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. 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

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

When outside of the district from which their license was granted

2 / 10

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

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

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

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

The dog is wet and muddy

3 / 10

3. 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

4 / 10

4. 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?

Question the passenger about what they 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

5 / 10

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

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

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

Price to start of journey

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

6 / 10

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

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

Only if you are waiting for a pre booked job

Only if there’s a space

Never

7 / 10

7. 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?

10% of the final fare

Double the fare

£5

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

8 / 10

8. 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 only the customer can see the device

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

9 / 10

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

Town and Country Act 1976

Equality Act 2010

Town Police Clauses Act 1927

Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

10 / 10

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

Yes, but only after 6.30pm

Yes

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

Your score is

The average score is 77%

Part 2 - Laws and Conditions