New Law to Private Hire Regulation
Transport for London have stated that all first-time applicants and current private hire drivers applying to renew their licence must meet the new English requirement – the ‘ISE1 Secure English Language’ Test, or ‘B1’. You will be required to take the ‘Reading and Writing’ as well as the ‘Speaking and Listening’ modules for the exam and pass to earn your ISE 1 B1 English Certification.
Reading & Writing Exam
- Total time = 2 Hours
- 2 Reading Tasks
- 1 Reading into writing task
- 1 Writing task
Speaking & Listening Exam - Total time = 18 Minutes
- 2 Listening tasks
- 1 Topic task
- 1 Conversation task