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| Man jailed for driving test fraud | Man jailed for driving test fraud |
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| An illegal immigrant who was paid £100 a time to sit driving exams for more than 100 people has been jailed for two years and told he will be deported. | |
| Police said Indian national Palwinder Singh Johal was part of Britain's biggest driving test fraud. | Police said Indian national Palwinder Singh Johal was part of Britain's biggest driving test fraud. |
| The 24-year-old, of Warwick Crescent, Hayes, Middlesex, was caught in Oxford where he had been sitting the theory part of the test. | The 24-year-old, of Warwick Crescent, Hayes, Middlesex, was caught in Oxford where he had been sitting the theory part of the test. |
| He was jailed at Oxford Crown Court on Friday after admitting fraud. | |
| Johal pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to obtain goods by deception and two counts of fraud by abuse of position. | Johal pleaded guilty to one count of attempting to obtain goods by deception and two counts of fraud by abuse of position. |
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| After the sentencing, Insp Jim Strachan, of Thames Valley Police, said: "We believe this scam runs into hundreds of impersonations. | |
| "Johal has pleaded guilty to 21 impersonation tests but we believe that's the tip of the iceberg." | |
| Johal took tests for people across the south of England and the West Midlands and operated from a gang base in Slough, Berkshire. | |
| The Driving Standards Agency said it was now trying to track down the people who Johal had impersonated. |
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