‘£850 to skip the queue’: how scammers are exploiting driving test delays

Waiting times for driving tests have averaged about 22 weeks across Great Britain this year. Photograph: onsuda/Getty Images

Criminals are cashing in on would-be drivers’ frustration over test delays by claiming they can help them skip queues and obtain licences without the need to do exams.

Fraudsters are asking for hundreds of pounds for what they say are legitimate licences, claiming they have staff inside the government testing and licensing bodies working for them.