COUNCILS’ KNOWLEDGE TEST SURVEY

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

How does your council compare?

UNITARY AUTHORITIES
There are a number of unitary authorities which govern the fees for various licensing authorities. Click here to see a full list as your licensing authority might be among them.

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A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

SYMBOLS:
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

CAERPHILLY

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 %
VARIES
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£60 £30



CALDERDALE

KNOWLEDGE TEST
Y/N PHV H/C VARIABLES
N N N TRAIN. SEM
APPLICABLE?
New Existing
- -
TEST CONSISTS OF?
Spoken English Written English Maths A-Z/TOP. SatNav Leg.
Y Y N N N N
PASS RATE %
N/A
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
N/A N/A



CAMBRIDGE CITY

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 %
33
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£65 £65



CANNOCK CHASE

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 %
90
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. Inc.



CANTERBURY

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. £72



CARDIFF

KNOWLEDGE TEST
Y/N PHV H/C VARIABLES
Y Y Y DUAL
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 %
80
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £42



CARLISLE

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
Inc. £10



CARMARTHENSHIRE

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 N N Y
PASS RATE %
98
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£19 £19



CASTLE POINT

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.
N N N N N Y
PASS RATE %
99
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. Inc.



CENTRAL BEDS

KNOWLEDGE TEST
Y/N PHV H/C VARIABLES
Y Y Y DUAL
APPLICABLE?
New Existing
Y N
TEST CONSISTS OF?
Spoken English Written English Maths A-Z/TOP. SatNav Leg.
N N Y N N Y
PASS RATE %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£28 £28



CEREDIGION

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 %
70
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. Inc.



CHARNWOOD

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
£51 £17



CHELMSFORD

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 %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £20



CHELTENHAM

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 %
50
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£77 £77



CHERWELL

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 N N N Y
PASS RATE %
80
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £25



CHESHIRE EAST

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 %
32
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. Inc.



CHESHIRE WEST

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 %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £20



CHESTERFIELD

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 %
60
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£16 £16



CHICHESTER

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 %
70
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£41 £20



CHILTERN

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 %
50
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £25



CHORLEY

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
£28.50 £28.50



CHRISTCHURCH

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. £21



CLACKMANNAN

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



COLCHESTER

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 %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
N/S N/S



CONWY

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 %
70
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£11 £11



COPELAND

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



CORBY

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 %
25
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. Inc.



CORNWALL

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



COTSWOLD

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 %
80
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£75 £75



COUNTY OF HEREFORD

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 %
85
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. -



COVENTRY

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 %
25
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £



CRAVEN

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
Inc. £



CRAWLEY

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 N
PASS RATE %
40
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £39



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