Driving tests: Which centres have the shortest waiting lists in London? There are several reasons why the wait time for driving tests is so long, from a pandemic backlog to industrial strikes Evening Standard · Mar 18, 2025
Learner drivers will need to give more notice to cancel tests The Government hopes the change will ease the backlog of driving test slots. Evening Standard · Mar 17, 2025
Why a Tesla With 150,000 Miles Could Be the Best Used Car Purchase You Ever Make High-mileage Teslas are defying expectations, proving EVs are built to last. Could a 150,000-mile Tesla be your smartest used car buy? International Business Times UK · Feb 21, 2025
Office working ‘the one thing that driving examiners can’t do’, says minister Concerns have been raised about driving test waiting times. Evening Standard · Jan 13, 2025
New driving test rules to come into force for 2025 announced by DVSA The DVSA has revealed a its plan to cut waiting times for driving tests The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2024
How long is the waiting list for a driving test in London? The pandemic had a big part to play for the large backlog of driving tests Evening Standard · Dec 19, 2024
Hundreds of new examiners to be recruited to reduce driving test wait times The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has announced a seven-point plan to tackle long waits The Independent UK · Dec 18, 2024
Training hundreds more examiners among measures to cut driving test waits The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has announced a seven-point plan to tackle long waits. Evening Standard · Dec 18, 2024
Scammers target desperate learner drivers with fast-track tests as wait times reach six months Experts warn paying for driving tests on social media can expose personal details to scammers The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2024
Don’t book expensive driving tests through reseller sites, warns RAC Learners trying to beat backlog can pay up to £195 with brokers who buy up slots and sell them on, according to motoring organisation The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2024
DVSA issues parking scam warning as fake texts are sent to UK drivers The DVSA says scammers have been threatening drivers with fine in fake texts The Independent UK · Sep 25, 2024
Scam alert: New text message targets drivers with fake parking ticket The DVSA has told drivers there is one big clue that the messages are a scam Evening Standard · Sep 24, 2024
‘They have you over a barrel’: how scammers, touts and bots took over driving tests It can take you six months to get a driving test in England – unless you’re willing to pay a middleman up to £350. What’s behind this black market? And is there any way to avoid it? The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2024
Warning to holidaymakers that they could face £300 fine for overpacking their car this summer Overpacking by 15 per cent more than the weight limit can lead to the maximum fine The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2024 UK driving tests delayed by up to five months at more than 100 centres Data shows would-be drivers waiting an average of 17.8 weeks from booking, up from six weeks before Covid
The National (Scotland) · Nov 15, 2023 More than 15 million drivers issued MOT warning If you are caught driving with an expired or invalid MOT certificate, you could be fined up to £1,000
The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2023 ‘An absolute mess’: learner drivers forced to buy tests on black market as companies block-book slots As brokers exploit the hunt for tests with an automated ‘bot’ system, many are paying extortionate fees to ditch their L-plates
The Independent UK · Jun 29, 2023 Man who impersonated at least 36 learners on driving tests faces 10 years in jail Singh, of Swansea, admitted the specific offences of impersonating genuine test candidates for payment at Person and Reed test centres
Manchester Evening News · Jun 29, 2023 Fraudster who charged learner drivers £1,500 a time to take DVSA driving theory tests Satwinder Singh charged at least 36 learner drivers to take their theory tests at centres across the country including Manchester
Daily Mirror · Jun 29, 2023 Serial fraudster charged up to £1,500 to take driving theory tests for learner drivers Satwinder Singh, 34, could face ten years behind bars when he is sentenced for taking theory driving tests for at least 36 non-English speakers over a four year period
Wales Online · Jun 29, 2023 Serial fraudster took driving theory tests for people across the country He charged people £1,500 a time to take their tests and sat at least 36
Manchester Evening News · Jun 14, 2023 DVSA issues strike update for learner drivers who have tests booked People with tests booked had previously been warned that strike action could have an impact this month
Manchester Evening News · Jun 8, 2023 DVSA issues warning to learner drivers ahead of June strike Five days of strike action could see tests cancelled this month
Manchester Evening News · Jun 1, 2023 Dad-to-be JAILED after long-running fraud at driving test centre - and told police he'd committed more crimes than they knew about Olivier Yolo agreed to fraudulently take theory tests for cash after 'struggling with the cost of living crisis'
Manchester Evening News · Apr 27, 2023 DVSA issues warning to learner drivers ahead of nationwide examiner's strike Some people may see their driving tests cancelled this week due to strike action