The RAC is warning learner drivers to avoid booking overpriced tests through unofficial websites.
The breakdown specialists said those wanting to beat the four-and-a-half month wait for practical driving tests are being sucked into a “black market” offering slots at more than three times the official price.
A driving test through the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) is £62, but research by the RAC has found some sites are reselling tests for up to £195.
But it’s not just money that learner drivers need to be concerned about.
Freelance journalist Lara Olszowska paid £169 for a black market test to try to pass her practical test before her theory ran out.
She told the RAC that after giving her details – including driving licence number, theory certificate number and home address – the company used them to book 52 tests under her name.
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