Applications for a Licence to Drive a Private Hire Vehicle will only be processed when an applicant has undertaken the one day training and assessment course.
This course is operated by Worcestershire County Council.
The driver assessment process consists of the following subject areas:
- Safeguarding children and vulnerable adults
- CSE awareness
- Modern Slavery
- County lines
- Face to face English assessment (followed by a recorded interview where there are any concerns)
- Licence conditions
- Vehicle conditions
- The licensing process
- Enforcement and compliance
- Plying for hire
- The Health Act 2006
- Environmental Protection Act 1990
- Customer safety
- Customer care
- Disability Awareness (Equality Act 2010)
- Road and passenger safety
- Personal safety
The course lasts approximately 6 hours and applicants must sit and pass a written multiple-choice test following the training, 75% correct is required to pass.
Both the course and the test are only available in English. No translation or interpretation of the training or test is available.
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