A learner driver was on course to pass her test – until the instructor’s uninsured car was stopped by police.
The learner and examiner were pulled over during a driving test in Tile Cross, east Birmingham, on Saturday.
The learner driver was told her driving was actually fine….but the car, belonging to her instructor, wasn’t.
West Midlands Police checked the car and found that as well as being uninsured it also had no MoT certificate.
The force’s road policing unit said the student would have passed the test had it not been interrupted, as no mistakes had been recorded.
The driving test was cancelled and the police seized the car.
The police said the student had not completed the minimum time needed to have passed the test.
The driving examiner and student were taken back to the test centre, where the driving instructor was questioned by police.
The learner driver had not made any minor faults during the test.The driving instructor who owned the car was taken to her vehicle where she was told it would be seized and that she would be reported.
The 46-year-old admitted knowing the car was not insured but denied knowing the car had no MoT, said police.
Police seized the car and took the driving instructor’s badge.
She was reported to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency and will need to provide valid insurance and MoT documents to police at a later date.
The learner driver had paid £15 extra on top of the standard £62 to sit the test on a Saturday – having already paid the additional £23 to sit the separate required diving theory test.
Police confirmed that as this was a road test, the examiner and student had committed no offence adding “instructor waiting back at test centre commits the offences.”
When asked by @DeanCharlson Will she get reported as the driver? they replied: No, just the instructor under the circumstances.
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