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Learner drivers across the UK should make sure their instructor is legitimate.

This is the message from the Driving Standards Agency's Fraud & Integrity Team (DSA FIT), which stated that it is currently investigating over 400 different incidents of fraudulent activity.

It may be that motorists who fall victim to such criminal activity find that their driving skills are underdeveloped - potentially risking an accident in the future.

Furthermore, this could mean that they end up paying more for their car insurance policies, all because they did not check that their teacher was legitimate.

"If illegal instructors are on our roads they have not passed the agency's rigorous three part test to ensure that they are meeting the highest standards of safety. This puts all our lives at risk," said Michelle Moston from DSA FIT.

This comes as the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph has reported that driving instructors in the region recently protested the closure of a local test centre with a go-slow convoy through the area.