Personal Licence (APLH) Practice Test 2026: Practice test 3

Practice test 3 of 4 for the Personal Licence (APLH) Practice Test: 25 more questions with answers and explanations.

Alcohol server
United Kingdom
100 questions
Checked October 10, 2026

Question 1 of 25
How much notice must you give for a standard TEN?
- At least 10 clear working days before the event
- At least 3 months
- At least 24 hours
- No notice is needed
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Answer: A. At least 10 clear working days before the event
A standard TEN must be given at least 10 clear working days before the event, with copies to the police and environmental health.
Question 2 of 25
When must a late TEN be given?
- Any time after the event
- On the day of the event
- No later than 5 and no earlier than 9 clear working days before the event
- At least 28 days before the event
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Answer: C. No later than 5 and no earlier than 9 clear working days before the event
A late TEN is given between 9 and 5 clear working days before the event. Personal licence holders can give up to 10 late TENs a year; others up to 2.
Question 3 of 25
Who can object to a TEN?
- The local newspaper
- Any neighbour
- The fire service only
- The police or environmental health
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Answer: D. The police or environmental health
Only the police and environmental health can object to a TEN.
Question 4 of 25
How long do the police and environmental health have to object after receiving a TEN?
- 28 days
- 24 hours
- 10 working days
- 3 working days
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Answer: D. 3 working days
Objections must be made within 3 working days of receiving the notice.
Question 5 of 25
Under the mandatory conditions, what must every premises that supplies alcohol have?
- A doorman at all times
- A cash machine
- A late-night levy certificate
- An age verification policy
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Answer: D. An age verification policy
The premises licence or club certificate holder must ensure an age verification policy is adopted, and the DPS must ensure alcohol is supplied in line with it.
Question 6 of 25
Under the mandatory conditions, which proof of age must the age verification policy require?
- A utility bill
- Any card with a name on it
- ID with a photo, date of birth, and a holographic mark or ultraviolet feature
- A bank statement
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Answer: C. ID with a photo, date of birth, and a holographic mark or ultraviolet feature
The policy must require identification bearing the holder's photograph and date of birth, and either a holographic mark or an ultraviolet feature.
Question 7 of 25
At minimum, the age verification policy must require ID from customers who appear to be under what age?
- 18, or a higher age set by the policy
- 16
- 21 in all cases
- 25 in all cases
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Answer: A. 18, or a higher age set by the policy
The law sets 18 as the minimum. Many premises choose a higher age, such as 21 or 25, in their policy.
Question 8 of 25
Many premises in England and Wales use "Challenge 25". What does it mean?
- Customers must be 25 to buy alcohol
- Staff must be 25 to sell alcohol
- Staff ask anyone who looks under 25 for proof of age
- Only 25 drinks may be sold per hour
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Answer: C. Staff ask anyone who looks under 25 for proof of age
Challenge 25 gives a safety margin above the legal age of 18. It is a common way to meet the age verification condition.
Question 9 of 25
Under the updated mandatory conditions, when may an age verification policy accept digital ID?
- Never
- When the premises has an agreement with a registered digital verification provider that meets the conditions
- Only for customers over 30
- Whenever a customer shows a photo on their phone
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Answer: B. When the premises has an agreement with a registered digital verification provider that meets the conditions
The policy may allow digital ID only through a registered digital verification provider, and it must say how digital ID will be handled.
Question 10 of 25
Under the mandatory conditions, beer and cider sold for drinking on the premises must be available in which small measure?
- 100 ml
- Half a pint
- A quarter of a pint
- A third of a pint
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Answer: B. Half a pint
Beer or cider must be available in half-pint measures.
Question 11 of 25
Gin, rum, vodka and whisky sold for drinking on the premises must be available in which measures?
- 25 ml or 35 ml
- 10 ml or 20 ml
- 50 ml only
- 70 ml
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Answer: A. 25 ml or 35 ml
Spirits must be available in 25 ml or 35 ml measures, unless sold ready-mixed in a closed container.
Question 12 of 25
Still wine sold by the glass must be available in which small measure?
- 100 ml
- 250 ml
- 125 ml
- 175 ml
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Answer: C. 125 ml
Still wine in a glass must be available in 125 ml, and customers who do not ask for a size must be told the small measures are available.
Question 13 of 25
What must on-licensed premises provide free of charge to customers who ask, where it is reasonably available?
- A soft drink
- Drinking water
- Snacks
- A taxi
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Answer: B. Drinking water
Free potable (drinking) water must be provided on request where it is reasonably available.
Question 14 of 25
Which of these is an irresponsible promotion banned by the mandatory conditions?
- A drinking game where people must drink as much as possible in a time limit
