Hidden cameras catch driving instructors cheating the system | Marketplace

Driving schools are supposed to teach new motorists the rules of the road. But CBC Marketplace reveals many are willing to cheat the system by selling beginner driver education certificates to students who’ve had no actual training — putting public safety at risk, according to the Auditor General of Ontario.

The certificates make drivers eligible for insurance discounts and a road test sooner. But for less than half the cost, some driving schools are offering to file fraudulent paperwork saying drivers have completed 40 hours of training, without taking a single lesson.

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00:49 - Undercover with a hidden camera

12:40 - How the fraudulent driving-school scheme works

18:50 - What will the provincial government and insurance companies do about it?

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[WheelsToThere]

More of his type of investigative reporting is where our tax dollars should go to. Good job Marketplace!

[MrKhO]

That driving instructor needs to have his licence revoked. Pure scammer behaviour

[EDBPVIDEO]

No wonder Brampton is notorious for its reputation.

[faithrusso-dias]

At a driving school in Brampton my sister went to, she saw a father secretly giving an instructor a wad of cash and he handed over a document. My sister reported it to the woman at the desk in which she stated if you have no proof theres nothing we can do, my sister said they could check the cameras and the woman laughed. Sick of living here!

[brooks]

No wonder there are so many terrible drivers.

[jaimieseejaimiedo]

He sat for an hour sent threats...and no one calls the police? Thats odd

[JohnSmith-ghtc]

Immigration is not diverse anymore. Accepting massive numbers from select countries where corruption and fraud is a normal way of conducting business makes it difficult for our society to overpower such trends.

[_multiverse_]

Welcome to India, Canada. I wonder how many of these scammers are actually citizens.

[r.]

Was the "Driving Instructor"charged with making threats, as well as the other illegal behaviour?

[dzkdcyo]

What a joke, I'm on the road all the time 90% of drivers don't know the rules of the road !

[BitZmbie]

I’m so tired of all this scam stuff. It’s out of control

[SilverSilence]

How hard is it to actually get the training and pass the road test anyway? What does citizenry meant to these people who cheated? An absolute insult to our society.

[chrisanthony]

The only reason why the transport ministry is refusing to meet is because he's definitely in on it and taking a cut

[irishpmntl]

Disgusting way of cheating the system.

[tdelli]

Absolutely disgraceful!! These people should be arrested.

[rvzjzub]

Judging by some of the drivers I see and the way they cut people off, tailgate and go through red lights this confirms what I suspected all along.

[Daniel-plbd]

The guy in the white Toyota should be arrested and go to jail right away !

[breakingtoys]

Finally! Thank CBC NEWS! You finally found the cause of this issue in Ontario. The road is filled with drivers causing so much road rage because they don’t know how to drive and it leads to accidents and deaths.

[zapbeeblebrox]

Funny how it's all foreigners who are selling these certificates.

[ebug-ohbm]

LOVE ALL THOSE drive trainer Canadian Accents 😂😂😂