 could use it. More than 4,5000 accounts were removed and bot protection was strengthened as part of the update. However, the DVSA said that some ADIs have now become involved in the resale market, as it is legal to sell tests on at a profit. Lauren Jones, from Brynmawr, South Wales , told The Mirror that she has tried to book a test every day for seven months without luck. She said: "I don't understand how it's legal to block book tests, or how they are doing it. "But they are block booking them and then selling them on for £300 a time. "That's because people are desperate to get driving tests booked in. They're paying three or four times the proper rate." Time is running out for Lauren as her theory test certificate only runs until September. If she doesn't get a practical test by then, she'll have to start the whole process again. She added: "I thought the lack o){kind=link}
DRIVERS have been given an urgent warning as prices for crucial tests have skyrocketed.
Learning to drive is a daunting task for many, but Covid backlogs and block booking scams have meant securing the final exams can be next to impossible.
The tests, which usually cost an average of £62, are being booked up and resold at whopping prices.
Facebook pages and resale sites are shipping slots on for as much as £450, leaving motorists in the lurch.
It is believed that dodgy dealers are using bots to get around the DVSA’s block on booking more than one test at once.