Driving test cheating soars as candidates turn to Bluetooth headsets and impersonators

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

Driving test cheating has skyrocketed almost 50% with offenders using everything from hidden phones to Bluetooth headsets — and after learning to drive myself I can see why

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

Driving test cheat attempts soar 47% in a year - The DVSA attributed the increase in recorded cases to a combination of more ...
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Cheating the system: nearly 3,000 driving test cheats caught in 2025

Nearly 3,000 people were caught cheating on theory and practical driving tests in 2025, a massive increase on the previous ...
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Driving test cheating explodes with impersonators, hidden phones and bluetooth headsets employed

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 ...

Driving test cheating soars as wannabe motorists caught using Bluetooth headsets

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

Surge in learners trying to cheat in driving tests

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

The bizarre ways learners are cheating on driving tests as cases spike

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

Driving test cheating up 47% in Great Britain, prompting road safety concerns

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