Laws and Conditions – Sheffield Knowledge Test Exam Preparation

Sheffield Knowledge Test for Taxi/Private Hire Drivers

Part 2 – Laws & Conditions

In this section, you will be asked 10 questions and you will be required to achieve a
minimum score of 80%.
You have 15 minutes to complete this test

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1. As a private hire driver, where should you place PDA or satnav device?

In a place where its visible to you without having to look away from the road

In a place where it is visible to both you and the customer

In a place where only the customer can see the device

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2. Your passenger asks you to stop at several addresses during the journey. At each address, they hand over a number of packages to the occupants and receive payment for them. What should you do?

Follow the passenger to an address to see what’s going on

Question the passenger about what they do

Note the address and report to police and operator as soon as possible

Do nothing

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3. Where can a Hackney Carriage vehicle ply for hire?

Only in the district in which the license has been issued

In the local area within the county boundaries

Anywhere in the country once they have a license

Only form designated taxi ranks

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4. Where in the vehicle should your Sat Nav or PDA be placed when working?

On the driver’s lap

Anywhere on the front windscreen so that it is clearly visible to the passenger and the driver

In a suitable place, away from the swept area of the windscreen wipers

Just below the rear-view mirror

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5. What legislation is responsible for the majority of driver, vehicle and operator licensing?

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

Town Police Clauses Act 1927

Equality Act 2010

Town and Country Act 1976

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6. Where and when can a private hire driver ply for hire?

When outside of the district from which their license was granted

Only if there are no Hackney Carriages to fulfil the booking

When you have your own operator’s license

Nowhere, a private hire vehicle and driver must be pre-booked through a licensed operator

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7. There is a train strike a customer ask you to take them to a stadium in Doncaster. How would
you charge the customer?

Price to start of journey

It’s a long journey so you don’t need to use the meter and you’ll tell the customer what the fare will be at the end

At the end of journey, you advice the customer the tariff is meter fare + 50% because the fare ends outside Sheffield and you can’t pick up a return fare in Doncaster

You agree with the customer that you use the meter and charge meter fare

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8. Who can drive a licensed vehicle when it's not being used for hire and reward?

Only licensed drivers who are insured to do so

Any person with the permission of the license holder

No other person can driver the vehicle

Any person that is insured to do so

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9. Your passenger is accompanied by an assistance dog as she is hearing impaired. At the end
of the journey the fare is £8.30
How much extra do you charge for the assistance dog?

£5

10% of the final fare

Double the fare

Nothing, you cannot make an additional charge for carrying an assistance dog

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10. You go to collect a customer, and he is accompanied by his two children, who are under 8 years of age.
Where should the children sit?

One in the back and other sat on their parent’s knee in the front seat

Where they want as long as they use the proper seat belt

One in the front passenger seat and one in the back passenger seat using the seatbelts provided

In the back seat using the seat belts provided

Your score is

The average score is 77%

Part 2 - Laws and Conditions