{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/690b761a2f5fdede34367df1?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"INVESTIGATION: The black market for fake driving tests thriving in the UK","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1762358801766-152f8c5d-6949-4992-ab05-f7bd0545fc41.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Almost 700,000 people are waiting to book their driving test in the UK, a record backlog which is being exploited by scammers. Our reporter Emma Kirwan found victims across the UK have already paid out more than £134,000 this year trying to book slots which don’t exist. So, she tracked down a scammer and got him on the phone.</p><p><br></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today:</em><a href=\"http://thetimes.co.uk/thestory\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em> http://thetimes.com/thestory</em></a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Emma Kirwan, reporter, Times Radio.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Host:</strong> Manveen Rana.</p><p><strong>Producer: </strong>Olivia Case.</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Times Radio.</p><p><strong>Photo: </strong>Getty Images.</p><p><strong>Get in touch: </strong>thestory@thetimes.com</p>","author_name":"The Times"}