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Each council sets its own test. Pick yours for its format, how to book, practice questions on its own rules and a mock test in the same shape. The yellow number is how many practice questions it has.

Wolverhampton283
A one-day course of about 6 hours, then a 28-question written multiple-choice test with a 75% pass mark and 8 key questions.
- 28 questions
- 75% to pass
- No time limit
- 8 key questions
Wolverhampton's own topics: plying for hire, licence conditions
Practise Mock test
Birmingham99
Private hire drivers take the Private Hire Suitability Test: 18 multiple-choice questions in three sections of 6. Hackney carriage drivers take a…
Birmingham's own topics: private hire legal information, licence conditions, plying for hire
Practise Mock test
Manchester228
A 20-minute computer skills assessment, then a knowledge test: an A-Z section (using the A-Z, locations, byelaws) and a safeguarding section, plus a…
Manchester's own topics: byelaws, locations
Practise Mock test
Leeds323
A set of training modules, each with its own test: driving, English, local knowledge, regulatory framework, professional standards, safeguarding and…
Leeds's own topics: regulatory framework, local knowledge
Practise Mock test
Bradford299
Online Driver Modular Training with an assessment and CSE training, plus a video interview; hackney carriage drivers also take a Knowledge Test.
Bradford's own topics: licensing compliance
PractiseNo mock: format not published
Sheffield339
A 60-minute computer test of 40 multiple-choice questions in five sections, with a pass mark of 80% in each section.
Sheffield's own topics: laws and conditions, routes, points of interest
Practise Mock test
Nottingham288
A 45-minute electronic Topography Test in five sections: licence conditions, premises and locations, numeracy, road signs and shortest route.
Nottingham's own topics: licence conditions, premises and locations, shortest routes
Practise Mock test
Leicester139
A one-hour written test on paper: outline maps of Leicester plus multiple-choice and true or false questions on taxi rules.
Leicester's own topics: streets and places, rules and regulations
Practise Mock test
Bristol381
A 100-question multiple-choice knowledge test of up to 90 minutes, with separate hackney carriage (90% pass) and private hire (75% pass) versions.
Bristol's own topics: policy and legislation, places, offices, flats and outside bristol
Practise Mock test
Sefton222
An open-book test of 10 questions on the Licensing Handbook; you need 7 right to pass.
Sefton's own topics: licensing handbook
Practise Mock test
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