A man has been jailed for 33 months after admitting 26 charges including impersonating learner drivers.

Simarjit Singh, 25, also denied 27 of the 53 charges, including one in Watford, on August 6, 2020, and these were ordered to lie on file.

At the Watford theory test centre, he allegedly had another person’s provisional licence and impersonated that person who “was required to submit themselves to a driving theory test in order to obtain a licence authorising the driving of motor vehicles”.

He was also accused of possession of an article for use in fraud and fraud by false representation in other centres across the country between 2019 and 2021, and admitted to multiple charges of each.

Singh, of Selan Gardens, Hayes, is currently in prison after being sentenced by Worcester Crown Court on April 13.

According to the Crown Prosecution Service, when a case is ordered to lie on file it means there is no verdict so proceedings are not formally terminated. There can be no further proceedings against the defendant on those matters without permission from the crown court or the Court of Appeal.

It is often done with charges where convictions for remaining offences would have no significant impact on the overall sentence.