Private hire and taxi driver tests by council
England has no single national private hire test. Each licensing authority sets its own requirements, and drivers can be licensed by a council outside the area where they mainly work (Source: Department for Transport (opens in a new tab)). Choose the council that will issue your licence.
Wolverhampton private hire driver test
City of Wolverhampton Council, West Midlands
- questions in the real test
- 28questions in the real test
- to pass
- 75%to pass
- council course fee
- £50council course fee
Written multiple-choice test, taken after the training course.
Birmingham private hire knowledge test
Birmingham City Council, West Midlands
- questions in the real test
- 18questions in the real test
- plying for hire to pass
- 6/6plying for hire to pass
- parts to the test
- 3parts to the test
Three parts, each with six multiple-choice questions (four options): legal questions, licence conditions and plying for hire.
Sefton taxi and private hire knowledge test
Sefton Council, North West
- questions in the real test
- 10questions in the real test
- correct to pass
- 7correct to pass
- each resit
- £10each resit
10 questions.
Leeds private hire driver training and tests
Leeds City Council, Yorkshire and The Humber
- module tests
- 4module tests
- to pass each test
- 80%to pass each test
- attempts
- 3attempts
80% for each of the four knowledge tests.
Bradford private hire driver training and assessment
City of Bradford Metropolitan District Council, Yorkshire and The Humber
- modular training
- £56modular training
- days to complete
- 30days to complete
- training stays valid
- 3 yrstraining stays valid
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