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Personal Licence Course & Online Exam

Personal Licence Course & Online Exam

£99.00

✅ Accredited qualification accepted throughout England & Wales

✅ Fully online course and exam

✅ Complete in around 4 hours

✅ Certificate issued on passing

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✅ Accredited qualification accepted throughout England & Wales

✅ Fully online course and exam

✅ Complete in around 4 hours

✅ Certificate issued on passing

✅ £99 including exam

Personal Licence Course

Level 2 Accredited Certificate for Personal Licence Holders - £99

Our course is fully accredited and accepted by all authorities in England & Wales for the qualification you need for your personal licence.
Our personal licence course is fully online and takes about 4 hours to complete.
Once you have completed the course then we book you in for the online exam.
The exam is a 30 minute multiple choice exam of 40 questions with a pass rate of 28. Exam slots are available Mon-Sat various days and evenings.

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Test Your Knowledge! Have a go at the Level 2 Personal Licence Holders Qualification mock exam

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Personal Licence Mock Test

40 Multiple Choice Questions, Pass Rate of 28

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1. A personal licence entitles the holder to:

Provide Amusement with Prizes (AWP) machines

Sell hot food and hot drinks late at night

Provide large scale public entertainment events

Sell or authorise the sale of alcohol

2. How long does a personal licence remain valid?

A length of time not exceeding 15 years

Undetermined

A length of time not exceeding 5 years

Indefinitely

3. An application for a personal licence must be made to the relevant:

Government Department

Planning Department

Licensing Authority

Environmental Health Authority

4. A personal licence may not be granted if the applicant:

Lives outside the UK

Does not have a premises licence

Has an unspent relevant offence

Is over 18

5. What change of details must a personal licence holder report to the licensing authority?

Name of the premises where employed

Name and/or home address

Place of work

Job title

6. What could happen if a personal licence holder is convicted of driving with excess alcohol in their body?

Their personal licence can be forfeited

The number of premises they can work in will be reduced

They will have to re-train in basic licensing law

Their personal licence will be valid for a shorter period

7. The purpose of a licensing policy is to show how:

The designated premises supervisors will be chosen for the area

Environmental Health will monitor the area for noise disturbance

The licensing authority intends to promote the licensing objectives

Local hospitals will deal with drink related illnesses and injuries

8. Each licensing authority is responsible for appointing a licensing committee consisting of no more than:

20 members

10 members

5 members

15 members

9. Community Safety Partnerships have been set up to:

Remove crime by personal licence holders taking regular crime watch shifts

Increase customer service standards by reducing disorder

Reduce crime and disorder through the local authority and police

Set standards for responsible drinks promotions in the local area

10. Which of these is a licensing objective?

Prevention of crime and disorder

Prosecution of known drug dealers

Prevention of alcohol addiction

Prosecution of underage drinkers

11. An unauthorised licensable activity is:

One not agreed by the designated premises supervisor

One not covered by a premises licence, club premises certificate or temporary event notice

