Taxi test in Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire
Blue School of Motoring can help you prepare for the taxi test. As you have been driving for a number of years it's easy to get into bad habits, and the DSA (Driving Standards Agency) Examiner will expect you to drive as a professional, so the standard is high, and most people fail their taxi test, this is due to not taking any tuition from a Driving Instructor, before attempting the taxi test. So please phone us and book an assessment before going for your test.
We can offer taxi test training in the following area's:
- Aldershot
- Blackwater
- Bracknell
- Camberley
- Farnborough
- Fleet
- Reading
- Windsor
- Wokingham
Please contact us on 0800 234 6823 for taxi test training in Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire.
The practical taxi test
Before you are issued with a Hackney Carriage or Private Hire Drivers Licence you must pass a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire test assessment also called the taxi test. It is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the contents of the test, it is also strongly recommended that you take professional instruction prior to taking the test.
The taxi assessment test is reflective of modern driving practices. The standard is set at a level suitable for the full driving licence holder, which is therefore higher than the learner driver test.
You must provide a roadworthy vehicle suitable for the purpose of the test, which must include head restraints and seat belts, for the taxi test
The eyesight test for the taxi test
At the start of your practical test you will be asked to read in good daylight (with the aid of glasses or contact lenses if worn) a registration mark fixed to a motor vehicle with letters and figures 79.4 millimetres high at a distance of 20.5 metres (20 metres for a new style number plate). If you fail the eyesight test, you will be unable to take the driving part but will still be able to continue with the wheelchair section.For further information about the eyesight test click the link in the related content box.
The practical taxi test
The practical taxi test will last for about 35 to 40 minutes, depending on traffic. During the taxi test you should drive in a natural way, and should not adjust your driving to what you may feel the examiner would expect to see. The examiner will give you clear instructions which you should follow throughout the test.
During the practical taxi test, you will be examined on the following:
- awareness and anticipation
- effective planning of prevailing road and traffic conditions
- correct use of speed
- emergency stop (one in three tests)
- a manoeuvre involving reversing
- Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Car related exercise
- passenger safety and comfort
- wheelchair element (for Black Cab style only)
The wheelchair exercise
If you are taking the taxi test with the wheelchair exercise you should also be able to:
- demonstrate your ability to securely erect the wheelchair ramps, floor ramp etc
- safely install the wheelchair in your vehicle
- secure seat belts/safety harness and also secure any wheel belts/clamps fitted to your vehicle
- reverse the process by taking off the belts, harnesses and clamps, taking the wheelchair out of the vehicle and putting the ramps away
If you are issued with a Hackney Carriage or Private Hire Drivers Licence you must pass a Hackney Carriage/Private Hire test assessment. It is recommended that you familiarise yourself with the contents of the test, it is also strongly recommended that you take professional instruction prior to taking the test.
The taxi assessment test is reflective of modern driving practices. The standard is set at a level suitable for the full driving licence holder, which is therefore higher than the learner driver test.
You must provide a roadworthy vehicle suitable for the purpose of the test, which must include head restraints and seat belts.
Please contact Blue School of Motoring on 0800 234 6823 or e-mail us on info@blueschoolofmotoring.com for the taxi test assessment, we can help you get through the test.