How to Spot Driving Test Swap Scams: 5 Red Flags
The desperate demand for earlier tests attracts scammers. Here's exactly what to watch for — and the simple test that exposes them all.
Asks for your driving licence number or DVSA login
Asks for your booking reference before any DVSA call
Requests payment to another learner or 'admin fee' to a stranger
Promises a guaranteed earlier date found by software
Wants to make the change 'for you' instead of you calling DVSA
The one-question scam test
Ask: "Do you need anything beyond my test date, time and centre?" A legitimate swap doesn't — those three facts are enough to find a matching learner, and DVSA handles everything else on their official line. Any request for credentials or money to a stranger fails the test.
Why Swappy passes
Swappy's listing form physically has no field for a licence number or booking reference, no learner-to-learner payments exist, and every swap completes on DVSA's phone line with you doing the talking. The scam vectors simply aren't there.
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