- Offering soft drinks
- Selling food with drinks
- A quiz night with non-alcoholic prizes
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Answer: A. A drinking game where people must drink as much as possible in a time limit
Drinking games, unlimited drink offers that risk the objectives, and promotions that glamorise drunkenness are examples of irresponsible promotions.
Question 15 of 25
Pouring alcohol directly into a customer's mouth is banned, except in which case?
- When the customer cannot drink unaided because of a disability
- During a hen party
- After midnight
- When the drink is free
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Answer: A. When the customer cannot drink unaided because of a disability
Dispensing alcohol directly into the mouth is an irresponsible promotion unless the person is unable to drink without help because of a disability.
Question 16 of 25
Under the mandatory conditions, alcohol must not be sold below the "permitted price". What is it?
- The duty on the alcohol plus VAT on that duty
- The price at the nearest supermarket
- £1 per drink
- Half the normal menu price
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Answer: A. The duty on the alcohol plus VAT on that duty
The permitted price is duty plus VAT on that duty. Selling below it is not allowed.
Question 17 of 25
Under section 146, what is an offence?
- Selling alcohol to a person aged 18
- Selling soft drinks to children
- Refusing to serve a customer
- Selling alcohol to a person under 18
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Answer: D. Selling alcohol to a person under 18
Selling alcohol to an individual under 18 is an offence, whether the seller is a licence holder or a member of staff.
Question 18 of 25
A seller is charged with selling alcohol to a child. Which is a defence under section 146?
- They were very busy
- They took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence
- The child looked tall
- Their manager told them to
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Answer: B. They took all reasonable precautions and exercised all due diligence
Due diligence is a defence, for example following a strict age verification policy, training staff and keeping refusal records.
Question 19 of 25
Under section 147A, persistently selling alcohol to children means unlawful sales on the same premises on how many occasions within 3 consecutive months?
- 2 or more
- 10 or more
- 5 or more
- 3 or more
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Answer: A. 2 or more
The offence is committed if alcohol is sold unlawfully to under-18s on 2 or more different occasions within 3 consecutive months.
Question 20 of 25
Who commits the offence of persistently selling alcohol to children?
- The premises licence holder (or the premises user under a TEN)
- The customer who reported it
- The trading standards officer
- The child
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Answer: A. The premises licence holder (or the premises user under a TEN)
Section 147A makes the "responsible person" liable: the premises licence holder, or the premises user under a temporary event notice.
Question 21 of 25
After a conviction for persistently selling alcohol to children, for how long can the court suspend the licence's alcohol sales?
- Up to 3 months
- For life
- Up to 2 years
- Up to 1 week
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Answer: A. Up to 3 months
Section 147B lets the court suspend the part of the licence that authorises alcohol sales for up to three months.
Question 22 of 25
An adult buys alcohol in a pub and hands it to a 15-year-old to drink there. What is this?
- Legal if it is only beer
- Legal if the child is with friends
- Legal if the adult paid
- An offence of buying alcohol on behalf of a child
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Answer: D. An offence of buying alcohol on behalf of a child
Section 149 makes it an offence to buy or attempt to buy alcohol for a person under 18, with a narrow exception for 16 and 17-year-olds at a table meal.
Question 23 of 25
When may a 16 or 17-year-old drink alcohol in a licensed restaurant?
- Any time, if they have ID
- With a table meal, drinking beer, wine or cider bought by an adult who is with them
- Only spirits with a meal
- Never
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Answer: B. With a table meal, drinking beer, wine or cider bought by an adult who is with them
A 16 or 17-year-old may drink beer, wine or cider with a table meal when accompanied by someone aged 18 or over. The adult must buy it.
Question 24 of 25
What is the offence under section 150?
- An adult drinking water
- A child entering a restaurant
- A child buying soft drinks
- A child knowingly drinking alcohol on relevant premises, or someone allowing it
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Answer: D. A child knowingly drinking alcohol on relevant premises, or someone allowing it
It is an offence for an under-18 to knowingly consume alcohol on relevant premises, and for staff to knowingly allow it, except under the table meal exception.
Question 25 of 25
When is it an offence to allow an unaccompanied child under 16 on licensed premises?
- Only on Sundays
- At any time in any restaurant
- Never
- When the premises is used mainly for selling alcohol for drinking there, or between midnight and 5 a.m.
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Answer: D. When the premises is used mainly for selling alcohol for drinking there, or between midnight and 5 a.m.
Section 145 covers unaccompanied under-16s in premises used exclusively or mainly for on-sales of alcohol, and in any premises open for on-sales between midnight and 5 a.m.

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