North London man charged after hiring imposter to take driving theory test

A man from north London has been charged after hiring an imposter to take his driving theory test.

Drilon Hasaj was sentenced at Highbury Magistrates’ Court to 12 months of community service and a fine of £1,563.

The 30-year-old was captured in the incriminating exchange by CCTV cameras at the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) in Uxbridge.

According to the footage, Hasaj gave his provisional license to an unnamed individual hired through Instagram, with the DVSA’s counter-fraud team revealing foul play.

The test is an essential part of acquiring a driver’s license in the UK. It includes a series of multiple-choice questions and a section for hazard perception.

via Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency on YouTube

Hasaj told the court he arranged for the impostor to sit his exam after “exchanging a couple of messages” on social media.

Prosecuted in August 2025, Hasaj later admitted to the fraud charges against him.

Ghulam Sohail, Hasan’s solicitor, said his client deserved an exemption from community work. This was partly based on claims that Hasaj “generally doesn’t have criminal inclination”.

Sohail also argued his client pleaded guilty at the earliest convenience, with three years having elapsed since the offence took place.

Drilon Hasaj via SWNS

While presiding justice and magistrates of the court maintained the seriousness of the offence, Hasaj avoided the court order for 150 hours of unpaid community work.

After being deemed the “main breadwinner of [his] family”, the judge sentenced Hasaj to 15 rehabilitation activity days – a much lower sentence than initially expected after the prosecution cited the seriousness of the crime.

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With similar incidents on the rise in recent years, more road safety initiatives are coming into effect. A 2023 Road Justice Report highlighted the shockingly low sentencing received by perpetrators of violent road crimes.

The organisation behind the report– All-Party Parliamentary Group for Cycling & Walking (APPGCW) – alongside many other campaign initiatives across the UK, advocates for the resolution of the imbalance between action and consequence, to achieve justice on the road.

On the other hand, cases of driving license fraud are becoming increasingly common.

Aaron Kumar of Cambridge Street, Leicester, was sentenced to one year and 10 months in prison after admitting to six counts of fraud by false representation, the Intelligent Instructor reported. The man was charged after taking driving theory tests for other people.

Fraudulent attempts to pass UK driver’s license exams are at an all-time high: In 2023 alone, over 1,300 cases of driving test fraud were investigated by the DVSA.