Click here for more information to find out if your standard of English is deemed acceptable. Complete the application form on the TfL Website. You can also sign up online and request a paper application. There is no specific training course for the PCO Licence, however you can receive assistance with 2 aspects: the English test and the topographical skills test. Some providers will offer training and assessment for both of these areas. There are several different costs associated with the PCO Livcence.
For instance, there is a cost for starting an application and another for taking the required medical test. How to renew your PCO Licence. Your PCO Licence is valid for 3 years. To assist you, the Public Carriage Office PCO will send you your renewal forms a few weeks before the expiration date of your licence.
Don't wait too long! It takes a few weeks for PCO Licence application to be processed. If you wait more than 3 months after your PCO Licence has expired, you will no longer be eligible for a renewal and be treated as a new applicant.
For many people in the UK, using an Uber is preferred over the traditional black cabs or private taxi services.
Working for Uber offers freelance and flexible hours for drivers and is used by millions of passengers in the UK with an average of 3. Being an Uber Driver is a quick and easy way to make money, with a lot of drivers actually earning a full time living as an Uber Driver. The Uber app is as easy as just a tap and go. The minimum requirements of becoming an Uber Driver. There are certain requirements that you must need in order to be eligible to drive with Uber This includes:.
Before you officially begin driving with Uber you will need to attend an Uber Ignition' session. This is basically a free half-day information session where you will learn about what it will be like to work for Uber. The Uber Ignition' session can take up to four hours and involves the following:. What vehicle will you need to become an Uber driver? As you'll be driving people around in your own vehicle, you'll need to make sure it's up to the standards Uber requires.
Your car needs to be under five years old, and should comfortably seat between four and eight people. The approved list of accepted cars if you want to become an Uber driver in the UK can be found on the Official Uber Website.
This also includes tips which can be granted by the passenger via the app. Uber drivers get paid on a weekly basis. The money goes directly into your bank account along with an invoice detailing all the trips. Our social media team frequently drops discount codes, giveaways and industry news on our socials. Get Licensed is a registered trademark of Get Licensed Limited. Get Licensed is a training marketplace and not a training provider.
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Our most popular licences. Full licence list. Level 3 Award in Education and Training. Door Supervisor Training. CCTV Training. Do you know what is expected of you when working for these companies? And how do the apps actually work? Apart from a very brief presentation when you on-board, you are essentially left to figure this out on your own. To give yourself the best chance to succeed, you really want to hit the road running and want to hit the least amount of road bumps as possible.
Use this time wisely and be proactive. This website was set up to help new drivers like you from getting your PCO licence all the way through to getting you on the road and earning as much money as possible. Spend some time reading all the articles which will hopefully provide you with valuable information and a better understanding of the Private Hire Industry. I also want to share with you all the people that inspired me and gave me the confidence to pursue this through all their positive content online.
By the time I started driving, I was fully prepared and found that when I took Ubers as a passenger, I was more up to date on all things Private Hire and Uber than experienced drivers.
Seeing that he makes it work and earns good money on top of his full time wage filled me with confidence to pursue this gig as a viable second income. I have to mention cabbie as he was also a great source of information in the beginning. These videos where always a must watch as he showed the trips and earnings of a full shift in an easily digestible video.
Unfortunately, pressure from the black cab community forced him to take down his earnings videos, which is a real shame as they were a great resource for new drivers to get a real feel of what a full shift looks like as a private hire driver.
You will most likely have your blood pressure checked, pass an eye test and asked a few questions about your health, do you smoke or drink and stuff like that. Pretty routine stuff if you are in decent health. It might be good to know this in advance, but if you go to a random GP they might state in the form that they have no access to your medical records and TFL will ask for more information.
If TFL spots that the GP has no access to your records it will ask for another form to be filled out — Additional Medical Information Form and it will be customized for you by the escalations team. It is a mandatory check, and there is no way to avoid it. You have to keep in mind that violent and sexual crimes will most certainly ban you from applying for a PCO license and rightfully so.
If needed, it will need to provide a certificate of good conduct, translated and notarized by an embassy if not issued in the UK. It is pretty much a criminal record check which has to be provided by the consular of the country that you have resided for more than three months in the last three years.
It is separate from the compulsory DBS check you need to pass, and it is due only if you are foreign or have lived outside of UK for a while. Here you can take full advantage of Uber Ignition program. They will help you with the topographical skill assessment and issue a certificate for it. It is a mandatory part of the PCO license unless you are exempt from it. Few people are exempt, and they are either previous PCO license holders, black cab drivers or pro tourist guides.
It is not a big deal to get one. Most certified topographical centres are pretty lenient when it comes to licensing, so the actual test is nothing to worry about. They test you on map reading ability, route selection in local and long-distance trips and general topographical skills where you have to name a few counties surrounding London, for example.
Nothing to worry about. They pretty much pay for you to get the license and provide an incentive to drive for Uber.
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