Motorists are being warned to avoid chancer websites that charge for things the DVLA does for free, like changing the address on your licence.
The DVLA said websites often spring up also offering to help with V5C vehicle registration certificates or renewing a driving licence from the age of 70.
All of these can be done for free on the DVLA website, but that hasn't stopped cheeky websites trying to make money at drivers' expense.
These secondary websites do genuinely offer the services they advertise - it is just they charge too.
Even if the DVLA does charge for a service, copycat websites will ask for even more.
For example, it costs £14 to renew a driving licence on the DVLA website, but up to £60 elsewhere.
The DVLA said it has been contacted by 1,200 drivers about the issue since January 2020.
MoneySavingExpert deputy editor Guy Anker said: "These copycat sites aren’t illegal, but they dress up like legitimate webpages, and use clever tricks to appear higher on search engines.
"They get you to fill in forms, which requires no more work on your part than if you’d done it yourself via the official sites, and then they overcharge you for ‘administration’ or ‘services’ – which is really just passing it to the relevant body, with no extra work involved."
If a website offering DVLA-related services doesn't have "gov.uk" in the address bar, it's a red flag that it may charge these extra fees.
Another sign is that you are being asked for money for something that was previously free for you - like updating your car's log book when you move house.
DVLA chief executive Julie Lennard said: "Gov.uk is the only site where customers will find our official services, many of which are free. You may be charged a premium when using other websites offering services that are not connected to DVLA."
Last week almost one million motorists and bikers were warned they cannot use petrol that will become standard, so must pay more or risk engine damage .
Normal petrol is called E5, meaning it has 5% bioethanol, which is better for the environment than using 100% petrol.
But from September standard petrol will be E10 and contain 10% bioethanol.
All cars and motorbikes built since 2011 are compatible with E10, as are most from the late 1990s, but the government has warned that around 5% of vehicles are not.
That means 935,000 cars and 63,500 motorbikes are affected.
A government website lets you check if your vehicle can run on E10 .
You will need to know the vehicle model, engine size and year it was manufactured.
