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UK Taxi & PHV Practice Questions - UK Taxi and Private Hire Driver Knowledge Test Exam
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QUESTION 1 / 25
What should a driver do if they suspect a child passenger is being exploited or trafficked?
Choose one answer below.
A
Confront the accompanying adult passenger directly
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B
Report promptly; use 999 for immediate danger
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C
Ignore it as it is not the driver's business
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D
Ask the child private questions in front of the adult
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QUESTION 2 / 25
What does the term 'CSE' stand for in the context of driver safety and safeguarding training?
Choose one answer below.
A
Child Safety Standards
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B
Child Sexual Exploitation
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C
Council Safety Enforcement
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D
Child Support and Equality
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QUESTION 3 / 25
A passenger is so intoxicated that they cannot look after themselves at the destination. What is the safest response?
Choose one answer below.
A
Leave them alone at the nearest well-lit place
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B
Arrange a safe handover or seek emergency help
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C
Keep driving until they wake without telling the operator
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D
Take them to an address chosen by the driver
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QUESTION 4 / 25
Who is considered a 'vulnerable passenger' under taxi and private hire safeguarding guidelines?
Choose one answer below.
A
Only passengers who do not have cash to pay the fare
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B
Anyone at increased risk of abuse, neglect or exploitation
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C
Only foreign tourists who do not speak fluent English
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D
Only passengers travelling late at night
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QUESTION 5 / 25
A lone young person at a taxi rank appears distressed. What should a driver do first?
Choose one answer below.
A
Assume another adult will deal with it
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B
Check safety and seek appropriate help
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C
Take the person home without recording the concern
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D
Question nearby people publicly about the child
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QUESTION 6 / 25
What is the primary purpose of safeguarding training for taxi and private hire drivers?
Choose one answer below.
A
To teach drivers how to arrest criminal suspects
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B
Recognise and report abuse, exploitation or neglect
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C
To reduce the cost of the driver's licensing application fee
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D
To increase driver tips and customer ratings
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QUESTION 7 / 25
Why are taxi and PHV drivers in a unique position to help spot child exploitation and trafficking?
Choose one answer below.
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Because they are legally allowed to search passenger bags
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B
Their journeys can reveal suspicious patterns
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C
Because they receive direct data feeds from police databases
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D
Because they are required to interview every passenger
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QUESTION 8 / 25
During a compliance check, what determines how a taxi or PHV driver badge must be worn, displayed or produced?
Choose one answer below.
A
The vehicle manufacturer's handbook
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B
The issuing authority's conditions
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C
One identical UK-wide display schedule
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D
The driver's personal preference
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QUESTION 9 / 25
What is a key sign that a passenger might be a victim of modern slavery or human trafficking?
Choose one answer below.
A
They ask for a physical receipt at the end of the journey
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B
Fear plus another person's control of money, documents or speech
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C
They are using a mobile phone to send messages
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D
They are wearing casual clothes and sunglasses
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QUESTION 10 / 25
In relation to 'County Lines' drug trafficking, which passenger profile is a potential indicator of a child courier?
Choose one answer below.
A
A parent travelling with two young children during the morning school run
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B
An anxious young person making unusual trips under another's control
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C
A group of students going to a local university campus library
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D
An elderly passenger returning home from a hospital appointment
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QUESTION 11 / 25
If you suspect a young person in your vehicle is being used for County Lines drug trafficking, what is the best way to report this?
Choose one answer below.
A
Ask the youth to show you the contents of their pockets
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B
Police on 101, 999 for danger, or Crimestoppers anonymously
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C
Call the licensing office's general administration line
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D
Post a description of the passenger in a local driver WhatsApp group
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QUESTION 12 / 25
A driver notices repeated short visits to an address and other signs that it may be used to exploit vulnerable people. What is the appropriate response?
Choose one answer below.
A
Enter the property to gather proof
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B
Record objective details and report them
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C
Discuss passenger identities in a public driver group
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D
Demand an explanation from the property occupier
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QUESTION 13 / 25
Why does DfT guidance recommend that PHV booking records identify the journey, driver and vehicle?
