Diamond is a leading provider of government accredited training and assessments for occupational drivers and riders and part of the largest professional driver training association in the UK. As such ellinge already work with a large number of local authorities to provide driver training and testing services specifically designed for the taxi and private hire market.
Once you have purchased an appropriate Taxi Test, your details will be forwarded to your nominated examiner who will aim to be in touch within the next 48 hours (Monday-Friday) with a view to booking your test within the next 5-10 working days.
Your examiner will arrange a mutually convenient date, time and place local to you to conduct your test. We do not have specific locations and your examiner will discuss meeting places and any other queries with you once your booking has been made. Please confirm your booking reference with your examiner. You will need a car suitable for test purposes (we do not supply cars) which has current and valid insurance, MOT, road tax and is roadworthy in terms of lights, tyres etc.
Terms and Conditions
By purchasing this product you agree that you have read and understood the requirements of the test that you are applying for.
Refund policy:Â for cancellations received up to 7 days prior to the test date we will refund 50% of the fee paid, no other refunds will be made after this time, including tests that have not been arranged within a 6 month period after the payment has been taken.
Once you have paid for your test your details will be forwarded to your nominated examiner who will be in touch with you within 48 hours (Monday-Friday) with a view to booking your test within a 5-10 working day time frame.
Your examiner can also discuss training options with you before taking the test and advise you accordingly on the test requirements. Book a training session here.Â
Your examiner will arrange a mutually convenient date, time and place local to you to conduct your test. We do not have specific locations or test centres and your examiner will discuss meeting places and any other queries with you once your booking has been made. Please confirm your booking reference with your examiner.
You will need a car suitable for test purposes (we do not supply cars) which has current and valid insurance, MOT, road tax and is roadworthy in terms of lights, tyres etc. If you are taking an enhanced taxi test please ensure you have a wheelchair accessible vehicle, the examiner will only supply a wheelchair for the purposes of this test.
If you are more than 15 minutes late to your test you will lose your booking and the fee will need to be paid again.
You will be asked to read a number plate at the required distance, full details can be found at www.gov.uk/driving-eyesight-rules. Your test will be cancelled if you cannot reach these requirements. You will need a current and valid driving licence which will be checked by your examiner prior to the test.
Upon successful completion of your Diamond test you will be issued with a certificate which will be posted to you 2nd class on receipt of your test report to head office. A copy of your test report can be emailed to you on request. Please ask your examiner at the end of your test for more information. If you misplace or damage your certificate, there will be a charge of £5 for a replacement to be sent out to you.
Please ensure that if you are currently working for a local authority and require a taxi test, that you are, where necessary removing your licence plates for the purposes of the test. It is your responsibility to check the bylaws and legal requirements of taking a taxi test and displaying licence plates.
What Diamond allows: You can use a camera fitted for insurance purposes, as long as it:
- is external facing and does not film the inside of the vehicle
- does not record audio from inside the vehicle
Diamond will under no circumstances accept, comment on, or review audio or video footage provided by a test candidate or third party to facilitate a challenge to the conduct of any theory or practical test or its result.
Any footage received in connection with an allegation of criminal activity or intent will be referred to the police.