Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many people were convicted for impersonating a candidate and taking the (a) written and (b) practical parts of the driving test for them in each of the last five years and by geographical area.

The majority of these types of investigation are instigated by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) and undertaken until such a time as it has evidence to support arrest and possible prosecution.

The attached table shows the:

• number of people convicted for using an impersonator to take a theory or practical test in each of the last five years and by geographical area
• number of people convicted for impersonating a candidate to take the theory or practical driving test in each of the last five years and by geographical area.