As a driving school, we are confronted daily with the challenge of securing test dates for our promising students. We are coerced into a corner, with third-party alternatives floating astronomical fees ranging from £170 to inflated £600+ values. This prevailing predicament compels people to resort to these services, and even impulsively book test dates on these platforms for which they are unprepared.

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), entrusted with regulating driving tests, seems to turn a blind eye to these exploitative practices. These intermediaries, wearing a veil of convenience, drain the public of their hard-earned money, capitalizing on the pressure and desperation of learners to secure a driving test date.

It is worth noting that according to the official DVSA website, the typical cost of a car driving test should range from £62 - £75. The excess fee that third-party bookers charge, therefore, negatively impacts not just aspiring drivers but also driving instructors and schools indirectly, as they struggle to navigate this unregulated sector.

The British public deserves transparency and fairness in all elements of the learning to drive process. We demand stricter regulations and clampdowns for these third-party driving test booking platforms by the DVSA. Let us advocate for a fairer driving test booking system rated by service and not exploitation. Your signature can shift gears, accelerating us towards this much-needed change. Please sign this petition.