![]() “These plans were put on hold so we could focus our resources on critical licensing activities and supporting the industry throughout the pandemic,” he said.Ī further delay has been caused by the Department for Transport announcement in July, of new statutory standards for taxi and private hire drivers, which includes a requirement for licensing authorities to test English language proficiency for taxi and private hire drivers. ![]() Robson said TfL had been looking at “alternative ways that drivers could demonstrate their English language skills” without the need for onerous written tests. The SELT centres have only recently reopened and English language testing has resumed, but social distancing means the centres are unable to offer the same number of tests before the lockdown. Drivers have been unable to take a Secure English Language Test (SELT) during recent months owing to the temporary closure of the testing centres and we recognise that recovering evidence of qualifications has been difficult because many academic institutions have also temporarily closed.” In a statement, Graham Robson, TfL general manager, Taxi and Private Hire, said: “The impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have made complying with the ELR more difficult. ![]() ![]() Blaming the Covid-19 pandemic, TfL has moved the deadline forward by 12 months to September 30, 2021.īut plans to draw up alternatives to the controversial and much-maligned written testing policy have been put on hold s a result of the Government’s new guidelines for taxi and private hire operators, published in July. Transport for London has again extended the deadline for London private hire drivers to complete an English language proficiency test. ![]()
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