A Transport for London worker and her brother are facing prison after helping mini-cab drivers cheat to pass their private hire license test. University graduate Cindy Ughanze, 28, was employed by the Topographical Assessment Department of TfL and sold the information to struggling applicants seeking a private hire vehicle licence (PHVL). All drivers wishing to ferry passengers around London must acquire a private hire license and to do so they must pass a topographical assessment which tests their map-reading skills. Prosecutor Shannon Revel said: 'Applicants must show they have a working knowledge of the geography of London and the sealed test results are taken to TfL. Those drivers have been permanently banned by TfL from applying for a PHVL, but not prosecuted, despite participating in the fraud.

Source: Daily Mail March 29, 2021 14:16 UTC