Be careful of social media posts offering services already free on MVD site

The Arizona Department of Motor Vehicle is urging online customers to be wary of a new trend of people using social media to offer services that are actually free.

Jennifer Bowser-Richards is the MVD Stakeholder Relations Manager who told us the types of services offered.

“We’ve recently seen Facebook traffic with people offering to sell materials and tutor potential teenage drivers on how to pass the learner’s permit test.”

Richard said while offering those services isn’t illegal, people can get the same information at no cost at the ADOT MVD website. “We’ve offered free online practice tests for years and if someone takes the three 30-question exams, they will see almost every question offered. It makes no sense to pay someone for these materials,” said Richard.

Customers should be aware of what they are searching for when looking for information regarding ADOT.

“Customers should also be cautious when doing a web search for the MVD. Doing a search for the ‘Arizona DMV’, or ‘DMV Arizona’ will take you to a copycat webpage not affiliated with ADOT. Customers who use those sites will often be charged much larger fees than they would through the MVD, and in some cases, they are paying exorbitant prices for something that’s actually free,” Richard added.