This survey focuses on the current policy on knowledge tests for licensed drivers by their respective councils.
It focuses on: Is there a Knowledge Test? What does it comprise of? Costs
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A-Z/TOP
= Council adopts a topographical type test
SATNAV
= Council accepts Satnav abilities
LEG
= Council test for knowledge on legislation
N/S = Information not available
N/A = Information not applicable
U = Applications are subject to an upgrade from existing licences
£ = Price charged, but not supplied
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
PASS RATE % |
80 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £20 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | U |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | Y | Y | N | N |
PASS RATE % |
25 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £50 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | N | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
87 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | Inc. |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
70 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | Inc. |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | N | Y | Y | N | N |
PASS RATE % |
80 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£35 | £35 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
75 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£45 | £45 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | N | N | N | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
N/S |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £ |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
N/S |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£40 | Inc. |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
60 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
N/S | N/S |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
LOW |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£ | £ |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
42 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £17 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
N/S |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£25 | £25 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | (Y) | Y |
PASS RATE % |
75 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£60 | £35 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
N/S |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | Inc. |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | Y | N/S | N/S | N/S |
PASS RATE % |
N/S |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
N/S | N/S |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | N | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
N/S |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£16 | £16 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | U |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | N | Y | N | N |
PASS RATE % |
N/S |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £60 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £31 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | U |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
50 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £15 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | Y | Y | Y | Y |
PASS RATE % |
88 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£26 | £26 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
N |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
PASS RATE % |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | N | N | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
75 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £35 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
N |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
PASS RATE % |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | -- |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | N | N | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
62 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£25 | £25 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | U |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | N | N | Y | N | N |
PASS RATE % |
75+ |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£53 | £53 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
N |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
PASS RATE % |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | N | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
80 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £21 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | N | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
80 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £40 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | N | Y | N | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
75 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £50 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
75 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£41 | £41 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
Y | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
40 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
£0 | £33 |
KNOWLEDGE TEST | |||
Y/N | PHV | H/C | VARIABLES |
Y | Y | Y |
APPLICABLE? | |
New | Existing |
Y | N |
TEST CONSISTS OF? | |||||
Spoken English | Written English | Maths | A-Z/TOP. | SatNav | Leg. |
N | Y | Y | Y | N | Y |
PASS RATE % |
86 |
FEES (£) | |
Initial | Resit |
Inc. | £20 |