Re: Do I really need my driver to speak English?
Applause to the TFL - provided that it is _NOT_ discriminatory. All must sit the test (even British passport holders).
Applause indeed, but there is precedent in the immigration rules about exemption from language tests. People from English speaking countries don't have to do the exam as part of the immigration process.
So no need to make British born drivers prove they can speak English, that's already settled elsewhere in laws and rules.
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