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LanguageCert B1 for TfL: what the test is
LanguageCert International ESOL B1 (Speaking & Listening) for TfL is the English test PHV applicants take. PeopleCert runs it for TfL, and LanguageCert is a business name of PeopleCert Qualifications Ltd.
The basics
TfL named PeopleCert as the provider. The exam is a speaking and listening test at CEFR level B1. You take it at a TfL Driver Assessment Centre through a secure video or telephone link. Each candidate is examined alone, by a live person called an interlocutor.
Marks and result
The qualification handbook gives a maximum of 30 marks. The five areas are listening and responding (0 to 10), and four others (0 to 5 each): interactive communication and task fulfilment, grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation, intonation and fluency. The result is Pass (18 to 30) or Fail (0 to 17). LanguageCert’s page shows the pass score as 60 out of 100, the same 60%.
How and when TfL gives you the result is not published on the pages we checked.
LanguageCert’s own practice material
LanguageCert’s page for TfL offers a practice paper and two mock interviews, in video and audio. TfL points to them too. They are free on LanguageCert’s site. Use them alongside ours.
A note on the handbook
The qualification handbook is a general B1 speaking and listening document dated 2021, not made for TfL only. Use it for the structure of the parts.
Who we are
We are independent. We are not part of TfL, PeopleCert or LanguageCert, and we do not use their logos. Our feedback is always estimated. Try the free English mock or read the test format.
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Questions
What is LanguageCert B1 for TfL?
It is the speaking and listening test at B1 level that new London private hire driver applicants take, run by PeopleCert.
Who runs the TfL English test?
PeopleCert, according to TfL. LanguageCert is a business name of PeopleCert Qualifications Ltd.
What is the pass mark?
LanguageCert’s handbook says Pass is 18 to 30 out of 30 marks, which is 60%.
Where can I find LanguageCert practice material?
On LanguageCert’s page for TfL, which has a practice paper and two mock interviews.