2K Mass. Drivers Given License Without Taking Road Test

MASSACHUSETTS — More than 2,000 people in Massachusetts were issued a driver's license without taking a road test, MassDOT said Tuesday.

In 2020, an RMV supervisor noticed suspicious activity regarding licenses issued at the Brockton Customer Service Center. The agency referred the matter to law enforcement and conducted its own internal investigation, which found that, starting in April 2018, about 2,100 drivers were given passing scores by two road test examiners without taking the test.

The RMV fired the two road test examiners and two service center employees.

"All of the impacted individuals have been contacted and will be required to take and pass a road test within 10 days," MassDOT spokesperson Jacquelyn Goddard said in a statement. "The RMV has terminated four employees involved in this matter and will continue to work with law enforcement on their ongoing investigation."

Impacted drivers who do not take the road test within 10 days will have their license suspended. Those who fail the road test will be given a learner's permit and a Massachusetts ID card.

Since April 2021, the RMV has implemented additional safeguards in its system, revised its businesses processes and enhanced its monitoring and auditing of license transactions.

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