An investigation has been launched by the DSA (Driving Standard Agency into phony driving instructors when suspicions were raised by DSA examiners at driving test centres in and around London. Many learners were shocked to discover that their instructors were not qualified.

One offender, Deekan Vig of Southgate was found guilty of three charges of fraud by misinterpretation. He made thousands by conning learners into believing he was an ADI (Approved Driving Instructor). However, he was caught out and given a suspended prison sentence on condition he carries out 100 hours of unpaid community service.

Mr Vig is not the only individual that has been caught and prosecuted. All suspected cases of illegal instruction are taken seriously and the DSA are working closely with the police. Illegal instructors are not only a danger to the learner but also to the general public.

Simon Bush of Britannia Driving School said: “All learners should check that their driving instructor is qualified. All qualified drivers will hold a pink or green badge containing a photo and an instructor number. Don’t be caught out!”

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For decades, Iran’s reverence of the British motor car was expressed in mass output of imitation Hillman Hunters, rebranded as the Peykan, before obsolescence caused production to be halted.

Now, an Iranian motor manufacturer is going several streets upmarket to pay homage to another classic UK make: the Rolls-Royce.

Aryaman Motors, a Tehran-based company specialising in reproducing classic cars, is marketing replica vehicles based on the original design of the earliest Rolls- Royce models.

The cars are hand-built from scratch to recreate the bodywork and hallmarks of models produced in Britain about 100 years ago.

Inside, they are fitted with modern specifications such as air conditioning, orthopaedic seats and even CD players, fridges and televisions if customers request them. Hi-tech soundproofing reduces the noise of the 2.5l engine.

Aryaman Motors began producing the cars after receiving an order from Saad Abad Palace museum in north Tehran for a remake of the 1919 Silver Ghost model once owned by Reza Shah, the monarch who ruled Iran for two decades until the second world war.