Become a Private Hire Driver

Can I become a Brighton & Hove licenced cab driver? You are encouraged to enroll in one of the Brighton & Hove business courses and begin to learn Brighton & Hove from them. As soon as you are a large part of the way through the course, you will need to fill out an enrollment request sheet, go through a health check-up, police and DLA exam.

They must also reach level 2 BTEC initiation into the role of Professional Taxi and Private Hire Driver Award. If you are willing to submit your first job offer, you must fill in the appropriate form. They must also successfully endure the Driving Standards Agency (DSA) Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Assessment.

The DSA Hackney Carriage/Private Hire Assessment Booklet (PDF 477kb).

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In this section the conditions for obtaining a private driver's licence are described. In order to purchase a licence to operate either your own private car or your own Hackney car, you must be over 21 years of age and have a full driver's licence for one year. An applicant for private hire car ownership must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Each driver must prove their right to work. You will find further information on the necessary documents below.... The following process will apply when you apply for your first licence: This test comprises issues relating to road traffic regulations, licensing law, locations and routes throughout the town.

Once you have successfully finished, an enrolment request will be sent out. In the next step the request is filled out. It contains paragraphs that must be filled in by the claimant, a licensed physician. Once this document has been filled in and sent back to the Licensing Department together with the appropriate documents, the person submitting the request is obliged to have it checked by the Office of Criminal Records.

If the cheque is surrendered and all documents are in order, a licence is granted to the claimant. Licences may be granted for one or three years.