Sydney man escapes jail time despite having one of the worst driving records in Aussie history

A serial bad driver who has lost more than 600 demerit points has escaped jail time after fronting court over further driving offences.

Kevin Jones is also known as Samed Jaderi, or Sam Vandi, but one thing is for certain - he has one of the worst driving records in Australia's history.

We first met the Iranian national back in 2020, when we confronted him over losing more than 600 demerit points - adding up to $75,000 in fines.

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A Current Affair understands the 28-year-old has played the repeat traffic offenders game.

He was initially handed a New South Wales provisional drivers' licence in December 2011 because he held a Iranian driver's licence.

His terrible driving record runs over eight pages, including repeated disqualifications.

At one stage he even managed to obtain a Victorian driver's licence, which expires in 2032.

But his driving privileges in New South Wales have been cancelled because of excess demerit points.

Retired commander of the New South Wales Traffic and Highway Patrol Mick Corboy said disqualified, suspended and cancelled drivers were overrepresented in fatal crashes.

"To see these people that constantly flout the laws and get up points and even keep driving after they've been to court a number of times," he said.

"[It's] very frustrating for the police and it's something the police take very seriously."

Fast forward four years and we found Jones once again taking up valuable court time, appearing in Liverpool Court, in south-western Sydney.

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Jones fronted court on charges of driving while disqualified and stealing a Volkswagen Golf, which had been loaned to him by a friend.

His lawyer told the magistrate the case hads "convoluted history" and that Jones had completed a traffic offenders program.

Magistrate Andrew Miller said Jones' prospects of rehabilitation were "somewhat guarded at this stage".

"We are going around in circles and nothing is being finalised ... this case has a tortured history," he said.

Miller convicted Jones over the car theft and fined him $750, but instead of a jail sentence Jones was put on a community corrections order for 18 months.

For driving while disqualified Jones was fined $600 and was disqualified from driving for three months.

It is understood he plans to appeal the charges.

Jones will also return to court in November for a two-day hearing, where he will appeal a Revenue New South Wales refusal to withdraw a penalty notice.

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