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Driving Instructors Caught Selling Test Login Details for Profit

12/6/2025

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A BBC investigation finds driving instructors in Great Britain pay kickbacks of up to £250 monthly to sell login details to touts.
Touts book tests in bulk and resell them for up to £500, delaying bookings while some touts continue.
The outgoing head of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency was informed in February.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced rule changes to restrict learner test bookings starting next spring.

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A BBC investigation finds driving instructors in Great Britain pay kickbacks of up to £250 monthly to sell login details to touts.
Touts book tests in bulk and resell them for up to £500, delaying bookings while some touts continue.
The outgoing head of the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency was informed in February.
Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander announced rule changes to restrict learner test bookings starting next spring.