One provided for members of the public who are trouble makers

One which neighbours have complained about

12. A drink is classed as alcohol if its abv is more than:

0.5%

1.0%

1.5%

2.0%

13. What unit of measurement will indicate how much alcohol is contained in a drink?

Average ethanol amount

Typical retail ethanol volume

Percentage alcohol by volume

Standard average alcohol quantity

14. To keep risks at a low level, the UK Chief Medical Officer recommends it is safest not to drink regularly more than:

16 units

14 units

18 units

20 units

15. The time it takes for one unit of alcohol to be removed from the body is about:

Four hours

Two hours

One hour

Three hours

16. A premises licence authorises the use of specific premises for:

Showing live football and rugby

One or more licensable activities

Playing darts and pool

Political meetings

17. Under the Licensing Act 2003, which of these is a licensable activity?

Supply of alcohol on club premises

Provision of fund raising raffles for charity

Supply of tobacco products

Provision of live televised football

18. What is the purpose of reviewing a premises licence?

To improve customer service standards

To maximise turnover and sales

To ensure that the licensing objectives are being promoted

To approve the process for hiring staff

19. Which of these is a mandatory condition attached to a premises licence which authorises the retail sale of alcohol?

A designated premises supervisor must be appointed for the premises

A personal licence holder must be present for every sale of alcohol

The premises licence holder must hold a personal licence

Every member of bar staff must hold a licensing qualification

20. The maximum penalty for selling alcohol outside the hours authorised by a premises licence is:

£15,000 fine and/or 3 months imprisonment

A discretionary fine and/or 9 months imprisonment

£10,000 fine and/or 1 month imprisonment

An unlimited fine and/or 6 months imprisonment

21. The role of the designated premises supervisor on licensed premises is to:

Be in day-to-day control of the premises

Personally open and close the premises everyday

Design and plan the layout of the premises

Be responsible for all stock of food and drink

22. If not already covered by the premises licence, which one of these events would require a temporary event notice?

The sale of food between the hours of 9.00 am and 5.00 pm

The retail sale of non-alcoholic cold drinks

The public performance of a dance to an audience after 11.00 pm

The rehearsal of a play between the hours of 10.00 am and 4.00 pm

23. What is the maximum number of temporary event notices a personal licence holder can give in a calendar year?

50

75

21

100

24. Which of these would not be classed as an irresponsible drinks promotion?

Offering a free pint of beer every time a football team scores a goal

Rewarding customers with free alcohol if they drink quickly

All you can drink for £10 offers

Offering a bottle of wine as a raffle prize

25. If controlled drug activity is allowed on licensed premises, the premises licence could be:

Amended by the police

Endorsed by the Environmental Health Inspector

Revoked by the licensing authority

Reviewed by the Planning Department

26. If a police officer witnesses the sale of alcohol to a drunk, what value fixed penalty fine can they impose?

£40

£70

£90

£120

27. Who can authorise underage persons to carry out test purchasing on licensed premises?

School inspectors

Food hygiene officers

Local Magistrates

Weights and Measures inspectors

28. Which of these is the most reliable document for proof of age?

A credit card

A bank statement

A utility bill

A valid photo driving licence

29. At what age can a person buy a lottery ticket?

18

21

16

25

30. On what grounds can the Magistrates Court issue a closure order?

Noise from the premises is causing a serious public nuisance

Rubbish is being produced on the premises

There are too many people queuing to enter the premises

There has been an increase in alcohol related injuries

31. The police can apply for a closure notice if:

There are too few customers frequenting the premises

Disorder is either taking place, or is likely to take place at the premises

Too many people have an interest in the business

The designated premises supervisor is not always on the premises

32. Which of these activities could be classed as regulated entertainment?

Morris dancing

Outdoor sporting activities

Performance of dance to more than 500 people

Live television broadcasts

33. When is the sale of alcohol on or from a vehicle allowed?

Never

When the vehicle is travelling at low speeds

When the vehicle is temporarily parked

At any time

34. It is an offence to serve alcohol to a person who is:

A local Magistrate

Drunk

Driving

A local brewer

35. Which alcoholic drinks may a 16 year old, accompanied by an adult, consume at a table meal on licensed premises?

Cider, spirits and wine

Beer, wine and cider

Spirits, beer and wine

Beer, cider and spirits

36. What is the importance of the licensing objectives?

They help the licensing authorities to issue personal licences

They provide licence holders with the knowledge they need to run a licensed premises

They help the police to carry out their roles

They provide the framework of licensing law

37. A personal licence holder must produce their licence for inspection when requested by:

A traffic warden

A local resident

A police officer

A fire officer

38. When do HM Revenue and Customs officers have the legal right to enter licensed premises to remove goods liable to forfeiture?

If the appropriate duty has not been paid

If they have not been produced in the UK

If they were bought from dealers in the EU

If they are to be sold to the public

39. If a personal licence holder is charged with a relevant offence, they must:

Give their licence to the police within 21 days

Give their licence to the court within 14 days

Notify the local PubWatch scheme

Notify the court of their personal licence

40. What is the minimum age at which a person can legally be sold alcohol on licensed premises?

18

20

16

22

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