Choose one answer below.
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To calculate a national taxi fuel rebate
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B
To preserve an enforcement audit trail
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C
To replace the driver's DVLA record
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D
To set every council's fare tariff
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QUESTION 14 / 25
A person tries to hire a PHV directly from its driver on the street. What must happen before the journey can lawfully proceed?
Choose one answer below.
A
The driver may create an informal cash booking
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B
A licensed operator must accept the booking
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C
The passenger must be accompanied by an adult
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D
The driver may proceed if the destination is nearby
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QUESTION 15 / 25
If you believe a child passenger is in immediate physical danger of abuse or abduction during a journey, what should you do?
Choose one answer below.
A
Continue driving to the destination without saying anything to avoid a scene
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B
Reach safety and call 999 without confronting the suspected abuser
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C
Lock the doors and drive them to your own house
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D
Turn around and confront the adult passenger
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QUESTION 16 / 25
Which practice best protects passengers and drivers while maintaining professional boundaries?
Choose one answer below.
A
Collect passengers' personal social-media details
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B
Keep boundaries and use compliant CCTV
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C
Record every passenger on a private phone
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D
Refuse all passengers of a particular sex
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QUESTION 17 / 25
If a driver notices a regular customer booking trips for different young people to a local hotel, and the young people appear distressed or neglected, what should they suspect?
Choose one answer below.
A
The customer is a generous relative running a family holiday
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B
Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) or human trafficking
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C
The customer is a school teacher organizing a field trip
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D
The customer is a charity worker helping teenagers
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QUESTION 18 / 25
What is 'County Lines' exploitation?
Choose one answer below.
A
A licensing term for crossing regional boundaries while carrying passengers
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B
Exploiting people to move drugs or cash along a dealer phone line
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C
A map-reading method using grid lines to calculate distances
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D
A system of bus lanes connecting different counties in the UK
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QUESTION 19 / 25
After observing a possible trafficking concern, which details are most useful to record for a report?
Choose one answer below.
A
Rumours about the people involved
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B
Objective journey details and observations
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C
A public photograph posted with an accusation
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D
Only the amount shown on the meter
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QUESTION 20 / 25
When may a driver disclose identifiable information about a passenger's journey?
Choose one answer below.
A
Whenever other drivers are curious
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B
When a lawful basis permits disclosure
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C
Whenever the passenger is well known
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D
Whenever the journey has already ended
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QUESTION 21 / 25
Who normally handles a passenger's subject access request for taxi or PHV CCTV footage?
Choose one answer below.
A
Any driver who can copy the recording
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B
The CCTV data controller
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C
Any member of the public who asks verbally
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D
Only the vehicle's insurer
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QUESTION 22 / 25
A booked passenger with severe dementia needs support at the destination. What should the driver do?
Choose one answer below.
A
Leave as soon as the vehicle reaches the postcode
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B
Follow the agreed safe-handover plan
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C
Choose a different destination without authorisation
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D
Ask the passenger to find an unfamiliar room alone
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QUESTION 23 / 25
If a driver suspects child abuse or neglect but is unsure if it meets the threshold for police intervention, what is the best course of action?
Choose one answer below.
A
Wait for a second indicator during a future journey before reporting
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B
Raise the concern through safeguarding channels without waiting for proof
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C
Do nothing, as a false report is a criminal offence
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D
Confront the parents to gather more evidence first
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QUESTION 24 / 25
A PHV operator receives a safeguarding allegation about a journey. What is the sound response?
Choose one answer below.
A
Delete the record until the allegation is proved
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B
Preserve records and follow reporting procedures
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C
Publish the driver's name to all customers
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D
Run a private criminal interrogation before reporting
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QUESTION 25 / 25
Passengers discuss an imminent violent offence and a weapon may be present. What should the driver do?
Choose one answer below.
A
Challenge them while the vehicle is moving
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B
Withdraw safely and call 999
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C
Lock them in and drive to a police station
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D
Stop abruptly in a live traffic lane
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