Wave of fraud for driver's license tests: Iserlohn in the sight of the police!

Wave of fraud for driver's license tests: Iserlohn in the sight of the police!

The number of attempts at deception in theoretical driving license tests in Germany is increasing. Recent incidents prove that even physical attacks on examiners are not excluded. On February 24, 2025, the police in Iserlohn was reported to a particularly brazen fraud attempt, in which a 28-year-old man from Menden was represented by a doppelganger in the theoretical test. The examiner discovered the deception and called the police, who subsequently secured the scam's ID. The original examinee fled, although it remains unclear which punishments are now threatening because the investigation was ongoing and criminal proceedings were opened. The result is clear: if you get caught, the examination is deemed to have been passed, and the driving license authorities are informed immediately.

like Wa.de are reported to be punishable in accordance with § 281 SCC Represent identification papers. The cases of fraud increase in theoretical exams: If 429 attempts to deceive were registered in North Rhine-Westphalia in 2022, there are already 608 in 2023. For 2024, an increase is also expected.

considerable fraud stitches

In addition to the method of deputy fake, there is a wide range of fraud attempts. For example, two men from Hanover, who have to answer in the district court, have stood to provide processor to the exam for money with deputies. In numerous cases, these men, 26 and 29 years old, are said to have appeared nationwide, with the 29-year-old stating that he has mediated deputies in 72 cases. Your income varied between 800 and 2,000 euros per exam. According to lto.de , the ideal customers were often illiterate or non-German-language process.

The data show an alarming picture. By the end of September 2023, over 2,700 attempted fraud were recognized, which corresponds to an increase of 38 percent compared to the previous year and indicates at a record level. Almost half of the test subjects fall through the theory test, which is also due to the increasing complexity of road traffic. Another study found that the diarrhea rate for car class B is particularly high with 45 percent.

reactions and measures

The TÜV has been calling for better traffic education in schools and parents for a long time to strengthen driving training. The examiners are also increasingly at risk: dozens of cases of verbal attack and physical threat have been documented in recent years. That is why the sanctions are also tightened in the course of the increased attempts to fraud in order to finally put a stop to rampant crime. Since spring 2022, fraudsters have been blocked for the theoretical exam for up to nine months.

Finally, the question remains how the authorities will react to these developments. The driving schools are recommended to accompany students directly to the theory test to prevent fraud. It remains to be seen whether these measures are sufficient to meet the legal and safety requirements.