slowing down their recruitment process.

the Area Knowledge Test, which consists of 20 questions about the district written by licensing officers

Soon they will be innundated with non english speakers who haven't a clue where they are going...........

Several Cotswold-based firms had appealed to Cotswold District Council’s Licensing committee saying that as most of their journeys involved trips out of the area or long-distance hauls to airports the test was not necessary for their drivers and was slowing down their recruitment process.

Deepest recession since the 2nd World War, and these firms can't recruit workers.

FFS the wages must be really sh**.

I pay £7.50 per hour and 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and I have problems getting drivers.

But is the problem your local knowledge tests, or that we have millions of lazy f***ers out there who hate work?

I pay £7.50 per hour and 20 days holiday plus bank holidays and I have problems getting drivers.

and the 3 months wait to get a crb check.

With the above in mind you do wonder why drivers, or should I say two-bob operators, are trying to bin the knowledge tests? The lads will have 3 months to wait so why can't they study for that in the meantime?

I think someone who has just lost their job doesn't want to wait upto 3 months to start another job.

That's a valid point, but it doesn't excuse the operator asking for the knowledge tests to be binned.

I understand where the LA are coming from, as I have previously stated PH is pre-booked work, why should a PH driver need a topographical test for a route that he would know in advance.