{"id":49267,"date":"2023-09-05T17:51:14","date_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highwaytale.com\/?p=49267"},"modified":"2023-09-05T17:51:14","modified_gmt":"2023-09-05T17:51:14","slug":"driving-test-booking-chaos-huge-waiting-lists-play-into-the-hands-of-fraudsters-bots-and-touts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highwaytale.com\/car-reviews\/driving-test-booking-chaos-huge-waiting-lists-play-into-the-hands-of-fraudsters-bots-and-touts\/","title":{"rendered":"Driving test booking chaos: huge waiting lists play into the hands of fraudsters, bots and touts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crooks and chancers are making a packet out of the failing UK driving test system, and its learner drivers who are paying the price<\/h2>\n


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Brokers flogging driving tests to driving schools like ticket touts are still scalping learner drivers, months after Auto Express and other media outlets highlighted the problem.<\/p>\n

We highlighted the issue of computer bots hijacking the DVSA driving test booking platform, along with a raft of other scams and schemes used by crooked individuals to make money from the woeful provision of test opportunities, which continue to cause problems and extra costs from learners desperate to take their driving tests and secure a driving licence.\u00a0<\/p>\n