Telford & Wrekin Courses & Assessments

Price

£65.00 to £118.00

Location

Shropshire

Start Date

Various

Duration

Various

Price

£65.00 to £118.00

Location

Shropshire

Start Date

Various

Duration

Various

Overview

Telford & Wrekin Council Driver Awareness Training and Knowledge Test

and Driving Standards Assessment

Our Fees

  • Driver Awareness Training & Knowledge Test – £65
  • Driving Standards Assessment – £90 

What does the Course involve?

The course will cover:
  • Legislation, Licensing and Driver Administration.
  • Looking after you, your vehicle and your customers.
  • Safeguarding and Child Sexual Exploitation Responsibilities.
  • Disability and Equality Awareness.
What to bring to the course
  • Your driving licence.
  • If you have the old style (non-photocard) licence, then you must also bring a valid passport.
  • Your booking confirmation email.
Certification

Upon successful attempts at The Driver Awareness Training & Knowledge test, you will receive your pass certificate by email, within 24 hours.

What does the assessment involve?

Driving Standards assessment Criteria

The Telford & Wrekin Driving Standards Assessment will take approx. 40 minutes.

The assessment will include:

  • A stop at the side of the road as if a passenger were entering or exiting the vehicle.
  • Carrying out a manoeuvre, where you will be asked to turn the vehicle around to face in the opposite direction.
  • Navigation – during the assessment drive, you will be asked to drive to a destination determined by the assessor. (You are permitted to use a SAT NAV device, which must be prepared before moving off). Please note: One driving fault will be recorded, for each incorrect turn taken during the navigation section of the assessment. For refence, It is illegal to use (touch) a hand-held phone or similar device while driving, the rules are the same if you are stopped at traffic lights or queuing in traffic.
  • Questions about traffic signs (6 questions).
  • Questions related to Cabology (2 questions).
  • Questions related to Vehicle Safety Checks (2 questions).
  • You may also be asked to carry out an emergency stop.

You will pass The Driving Standards Assessment if you make 6 or less faults, unless you accumulate a number of faults in one area (four or more faults for the same issue is considered a serious fault). If any serious or dangerous faults are recorded this will result in a fail. Please note faults will also be recorded for incorrect answers given when answering Vehicle Safety Check, Traffic Sign, Cabology and Highway Code questions as well as driving faults committed on the practical element of the assessment.

What to bring to the assessment
  • Your driving licence.
  • If you have the old style (non-photocard) licence, then you must also bring a valid passport.
  • A Suitable Vehicle.
Certification

Upon successful attempts at The Driving Standards Assessment, you will receive your pass certificate by email, within 24 hours.

Vehicle Requirements

Your vehicle
  • Must be fully roadworthy and must not be displaying any warning lights. We reserve the right to cancel or terminate an assessment if we believe your vehicle poses a safety risk.
  • The vehicle you use for the assessment should be either a vehicle owned by you, or a vehicle you are using with permission of the owner. In either case, you will need to ensure that the vehicle is insured for you to use for an assessment. If you chose to use a hire vehicle from a hire/rental company, you will need to produce documentation at the time of the assessment to show that it is insured for assessments.
  • Must be roadworthy, taxed and must be insured for the purposes of a driving assessment.
  • Must have a current, valid MOT (if over 3 years old).
  • Can be either a manual or an automatic vehicle is acceptable.
  • Must be a car with front and rear seats (vans are not acceptable).
  • Must not be displaying trade plates or L plates.
  • Must be free of any tyre damage and all tread depths must be above the legal limit (you cannot use a space saver tyre on the assessment).
  • Must not have any warning lights showing.
  • Must have all its exterior lights in full working order.
  • Must be in a reasonably clean condition inside.
  • Must be smoke-free – this means you cannot smoke in it just before or during the test (if the smell of smoke is present in the vehicle, the assessment may not go ahead and you may lose your fee).
  • Must be able to reach at least 62 mph and have a mph speedometer.
  • Must have 4 wheels and a maximum authorised mass of no more than 3,500kg.
  • Must have a passenger seat belt and head restraint for the assessor.
  • You must bring a vehicle that is suitable for the type of assessment you are taking: Standard assessment – you must bring a car with rear seats (vans or car derived vans are not acceptable e.g. Ford Transit Connect, except for a minibus designed to carry up to 8 passengers and up to 3,500 kg). Enhanced and wheelchair assessments – you must bring a vehicle that is suitable for transporting a wheelchair user i.e. a vehicle that has been adapted for the loading and transportation of wheelchair user.
  • Please note you can only use a licensed vehicle if you are an existing Private Hire or Hackney Carriage driver. Please check with your licensing authority.

Green Penny reserves the right to check the tax and MOT status of your vehicle where they have reasonable concern that your vehicle is not roadworthy. If your vehicle is found without tax or a current MOT the assessment will not go ahead and you will lose your fee.

In addition to the above, we have a policy of not allowing any recording of the assessment (audio or visual). You can use a camera for insurance purposes, as long as it is: 

  • External facing
  • Doesn’t record audio inside the vehicle

If your vehicle does not meet the above requirements, your assessment will not go ahead and you will lose your assessment fee.

Before the assessment starts
  • Please ensure that your clothing and footwear will not affect your ability to safely use the controls of your vehicle.
  • We will ask you to read a vehicle number plate from a distance of 20 metres away. If you require the use of glasses or contact lenses to read the number plate, then you must also wear these during the driving assessment. If you fail the eyesight test, the rest of the assessment cannot go ahead and you will lose your fee. If you are taking the enhanced assessment you can still carry out the wheelchair exercise.

Please note some assessments are observed by our quality assurance staff for training and monitoring purposes.

Other Information

Additional support requirements

As part of our Equal Opportunities Policy, we are committed to ensuring that there is no discrimination in the provision of our services. A reasonable adjustment can be given to someone who has a disability, medical condition or learning need that may affect them during the course, test or assessment. However, due to the nature of some of our services, a candidate must have the literacy skills to be able to read and understand any course, test or assessment material and any additional resources related to it.

Amending or cancelling your assessment or course

You can easily amend or cancel your course or assessment once it has been booked. Please call us on 0330 111 7230 or email taxi@greenpenny.co.uk to do this. Please ensure you give enough notice to amend or cancel – you must give at least 4 clear working days notice so that you don’t lose your fee (working days = Monday to Friday, not including bank holidays. 4 clear working days, does not include the day you inform us you would like to cancel or the date of the course or assessment).