Bolton Advanced Motorists experts welcome new driving test laws

The new changes have been made in reaction to third-party test booking sites, which allowed users to book several driving tests at once.

This created a black market where certain customers could book multiple tests and sell them to other learners at large markups.

Gary Whittle from the Bolton Institute of Advanced Motorists said: “I think it’s a good thing.

“As I understand it, people have been using computer programmesto book a lot of tests, and then they have sold them at quite outrageous prices.

“The government stopping it seems like a good idea to me.”

The new laws aim to stamp out the third-party websites that people were using to bulk-book the tests.

The new rules are designed to combat price gouging (Image: solols from Pixabay)

This should make it more difficult for people to price-gouge other learners wishing to take the test.

“It won’t be possible to book large numbers of tests – I think it is a good move forward,” said Gary.

Not only will it affect price gouging and scamming, the new measures aim to reduce waiting times.

“It should help the backlog shouldn’t it, if people can only book one test.

“It’s a move forward which will help people who are wanting to take the test and not wanting to wait.”

Simon Lightwood, UK Minister for Roads and Buses, said: “This government inherited record waiting times and a huge backlog of learners waiting for tests, with the system seeing too many people paying over the odds to third-party touts.

“But we’re taking action and seeing results, delivering almost 2 million tests over the past year, more than 158,000 extra tests since June 2025, and military driving examiners now on the ground helping boost capacity across the country.

“These new rules put learners back in control by stopping others from snapping up tests and reselling them for profit, helping make the system fairer and ensuring tests go to the people who genuinely need them.”