14. 11. 2026

Hidden microphones at the theory test: results of two driver candidates annulled in Kyiv

At one of the service centres of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA) in Kyiv, two driver candidates tried to pass the theory test using hidden microphones. The test was stopped for both, their results were annulled, and the information was passed to the National Police. This was reported on 13 November by the Main Service Centre of the MIA.

In short:

two candidates quietly read the questions into a hidden microphone to get prompts from accomplices;
the first was noticed by the administrator of the examination room, the second was caught by police officers in the same room;
the test was stopped immediately for both, and the test results were annulled;
the information was passed to the National Police for legal assessment;
examination rooms are equipped with cross video recording with identification of the person.

What happened

According to the Main Service Centre of the MIA, both visitors had microphones for transmitting sound. So that accomplices at the other end could hear the test questions and give the correct answers, the candidates tried to say them quietly and unnoticed.

First, the attention of the examination room administrator was drawn to one of the visitors, who kept mumbling something during the test. After several warnings, a hidden microphone was found on him and law enforcement officers were called.

When the police arrived, in the same room they caught a second offender with similar equipment by the same behaviour — quietly saying the questions aloud.

The consequences

the theory test was stopped immediately for both offenders;
the test results were annulled;
all information about the incident was passed to the National Police of Ukraine for legal assessment.

What is prohibited at the theory test

The Main Service Centre of the MIA reminds that during the theory test driver candidates are prohibited from:

using mobile phones, smartwatches, headsets or any other electronic devices;
using cheat sheets, textbooks or any additional information media;
talking to other people in the room or receiving prompts.

Why prompts will not work

According to the Main Service Centre of the MIA, all examination rooms are equipped with cross video recording systems with identification of the person, which rules out “blind spots”.

The service centre stresses that the theory test is a check of the future driver’s own knowledge, and not knowing the traffic rules on the road can cost lives. Earlier we wrote who can take the theory test in English.