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 Sheffield private hire taxi driver, can you wait on a taxi rank for your pre-booked job?

Only if there’s a space

Only if the vehicle is displaying a Sheffield council private hire badge

Never

Only if you are waiting for a pre booked job

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

Town Police Clauses Act 1927

Town and Country Act 1976

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

Equality Act 2010

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3. 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?

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

Question the passenger about what they do

Do nothing

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

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

Anywhere in the country once they have a license

Only form designated taxi ranks

Only in the district in which the license has been issued

In the local area within the county boundaries

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

In a place where only the customer can see the 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

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

Only if there are no Hackney Carriages to fulfil the booking

When you have your own operator’s license

When outside of the district from which their license was granted

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

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7. Can a Private Hire vehicle wait on a taxi rank for booked customers?

Yes

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8. If you have a Sheffield City Council Private Hire vehicle, can you use bus lanes/gates?

Yes, but only after 6.30pm

Yes, but only when working and with all authorised signage on the vehicle.

Yes

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9. It is a hot day, you are waiting for a customer who has gone to the post office, there is a second
passenger waiting with you in the car (parked in suitable place), you feel like having a drink

Don’t drink until end of shift

Take a drink

Ask the second customer if its alright to drink and then drink if they permit

Offer drink to customer, only take a drink if customer does

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10. In what circumstances can a Sheffield licensed driver refuse to carry an assistance dog?

If the dog is too large to travel in the front foot well area

The dog is wet and muddy

If the driver has a medical exemption certificate issued by the Local Authority

You can refuse the fare if you don’t like dogs

Your score is

The average score is 0%

Part 2 - Laws and Conditions