Written questions

Driving Tests: Fraud

Commons · Question 50819 · Tabled 7 May 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 15 May 2025

Question

Asked by Ayoub Khan

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what estimate her Department has made of the cost to consumers from (a) fraud, (b) unfair trading and (c) unsafe goods in the secondary driving test market in each of the last five years.

Answer

Answered by Lilian Greenwood, 15 May 2025

It is not illegal to resell a practical driving test appointment. But to ensure fairness for everyone wanting to book a driving test, the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) continues to work hard to combat the unscrupulous practice of reselling te...