A 28-year-old man has been jailed after he was found to be taking driving theory tests for other people.
Aaron Kumar, previously of Oadby, Leicester, admitted six counts of fraud by false representation when he appeared at Northampton Crown Court.
The offences took place from 2021 to 2024 across the country – from Corby and Northampton, to Derby, Grantham, Wolverhampton and Sutton Coldfield.
Kumar would charge his clients £250 plus expenses and was finally caught on January 15, 2024, when staff at Corby’s Driving and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) centre recognised him and called police.
When officers arrived, he was busy completing the test and when asked whether he had given his real name, he said yes, before quickly admitting his real identity when challenged.
He was arrested and subsequently charged with six offences, and after pleading guilty at an earlier court hearing, he appeared at Northampton Crown Court on February 21, where he was sentenced to one year and ten months in prison.
Investigating officer PC Harry Cory said: “I am pleased that Aaron Kumar has been jailed as it goes to show that economic crime does not pay and that you will eventually be caught and brought to justice.
“I hope he reflects on his actions during his time in prison in order to make better choices when he is out.
“The people paying Kumar to take these tests should be ashamed of themselves. The driving theory test exists for a reason and to try and pay your way out of taking one is disgraceful. Driving is a privilege which is earnt through both a theory and practical test and no one should be able to skip out on either.”
2025.3.11 Neighbour from hell ‘terrorised’ Shirebrook residents with abuse, intimidation and harrassment
The victims first reported Kyle Scott to police in March 2023 after an incident in which he shouted obscenities at their children
A Shirebrook man ‘terrorised’ his neighbours with abuse, intimidation and harrassment. The victims first reported Kyle Scott to police in March 2023 after an incident in which he shouted obscenities at their children as theyh played in the garden of their home in Scarlett Way.
What happened next left their home feeling ‘like a prison’, they said. Scott was initially given a fixed penalty notice, but his behaviour continued to escalate.
Officers received reports about Scott on multiple occasions throughout 2023 and 2024 – including incidents where he banged on the neighbours’ walls, filmed them, shouted abuse, swore at them and threatened to kill them. He also punched their front door so hard that it cracked the doorbell.
Despite being arrested, Scott did not stop, He repeatedly broke bail conditions not to approach or contact the victims.
On June 2, 2024 Scott’s offending spiralled further. On seeing his neighbour go out to their bins, he shouted from a window that he would burn down their house while the family were inside and ‘watch you die’.
Following this incident Scott once again breached bail conditions imposed by the court and was charged. He was further charged with harassment in October 2024 after an incident in which he’d banged on the walls of the victim’s salon which was joined to her home, screaming and swearing at her through the video doorbell and frightening her clients.
Scott, of Scarlett Way, was arrested on suspicion of harassment and duly charged. He was also charged with criminal damage after he spread his faeces round a police cell following his arrest.
The 22-year-old admitted criminal damage and was found guilty of harassment following a trial. He was sentenced to 27 months in prison and handed a 10-year restraining order in respect of his victims at Derby Crown Court on February 21.
In a victim impact statement one of the victims describing Scott’s offences said: “Our home which should be our sanctuary, often feels like a prison. It has become increasingly difficult to even step into our garden or take a moment outside, knowing that we may face the abusive shouting and harassing behaviour from him.
“The intimidation that we experience has turned into a distressing obsession directed at me mainly, but has included all family members, friends and clients. It feels as if we have lost our sense of security.”
PC Jake Stone, officer in the case said: “Kyle Scott was intent on terrorising his neighbours and had no intention of stopping. Despite repeated police intervention and numerous arrests, his behaviour continued to escalate leaving his victims in a constant state of fear and distress.
“His actions not only impacted their home life, but their business too. No-one should be made to feel like a prisoner in their home and be in genuine fear for their family’s safety.
“I hope that this sentence and the restraining order imposed against Scott allows them the time and peace they need to rebuild their lives.”
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