Spy wigs, cell phones, and earpieces: the most surprising tricks for passing the driving theory test.

To obtain a driver's license, you must pass both a theoretical and practical exam . The theoretical exam consists of 30 multiple-choice questions, each with three possible answers, of which only one is correct. To pass, a maximum of three mistakes are allowed , and candidates have 30 minutes to complete it.

Despite the apparent simplicity of the theory test, in recent years the use of tricks and cheating to pass without actually knowing the road rules has increased. Just a few days ago, the Granada Court sentenced a man to six months in prison and a fine of more than €1,000 for taking the driving license point recovery test on behalf of someone else, having tampered with the ID of the person he was trying to help.

Techniques such as the use of headphones, cell phones, or even "spy" wigs have been some of the strategies detected at exam centers, leading authorities to tighten control measures and impose fines and suspensions on those who attempt to cheat the system.

In fact, the latest amendment to the Traffic Law also served to toughen penalties for candidates who attempt to cheat during the exam. In addition to the fine of 500 euros and a six-month ban from taking new exams, the law establishes harsher penalties for identity theft. If someone is found to be taking the exam in place of the real candidate, this could constitute a crime of impersonation, as defined in Article 401 of the Penal Code, which carries prison sentences of between six months and three years.

This fraudulent practice is punishable by a fine of 500 euros, in addition to disqualification from taking the test again for the following 6 months.

One of the most common tricks used to try to pass the driving theory test is the use of hidden cell phones and earpieces . These devices allow candidates to receive the correct answers to test questions in real time, without being easily detected by examiners. Even so, some students have been caught using increasingly sophisticated methods.

Mobile phone and earpiece

Some time ago, the Civil Guard shared on its TikTok account a case in which a driver's test candidate tried to cheat the test using a hidden camera. The student strategically pierced his shirt to insert a small lens that transmitted the test questions live to a cell phone hidden under his sleeve. To complete the trick, he wore a nearly imperceptible hearing aid that allowed him to receive the answers from the other end of the line.

Despite the cunning of this attempt, the security guards managed to detect it and expose the deception, as shown in the footage posted by the Civil Guard on its social media.

The spy wig

Just as sophisticated as the previous case is the one carried out by a 24-year-old young man discovered in Guadalajara in 2023. This time, the young man wore a wig with a hidden microcamera inside , which transmitted images to an accomplice located outside the exam room. This accomplice, in turn, dictated the answers to him through a hidden radio receiver.

Impersonating another person can be punished with prison sentences of between 6 months and 3 years.

The student apparently didn't arouse suspicion during the test, but after unusual behavior was noticed by the Civil Guard officers monitoring the classroom, they decided to investigate further. At the end of the exam, the officers discovered the ingenious device hidden in the wig, which led to the young man being reported.

Four arrested at once

In Bizkaia, the Civil Guard successfully dismantled a fraud ring in driving theory exams, arresting four people. These offenders' modus operandi consisted of using hidden devices—smartphones and earpieces—connected via Wi-Fi to mobile apps. These cameras transmitted images of the exam questions in real time to a person outside the room.

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The accomplice, from outside, sent the correct answers to the candidate through the earpiece, allowing him to pass the test without any prior knowledge.

More than 1,000 euros paid to a mafia

In La Rioja, a 54-year-old man, originally from Portugal and living in Logroño, was caught using electronic devices to cheat on his driving theory exam in 2022. He had paid between €1,000 and €1,500 to a network that provided him with the devices.

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The plan involved hiding a camera in his clothing to capture exam questions, which were then sent to a Bluetooth receiver attached to his chest. A small earpiece in his ear allowed him to hear the answers from outside. But the intervention of the Civil Guard, who were conducting a routine inspection, thwarted the fraud.