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A driving test failure was jailed after travelling to the city in a bid to cheat his way to a pass.

Ahmad Moustafa, 33, roused suspicions when he took the theory test nearly 150 miles from home, a court heard.

He was spotted with a Bluetooth device in his left ear which could have been linked to a mobile phone, said Olivia McGinn, prosecuting for the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency.

But test centre staff are not allowed to search candidates and Moustafa denied that he had a phone.

"It is a way of cheating. There is a voiceover on the computer with test questions. Someone can hear and provide the correct answer," said Miss McGinn.

Staff cancelled the test being carried out by Moustafa, who lives in Park Road, Guildford, Surrey. He was sent to prison for 16 weeks after admitting having the device for use in fraud on October 5, 2017.

District Judge Leo Pyle told Moustafa: "I can't overlook the risk to the public. There was a system of licensing you sought to circumvent.

"You came all the way from Guildford to take the theory test in Nottingham. No doubt with those actions, you thought you could dupe the invigilators.

"You would be a potential danger to road users," said the judge. He imposed a one-year driving ban on Moustafa which will begin when he is released from prison on licence in with weeks.

Ran Johal, mitigating, said that Moustafa has now passed the test "legitimately" after several failures. He needed to drive because he is a tailor who has just set up dry cleaning business.

Moustafa had never been in trouble before and came to the UK in 2013 "to work and provide a decent quality of life for his family."

Mr Johal added: "He is under no illusion about the seriousness of the offence. He is genuinely sorry."

A probation report said: "He accepts responsibility and was desperate to pass the test to help his business as a dry cleaner and a tailor."

As he was being led to the cells, Moustafa's court interpreter said: "His vehicle is parked outside."

The judge said: "That is something he will have to sort out."