SeruPass: TfL SERU Assessment
Free TfL SERU practice, organised around the real assessment — safety, safeguarding, equality, and the regulations London private-hire drivers are tested on. Work through a topic, see your score, and know when you're ready to book.
- ~36 questions
- 60% to pass
- ~60 minutes
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Free, instantly scored practice sets with an explanation for every answer.
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- The full question bank for every topic
- Full-length timed mock tests at real exam length
- Your scores and progress saved to your account
- Complete mistake history + a mistakes-only test
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The essential reading for the tfl seru assessment.
Full Study Guide
The whole TfL SERU Assessment, explained chapter by chapter — read the up-to-date version online.
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Is the TfL SERU assessment hard? What makes it tricky — the time limit, scenario questions and the reading element — and how to make it straightforward.
How to Get a PCO Licence in London: The Step-by-Step Process
The steps to a London private hire (PCO) driver's licence: eligibility, DBS check, medical, applying to TfL, the SERU, topographical and English assessments, and how long it takes.
TfL's English Language Requirement for Private Hire Drivers: B1, SERU and Exemptions
What TfL's English language requirement means for London private hire drivers: the B1 level, the speaking and listening test, how SERU covers reading and writing, and exemptions.
About the TfL SERU Assessment
The TfL SERU assessment — Safety, Equality and Regulatory Understanding — is the test every new London private-hire driver must pass to get licensed. It has around 36 questions in a mix of formats (multiple choice, sentence completion, and reading), you need 60% to pass, and you get roughly an hour. It's open-book: you can refer to the Private Hire Driver's Handbook during the assessment, but it's timed, so the drivers who pass already know the material and use the handbook only to check. You currently get two attempts — fail both and your licence application is cancelled — so it pays to go in genuinely ready.
How to prepare
Learn the four SERU pillars
Work through safety, safeguarding, equality, and regulatory understanding one topic at a time. Read the notes, then answer questions on that topic straight away so it sticks.
Practise every question style
SERU isn't only multiple choice — there's sentence completion and reading too. Get comfortable with all of them so nothing on the day is a surprise.
Use the handbook like the real test
Practise checking the Private Hire Driver's Handbook against the clock, so you know where things are without burning time you don't have.
Book only when you're consistently passing
You get two attempts before your application is cancelled. Sit full mock tests until you're clearing 60% comfortably, then book through Transport for London.
What’s covered
The TfL SERU Assessment draws its questions from every chapter of the official material — being comfortable across safety, safeguarding, equality, regulations, and passengers. The full study guide, revision notes and a cheat sheet are all free to read, and you can browse sample TfL SERU Assessment questions and answers.
Frequently asked questions
How many questions are on the TfL SERU assessment?
The SERU assessment has around 36 questions — a mix of multiple choice, sentence completion, and reading and understanding. You need 60% to pass, with roughly an hour to complete it.
Is the SERU assessment open book?
Yes — you can refer to the Private Hire Driver's Handbook during the assessment. But it's timed, so you won't have time to look everything up. Drivers who pass already know the material and use the handbook only to double-check.
How many attempts do I get at the SERU test?
Private hire drivers currently get two attempts. If you don't pass within two, your licence application is cancelled and you have to reapply and pay the fees again — so it's worth being genuinely ready first.
Is SeruPass affiliated with Transport for London?
No. SeruPass is an independent study app. All content is based on TfL's published SERU requirements, and we link to Transport for London for the official rules and booking.
Official source: Transport for London — SERU