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

1 / 10

1. Waiting in your Hackney Carriage at the taxi rank for 45min and now at the front of the queue
the next customer only wants a 1⁄2 mile journey. Under what circumstances can you refuse to take
the customer?

Where a journey is a short journey which the passenger could walk you can refuse to take a passenger

When you have reasonable cause to refuse a journey

Where you are due to finish work in an hour and the journey is in the wrong direction to your home

Where the passenger is travelling in a wheelchair

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

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

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

On the driver’s lap

Just below the rear-view mirror

3 / 10

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

Yes

Yes, but only after 6.30pm

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

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4. 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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5. 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?

Double the fare

10% of the final fare

£5

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

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6. 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

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

Do nothing

Question the passenger about what they do

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7. 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 you are waiting for a pre booked job

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

Never

8 / 10

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

Any person that is insured to do so

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

9 / 10

9. You are listening to your favourite music, and you get a job

Continue to listen to the music on the speaker during the journey

Switch to headphones

Ask the customer if its alright with them. If they agree continue playing it on speaker

10 / 10

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

Town Police Clauses Act 1927

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

Equality Act 2010

Town and Country Act 1976

Your score is

The average score is 80%

Part 2 - Laws and Conditions