DMV could revoke thousands of California licenses due to mysterious testing 'anomalies'

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Set us as preferred Thousands of Californians have received letters from the Department of Motor Vehicles informing them that irregularities were found in their written test results and that they will lose their licenses unless they retake the exam within 30 days.The letters have left many Californians scratching their heads as to what went wrong and scrambling to reschedule their tests to ensure they don’t lose the ability to drive.“It’s a major headache for people who maybe don’t have reliable transportation,” said Sacramento resident David Specht.“A single parent raising a kid, they have to take time off work, they have to get child care.

It just seems like if that’s our system, it isn’t really working for us.”A spokesperson for the California DMV wrote in an email that the agency had “identified anomalies in the results of certain knowledge tests” and that as a result about 11,000 people are being notified that they must retake the exam.The spokesperson said the letters were a result of the DMV’s regular internal monitoring process and did not respond to questions on the nature of the irregularities detected — such as whether they were suspected to be evidence of cheating or the result of internal technical problems.“Ensuring the integrity of our testing process is essential,” the spokesperson stated.

“Knowledge tests play a critical role in confirming that drivers understand the rules of the road before they are licensed to drive in California.”Specht, 36, said he took the written test in January after relocating to Sacramento from Chicago.He was then very confused when he received the warning letter last month and initially thought that the DMV had suspected him of cheating because he completed the test very quickly.

The letter states that the irregularities detected indicate “non-co...