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
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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

SALFORD

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 N
PASS RATE %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£50 £50



SANDWELL

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 %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £30



SCARBOROUGH

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 %
80
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £25



SCOTTISH BORDERS

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



SEDGEMOOR

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



SEFTON

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 %
52
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
N/S N/S



SELBY

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 %
70
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £18



SEVENOAKS

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 %
24
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £46



SHEFFIELD

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



SHEPWAY (FOLK/HYTHE)

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
£60 £60



SHETLAND ISLANDS

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



SHROPSHIRE

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 %
72
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £53



SLOUGH

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
£20 £20



SOLIHULL

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 N Y N Y
PASS RATE %
47
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£87 £87



SOUTH AYRSHIRE

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



SOUTH BUCKS

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



SOUTH CAMBRIDGE

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
£50 £50



SOUTH DERBYSHIRE

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. £27



SOUTH GLOUCESTER

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 N N Y
PASS RATE %
70
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£ £



SOUTH HAMS

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 N
PASS RATE %
80
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£50 £50



SOUTH HOLLAND

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



SOUTH KESTEVEN

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 N
PASS RATE %
GOOD
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£43 £43



SOUTH LAKELAND

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
£40 £40



SOUTH LANARKSHIRE

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



SOUTH NORFOLK

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



SOUTH NORTHANTS

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



SOUTH OXFORDSHIRE

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 %
33
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£40 £40



SOUTH RIBBLE

KNOWLEDGE TEST
Y/N PHV H/C VARIABLES
Y Y Y
APPLICABLE?
New Existing
N N
TEST CONSISTS OF?
Spoken English Written English Maths A-Z/TOP. SatNav Leg.
N Y Y Y N N
PASS RATE %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £10



SOUTH SOMERSET

KNOWLEDGE TEST
Y/N PHV H/C VARIABLES
Y Y Y
APPLICABLE?
New Existing
Y Y
TEST CONSISTS OF?
Spoken English Written English Maths A-Z/TOP. SatNav Leg.
Y Y Y Y N Y
PASS RATE %
55
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £25



SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE

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 N N Y
PASS RATE %
95
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £0



SOUTH TYNESIDE

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 %
85
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. Inc.



SOUTHAMPTON

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 %
75
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£15 £15



SOUTHEND

KNOWLEDGE TEST
Y/N PHV H/C VARIABLES
N N N CHAUF. EXEMPT
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 %
95
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
N/S N/S



SPELTHORNE

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 N N Y
PASS RATE %
80
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £37



ST ALBANS

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. £64



ST HELENS

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 %
85
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£0 £0



STAFFORD

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
Inc. £20



STAFFS MOORLANDS

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. £20



STEVENAGE

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 Y N Y
PASS RATE %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£75 £



STIRLING

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



STOCKPORT

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 %
75
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £17



STOCKTON-ON-TEES

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



STOKE-ON-TRENT UA

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 N N
PASS RATE %
N/S
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£ £



STRATFORD-ON-AVON

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 N N Y N Y
PASS RATE %
75
FEES (£)
Initial Resit



STROUD

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



SUFFOLK COASTAL

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
£20 £12



SUNDERLAND

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 %
84
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£32 £20



SURREY HEATH

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 N N Y
PASS RATE %
77
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
£60 £60



SWALE

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
£25 £25



SWANSEA

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
£29 £29



SWINDON

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 N Y
PASS RATE %
80
FEES (£)
Initial Resit
Inc. £10