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Section 2 · Handbook pages 12-13

Licensing Requirements for PHVs

This section covers the licensing rules for private hire vehicles: vehicle licences and licence discs, exemption notices, hire or reward insurance, reporting collision damage to TfL, and letters about faults with your vehicle.

What you will learn

  1. 1Explain how a PHV vehicle licence and its licence discs are issued and displayed.
  2. 2State how long a PHV licence lasts and what must happen before a new one is issued.
  3. 3Describe what to do if licence discs are damaged, lost or stolen, and when a vehicle may not be used for private hire.
  4. 4Explain what an exemption notice is and who must carry it.
  5. 5Describe the hire or reward insurance requirement and who you must show insurance details to.
  6. 6State the 72-hour duty to tell TfL about collision damage if you own your PHV.
  7. 7Explain what to do when TfL or a manufacturer writes to you about your vehicle.

8 lessons · You need 19 out of 20 to unlock the next section.

Questions stay in English on purpose. The real SERU assessment is sat in English, and passing it is also how your English reading and writing are assessed.

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