Driving Test Fraudsters
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ investigation has found that fraudsters - who offer to help people illegally pass their UK driving tests - are advertising their services widely across social media.
A Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ investigation has found that fraudsters - who offer to help people illegally pass their UK driving tests - are advertising their services widely across social media. Hundreds of pages, groups and accounts were found on Facebook and TikTok promising licences without taking tests – with tens of thousands of followers. Meta and TikTok said such content violates their guidelines.
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency says the number of cases of lookalikes being paid to take tests for others has trebled in the past five years. In this episode of our podcast, 5 Questions On, Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ reporter, Chi Chi Izundu, explains what she's found out.
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