It is indeed now possible to pass the highway code exam without ever sitting for it, provided you are willing to pay. This illegal practice has been growing in recent years, causing serious concern among authorities.

in Moselle, five examination centers were permanently shut down in the first half of 2024, and over 200 procedures to withdraw code access or even driving licenses were initiated. These figures, alarming for a single department, are believed to represent only “A tiny portion of real cases,” according to Philippe Destarkeet, secretary general of the FO Inspectors-frame union. He points to a growing fraud, Strongly growing as the privatization of the test in 2016.

Since the reform that entrusted the exam organization to private entities, the system’s vulnerabilities have been exploited by organized networks. Florence Guillaume, interministerial delegate for road safety, describes it as “Industrialized fraud.”

Fraud in Highway Code Exams

“Industrialized fraud”

Each year, About two million candidates try their luck in the code. However, some choose to bypass the test, sometiems paying hundreds of euros to fraudulently obtain the certification. Ads are circulating online and on social networks, notably on Snapchat, promising a “Code guaranteed in five days” without any effort. prices can reach up to 1,000 euros.

Some networks reportedly guarantee success…