Driving Assessments

The assessment consists of a driving licence and eyesight check followed by a 45 minute driving assessment across a variety of road types including a motorway. Each candidate will be asked to perform reversing manoeuvres and possibly an emergency stop. A high level of driving competence is required.  To pass you must have no serious or dangerous driving faults and no more than 9 driving faults.

Once you successfully pass the assessment, you will be issued with your assessment score sheet to provide to the licensing team.

To book an assessment with one of the approved assessors, please send an email requesting a driving assessment, and they will arrange a date and time with you.

On the assessment day, you will be required to produce your driving licence, a current MOT certificate & a valid insurance certificate for the vehicle being used for the assessment. The vehicle may have manual or automatic transmission.

Approved providers are as follows -

• Emma Pearce. email - [email protected], telephone: 07814 363 819
• Nancy Parker. email - [email protected], telephone: 07738 068 551

The fee for this test is £65.00 paid direct to the provider.

• The Blue Lamp Trust - Taxi Assesments | THE BLUE LAMP TRUST , telephone 0333 700 0157

The fee for this test is £87.00 paid direct to the provider.

Safeguarding Training

Please Note that the course taken must be with the Eastleigh Borough Council approved providers only. This is carried out online in a virtual classroom using Zoom or similar video conferencing facilities and lasts around 2 hours 45 minutes.

Note that eLearning courses are not acceptable.

The course aims to provide Hackney Carriage and Private Hire drivers with a knowledge and understanding of Safeguarding, their responsibilities and best practice protocols. The candidate will be able to:

• Understand what is meant by the term ‘safeguarding’
• Identify adults at risk and other vulnerable people
• Understand what is meant by Child Sexual and Criminal Exploitation, Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery and Domestic Abuse.
• Recognise types of abuse, associated signs and indicators.
• Identify suspicious activities.
• Know how, and the whom, they can report concerns.
• Understand their safeguarding responsibilities and best practice protocols.

Approved safeguarding training providers -

The Blue Lamp Trust

• To book Training: https://www.bluelamptrust.org.uk/safeguarding-classroom/
• Phone: 0300 777 0157
• Website: www.bluelamptrust.org.uk
• Email: [email protected]

Personnel Checks

• To book Training: Training
• Phone: 01254 355 679
• Website: Personnel Checks

Members of the licensing team are normally available at Eastleigh House on Monday, Wednesday & Friday from 09:00 to 14:00.  The team are available Monday to Friday 09:00 to 16:00 via telephone or email. To submit any applications an appointment must be made before attending the office.