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Driving test touts offer instructors £250 monthly kickbacks

Touts exploit a 21-week backlog to resell driving test slots for up to £500, offering instructors monthly kickbacks of £100–£250, worsening access for learners, DVSA data shows.

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Touts use instructor login details to bulk-book tests and sell them at a huge mark-up, the BBC finds.

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Lib Dems call for probe into claims test touts are paying driving instructors

Block-booking is said to contribute to the large driving test backlog.

·London, United Kingdom
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BBC News broke the news in United Kingdom on Saturday, December 6, 2025.
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