Experts blamed persistently long waits for practical tests while the DVSA blamed better detection.

The number of learner drivers caught cheating in their driving tests has skyrocketed in the UK as candidates face long waiting times.

Driving test cheat attempts soar 47% in a year - The DVSA attributed the increase in recorded cases to a combination of more cheating and better detection.

Attempts to cheat driving tests in Britain increased by 47 per cent in the space of a year, an investigation has found, sparking concerns about road safety. Some 2,844 cases of cheating were recorded ...

Attempts to cheat driving tests in Britain increased by 47% in a year, an investigation has found, sparking concerns about road safety. Driving tests across Britain are being undermined by a rise in ...

Thousands of people were caught trying to cheat on their driving tests last year, the DVSA says - with a hidden Bluetooth earpiece being one of the most popular methods More people are being caught ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. [Getty Images] Cheating cases during practical and theory driving tests rose by nearly 50 per cent last year in England, Scotland ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Attempts to cheat on driving tests in Britain increased by 47% in a year, an investigation has found, sparking concerns about road ...