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A man was sentenced today at Stoke Crown Court for pretending to be an approved driving instructor and in the process conning thousands of pounds from various learner drives.

The man advertised his illegal driving lesson service form his wife’s hairdressing salon, his vehicle speared genuine with a a top box on his car and controls inside his.  He coned candidates into believing he was a qualified driving instructor.

The fraudulent activieties of the illegal driving instructor were investgated by the Plolice and the DSA which eventualy lead to his arrest in May 2008.

Judge Paul Glenn sentenced the man to six months in prison, suspended for 18 months after he pleased guilty, he was also banned from driving.

If you think that your driving instructor may be teaching you illegally then you can contact the DSA Fraud & Integrity Team on 02920 581155 or  integrity.team@dsa.gsi.gov.uk

Aviva the company that owns Norwich Union has sold the British School of Motoring (BSM), the largest national driving school, the sale comes as Aviva reviews ots non-core businesses.

BSM including all of its subsidiaries, which are reported to have assets of £36m have been bought by the German company Arques Industries.

Chad Kroeger the lead singer Nickelback was caught dunk and driving in 2006 and was then charged with driving under the influance in 2008.

The lead singers blood alcohol content was found to be nearly double the legal limit when police pulled him over, he was pulled over after he was seen driving his Lamborghini at around 100 miles per hour.

He was given a one year ban from driving and fined, however the singer appealed against the conviction ,  claiming that his rights had been violated by the arresting officer who was said forced the star to blow in his face because he could smell alcohol on his breath.by

However, since the singer launching his appeal, a similar case has been abandoned by the Appeal Court, which in turn rendered his case obsolete.