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SERU mock test and study options

Transport for London (TfL) doesn’t publish a full SERU mock test. What it gives you, free, is everything the Safety, Equality and Regulatory Understanding (SERU) assessment is based on. Its online assessment guide works through the whole Private Hire Vehicle (PHV) Driver’s Handbook with over 36 knowledge check questions, and there’s an audio version of the handbook and 11 short video guides.

  • 11TfL video guides, with an introduction
  • 36+Knowledge check questions in TfL’s guide
  • 52 pagesIn the PHV Driver’s Handbook, version 1.0
Open TfL’s assessment guide

Updated November 2026 · Written from official sources, listed at the bottom of this page

Is there an official SERU mock test?

Not a full one. The nearest thing is the knowledge check at the end of each section of TfL’s online assessment guide. The guide also has a section on what to expect, with screenshots from the assessment centre.

TfL doesn’t publish its question bank or past papers. It has said it reviews the questions and changes any that confuse a large number of drivers. Mock tests sold by other companies are their own work, not TfL’s.

Study options compared

OptionPriceFree to useLinks
Official and free
TfL PHV Driver’s HandbookOfficial handbook, PDF and audioEvery SERU question is based on this handbook. Version 1.0 is dated 30 September 2021, and TfL says it will name the version to read if it changes.
FreeThe full handbook as a PDF, and an audio version on TfL’s SERU page
TfL: PHV Driver’s Handbook (PDF) ↗TfL: SERU for private hire drivers ↗
TfL online assessment guide and videosOfficial online course and video guidesTfL’s own course on the handbook, built to help you prepare for SERU. The videos follow the handbook’s 10 sections, so you can pair each one with its knowledge check.
FreeThe whole guide and all the video guides
TfL: Online assessment guide ↗TfL: SERU introduction video ↗
TfL Safeguarding Awareness courseOfficial online courseTfL expects applicants to do it before the SERU assessment. Safeguarding children and adults at risk is also one of the SERU topics.
FreeThe full course, as many times as you like
TfL: Safeguarding Awareness course ↗
LanguageCert practice material for TfLOfficial practice for the English testFrom LanguageCert, the brand of PeopleCert, which runs TfL’s English speaking and listening test. TfL’s English page points to these practice papers and mock interviews.
FreeA practice paper, two mock interviews on video and as audio, and the qualification handbook
LanguageCert: Practice material for TfL ↗
Free English help
BBC SkillswiseFree English videos and worksheetsA BBC collection for adult learners, named by TfL as a free resource for improving your English before the assessments.
FreeVideos and downloadable worksheets on reading, writing, speaking and listening
BBC Skillswise ↗

Prices and ratings checked November 2026.

A study path for the SERU assessment

Take the handbook one section at a time:

  1. Read the section in the handbook, checking any glossary words you don’t know.
  2. Watch TfL’s video guide for that section.
  3. Do the knowledge check for the section in TfL’s online assessment guide.
  4. Listen to the audio version of the handbook to go over it again.
  5. Before the day, finish TfL’s Safeguarding Awareness course and read the guide’s “what to expect” section.

The Safeguarding Awareness course has 29 slides and works on a computer, tablet or phone. There’s no certificate, and you don’t need to tell TfL you’ve done it.

TfL: SERU for private hire drivers ↗TfL: Safeguarding awareness ↗TfL: What to expect at your SERU assessment, on YouTube ↗

Practice for the other two TfL tests

The English speaking and listening test and the map test each have their own practice material, and their own page here.

The TfL English test →The TfL map test →
Sources: TfL · LanguageCert and 4 more. Checked November 2026.

Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.

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