Introduce legal consequences for automated buying and reselling of driving tests

Rejected 11 signatures

What the petition asks

To deter organisations from using bot technology to purchase driving test availabilities and resell them at exploitative markups, introduce a legal repercussion for this. The DVSA should also review the current booking system and make it harder to exploit by profiteers and non-learner drivers.

Booking a driving test is presently a race against organisations using bots to purchase all available DVSA test slots, and brokers reselling those very slots at an extortionate markup. As it stands, there is nothing to deter people from doing this, and the DVSA has not taken sufficient action to reinforce the booking system against automated technology. Legal action, such as a substantial fine, against these organisations and brokers would dissuade them from cheating the system.

Why it was rejected

There was already a petition about this issue. Duplicates are rejected so signatures collect in one place.

You may wish to sign this petition which calls for the same action: Stop third party sites selling DVSA practical exam bookings for profit

Timeline

10 Nov 2024	Petition opened for signatures
28 Nov 2024	Rejected by the Petitions Committee

Key facts

Signatures 11

Status Rejected

Rejected 28 Nov 2024

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