Cheating on any type of exam or test is quite misleading, but cheating on a driving theory test is not only illegal, but can have devastating consequences on public safety and the well-being of motorists and passengers on the road .
Reported in Leicestershire Live, asylum seeker Reza Reyhani, an Iranian national, was sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for 18 months, and ordered to pay £200 costs after being discovered in the motorcade of a Bluetooth device during his theoretical driving test.
The asylum seeker had inserted a Bluetooth device into his ear while wearing headphones during the theoretical driving test, the use of which may be permitted by people who have difficulty speaking and understanding English . Reyhani, whose first language is not English, conducted his theoretical driving test while questions and answers were transmitted to him via his Bluetooth headset by a third party. Staff at Leicester’s Rutland Center became suspicious of the asylum seeker’s behavior and eventually asked him to remove his headphones, before the Bluetooth device hidden in his ear fell to the floor.
But the Iranian national, who has been residing in the UK for 4 years after obtaining an exceptional permit to remain in the country, is apparently not the only learner to have been caught cheating on his driving theory test, as some 1,522 people were investigated for cheating. during the theoretical exam in 2018/2019, with those caught lying being fined or even imprisoned.
Talat Arab, a 39-year-old learner driver, was sentenced to six months in prison for possession of an article with intent to commit fraud, after he was found with a Bluetooth device to cheat on his driving theory test.
It is illegal to cheat during a driving test or theory test. Those caught cheating face a fine, being required to do unpaid work and even imprisonment. Although being sent to prison for cheating on a test may seem a bit harsh, cheating on a driving or theory test can have negative repercussions, with an untrained driver behind the wheel posing a danger to other motorists and passengers on the road. .
Cheating on a driving theory test is not only dishonest, but also reckless: knowingly getting behind the wheel of a vehicle without acquiring the skills and knowledge necessary to drive selfishly puts others at risk. We hope the arrested person learned their lesson: cheating never pays off and the only way to be a good driver is to find the right driving instructor to teach you the right way to drive when you take the road.
