Under current rules anyone seeking a licence as a taxi or private hire driver has to sit the test.

A raft of changes have been suggested to taxi policies in Aberdeen [Getty Images] Some taxi drivers might not need to pass Aberdeen's street knowledge test before being allowed to operate in the city, ...

Bosses at Pendle Council have scrapped the local knowledge test element of a taxi driver's assessment. At a taxi licensing meeting last month, Pendle Council agreed to scrap the local knowledge ...

Some taxi drivers might not need to pass Aberdeen's street knowledge test before being allowed to operate in the city, according to council proposals. Under current rules anyone seeking a licence as a ...