Taxi driver Knowledge Test questions

Sevenoaks Hackney Carriage policy and law

1. There is a minimum fare of £4.20, for every additional 176 metres there is an additional fare of:

2. Any Spoilage within a vehicle may be recovered from the customer, the maximum permitted amount that may be recovered from the customer is:

3. What must you do if you have lost the vehicle plate from the rear of the vehicle?

4. When can a hackney carriage pick up a passenger in another Council's area?

5. How can a member of the public hire a Hackney Carriage?

6. Can a driver smoke inside a licenced vehicle?

7. Where must the licence plate be located on the exterior of the vehicle?

8. When is a hackney carriage driver excused from wearing a seat belt?

9. Does the meter always have to be switched on when taking a fare?

10. You are late having your compliance test. Can you continue to drive?

11. You pull up on the rank at the start of your shift. You have left your badge at home. What would you do?

12. You find a watch on your back seat after dropping off a passenger. What must you do?

13. When can a hackney carriage be left unattended on a hackney carriage rank?

14. Does a hackney carriage have to clearly display no smoking signs?

15. What two items of clothing are all drivers specifically banned from wearing? (Select correct answer)

16. Do you have to carry animals/ pets in your vehicle?

17. You are on a taxi rank and the taxi in front moves off with a passenger. What must you do?

18. Which items are NOT a requirement for a Hackney Carriage vehicle?

19. Do you have to display your top sign and Hackney plate at all times on the vehicle?

20. How old can a vehicle be when it is first licensed?

21. When should a driver wear his badge?

22. At what age must all licensed drivers provide an annual medical certificate to prove their fitness to drive?

23. When can the husband or wife of a licensed driver drive the licensed vehicle?

24. What is the charge for carriage of pets (other than dogs for registered disabled people)

25. A vehicle be instantly suspended if it is: (Select correct answer)

26. Your unlicensed husband/wife asks to drive your licensed taxi to the shops. What would you do?

27. At what point should you start the taximeter for a fare?

28. Taxi Ranks can be found in which following locations?