Robert paid £726 to skip the driving test waiting list. New laws mean others won't be able to

Ana Maria Rus

Robert Kamugisha had been desperate to sit his driving test. But the waiting list stretched for months, and every week without a licence meant more pressure - financially and personally. So when he was offered earlier test dates for a hefty fee, he took the risk. The 21-year-old criminology student from Croydon spent most of his savings - £726 - on three test slots, all bought through resellers who snap up appointments and sell them on at inflated prices. The actual cost to take a test is £62.