Experts blamed persistently long waits for practical tests while the DVSA blamed better detection.

The number of learner drivers caught cheating in their driving tests has skyrocketed in the UK as candidates face long waiting times.

Driving test cheat attempts soar 47% in a year - The DVSA attributed the increase in recorded cases to a combination of more ...

Thousands of people were caught trying to cheat on their driving tests last year, the DVSA says - with a hidden Bluetooth ...

The bizarre ways learners are cheating on driving tests as cases spike - Cheating increased by 47 per cent in 2025 ...

In total, 96 people were prosecuted for either impersonating someone in an exam or trying to cheat. A court heard in June 2025 that a man had impersonated other learner drivers as many as 12 times at ...

Nearly 3,000 people were caught cheating on theory and practical driving tests in 2025, a massive increase on the previous ...

Surge in learners trying to cheat in driving tests - Cheating methods include using wireless earphones connected to a hidden ...

Cheating in driving tests rose nearly 50% in 2025 with scammers using methods such as Bluetooth headsets and even ...

DVSA says increase to 2,844 recorded cases in year to end of September is down to more cheating and better detection ...

Britain sees spike in driving test cheating - ...