  • Balbir Singh was paid to take tests for other people
  • DSA welcomes sentence
  • 03 September 2010

    Brother and sister jailed for conspiracy over theory tests

    • Couple in ‘family business’ • Shopping list of tests covered • Four candidates also in court

    20 August 2010

    Major road safety milestone as driving test clocks up 75 years of success

    The British driving test marks three-quarters of a century of helping keep people safe on the road when it turns 75 on Tuesday 1 June.

    29 May 2010

    Leicester’s Welford Road test centre to close

    • Review of service • Alternative facilities • More cost effective estate

    31 March 2010

    New safety requirements for motorcyclists and lorry and bus drivers

    Measures to improve skills and safety for new motorcycle riders, drivers of lorries and buses and new drivers who want to tow medium sized trailers were confirmed today by the Department for Transport (DfT) in conjunction with the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) and Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA).

    29 March 2010

    Trefniadau newydd ar gyfer profion yn ardal Y Barri

    • Adolygu’r gwasanaeth • Adnoddau gwahanol • Lleoliad mwy cost-effeithiol

    23 March 2010

    New test centre for Wrexham

    • Improved facilities • Reduction in running costs • Improved parking facilities

    23 March 2010

    New arrangements for testing for the Barry area

    • Review of service • Alternative facilities • More cost effective estate

    23 March 2010

    Bus, coach and lorry drivers now have latest Driver CPC information at their finger-tips

    • New website targeted specifically at bus, coach and lorry drivers • Visit direct.gov.uk/drivercpc for information on Driver CPC

    18 March 2010

    Taxi testing in York

    • Test for new taxi drivers • Examiners’ new roles • Road safety initiative

    18 March 2010

    Driving Standards Agency wins e-Government award

    • DSA wins e-Government award • Award for ‘working in partnership’

    21 January 2010

    Wisbech driving test centre to close

    • Review of service • Better facilities for customers • More cost effective

    06 January 2010

    Driving test cheats given jail sentences

    • Fraudsters made money by taking people’s driving tests for them • Pair are believed to have impersonated 43 candidates • DSA welcomes prison sentences

    15 December 2009

    New test centre for Sunderland - media invitation

    • Improved facilities • Reduction in running costs • Improved parking facilities

    15 December 2009

    Taxi testing in Worthing

    • Test for new taxi drivers • Examiners’ new roles • Road safety initiative

    15 December 2009