Mr Armaan said: “I was told by an instructor that the only way I could get an urgent test is if I bought this £500 – £600 package,” he said.
“It’s just insane and I’m just I’m at a stage where I’m like I don’t want to drive I’m so mad…it’s just not treating customers fairly,” he said.
He said individuals were profiteering by booking out slots, and scammers were seeking payment for test slots they did not have.
“There are genuine Facebook groups where real people offer swaps, but I get so many messages saying ‘if you need a test, just let me know, I could give it to you at this price’ and I’m like, ‘no he’s just he’s just playing with me'”.
“I would say there are about 16 to 18 messages like that right now in my inbox… I’m quite smart with sensing who is a scammer.”
