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COUNCIL BLUNDER CORRECTED SO PLYMOUTH PRIVATE HIRE DRIVERS AGAIN HAVE TO DO KNOWLEDGE TEST
A Plymouth City Council blunder which meant private hire drivers didn’t have to take the famous “knowledge” test has been corrected. PlymouthLive reports that back in March, councillors voted to accept a controversial new taxi licensing policy but a misprint that wasn’t noticed meant they approved the test for new hackney drivers only. That error meant for a three-week period, anyone apply- ing for a private hire licence wouldn’t have had to take the test. However, following a full council meet- ing on Friday 20 May, the mistake has been rectified. The council said that made it clear to new applicants that the policy was likely to be returned to Full Council and therefore maybe subject to change
at any time. Following the decision, it means that anyone wanting to become a PH driver will once again have to learn the geog- raphy of Plymouth and the best routes to get a passenger from A to B. A council spokesperson said: “There was an error in the original Taxi Licens- ing Policy published in March, which advised that you only needed to com- plete the Knowledge Test (KOP) if you wanted to become a hackney driver. “We have always made it clear to new applicants that the policy was likely to be returned to Full Council and there- fore maybe subject to change at any time. “The corrected policy, which requires all new applicants (PH and HC) to com- plete the KOP test was approved by
Elected Members at Full Council on Friday, May 20. This means that all new applications or those still in progress can only be approved once all of the pre-requisites, including the KOP test, have been completed. “We are sorry for any confusion caused. If anyone wishes to withdraw from the application process they will be offered a full refund.” The amended wording to the policy now means that once again, before an application for a drivers licence can be approved, the individual must have passed a medical, submit an Enhanced DBS and Certificate of Good Conduct, Driving Standard’s Test, Safeguarding training, Plymouth Ambassador train- ing and the Topographical Knowledge of Plymouth (KOP) test.
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