Birmingham licence conditions: questions and answers

1. You are arrested for an offence but not charged. What must you do?

1. Nothing, unless the police later charge you with it
2. Tell the Licensing Office in writing within 7 days (correct answer)
3. Tell your operator within 14 days
4. Tell the Licensing Office when you next renew

Answer: B. Tell the Licensing Office in writing within 7 days. You must tell the Licensing Office in writing within 7 days if you are arrested for any offence, whether or not you are charged. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 1(g)

2. You move to a new home address. By when must you tell the Licensing Office in writing?

1. Within 7 days (correct answer)
2. Within 14 days
3. Within 28 days
4. At your next renewal

Answer: A. Within 7 days. A change of home address is one of the things you must report in writing within 7 days. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 1(j)

3. One of your vehicle's identity plates is stolen. Within how many days must you report it in writing to the Licensing Office?

1. 7 days
2. 14 days
3. 24 hours
4. 3 days (correct answer)

Answer: D. 3 days. If a vehicle identity plate is lost or stolen, you must report it in writing to the Licensing Office within 3 days. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 2

4. You lose your private hire driver's badge. What must you do?

1. Make a copy to wear until a new one comes
2. Tell your operator, who will tell the council
3. Tell the police and give the report number to the Licensing Office within 3 days (correct answer)
4. Tell the Licensing Office within 14 days

Answer: C. Tell the police and give the report number to the Licensing Office within 3 days. Tell the police and get a police report number. Then report it to the Licensing Office within 3 days. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 10

5. Your doctor tells you about a medical condition that you must report to the DVLA. When must you tell the Licensing Office in writing?

1. Within 3 days (correct answer)
2. Within 7 days
3. Within 21 days
4. Only if the DVLA takes your licence away

Answer: A. Within 3 days. If an illness or medical condition stops you driving, or means you must tell the DVLA, you must tell the Licensing Office in writing within 3 days. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 6

6. Your private hire driver licence runs out and you do not renew it. How long do you have to return your badge?

1. 3 days
2. 7 days (correct answer)
3. 14 days
4. You may keep it

Answer: B. 7 days. The badge belongs to the council. If your licence runs out, is suspended, is revoked or is not renewed, you must return the badge within 7 days. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 8

7. A passenger leaves a bag in your car. Where and when must you hand it in?

1. At your operator's office within 7 days
2. At the Licensing Office within 24 hours
3. At a West Midlands Police station within 72 hours (correct answer)
4. Keep it safe in the car until the passenger calls you

Answer: C. At a West Midlands Police station within 72 hours. Search your car after every job. Hand in any lost property at a West Midlands Police station as soon as possible, and within 72 hours, and get a receipt. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 4 and 5

8. You hand in lost property at a police station and get a receipt. What must you do with the receipt?

1. Keep it in the car for 12 months
2. Give it to the passenger if they call
3. Throw it away once the owner has collected the item
4. Send a copy to the Licensing Office within 3 days (correct answer)

Answer: D. Send a copy to the Licensing Office within 3 days. You must give a copy of the police receipt to the Licensing Office within 3 days of getting it. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 5

9. Your vehicle insurance runs out and you cannot renew it straight away. What must you do?

1. Keep working and renew it within 14 days
2. Tell the Licensing Office in writing within 72 hours and return the plates (correct answer)
3. Tell your operator within 7 days
4. Do only short journeys until it is renewed

Answer: B. Tell the Licensing Office in writing within 72 hours and return the plates. You must tell the Licensing Office in writing within 72 hours of the cover ending and return the plates. The vehicle can be suspended until you show new insurance. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 27

10. A regular passenger calls your own mobile and asks you to pick her up now. What should you do?

1. Take her, as she is a regular customer
2. Ask her to book through your operator (correct answer)
3. Take her, but do not switch the meter on
4. Take her, then tell the operator at the end of the day

Answer: B. Ask her to book through your operator. A private hire driver may not make or take their own bookings. You must not use a phone to accept bookings, and you must not take a return booking straight from a passenger. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 3 and 15; Guide to driver licensing, What is a private hire vehicle?

11. When may a mobile phone be fitted in your private hire car to accept bookings?

1. Only when it hosts your operator's booking app (correct answer)
2. At any time, as long as it is a hands-free phone
3. Never, phones are not allowed in the car
4. Only for regular customers who call you

Answer: A. Only when it hosts your operator's booking app. Phones must not be used or carried to invite or accept bookings. The one exception is a phone fitted to host an app for bookings from your operator. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 3

12. Your operator sends you a job. Which details must you have before you respond to it?

1. The passenger's phone number and home address
2. The name, pick-up time and place, destination and any fare (correct answer)
3. Only the pick-up address
4. The passenger's name and how they will pay

Answer: B. The name, pick-up time and place, destination and any fare. You must not respond to a booking unless you are given the passenger's name, the time and place of pick-up, the destination and the fare, if there is one. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 13

13. You want to start working for a different operator. When must you tell the Licensing Office in writing?

1. Within 7 days of starting
2. At your next renewal
3. Within 14 days of starting
4. Before you start work for the new operator (correct answer)

Answer: D. Before you start work for the new operator. Before you start with the new operator, tell the Licensing Office in writing. Give your old and new operator, your new call sign and start date, and a signed operator's form. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 7

14. Where must your operator's door signs be displayed?

1. On the two front doors (correct answer)
2. On the two rear doors and the boot lid
3. On the rear window
4. On the bonnet

Answer: A. On the two front doors. The operator identification door signs must be on the two front doors of the vehicle. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 11

15. Which fare table must be displayed inside your private hire car?

1. The council's hackney carriage fare table
2. A fare table you make yourself
3. The fare table issued by your operator (correct answer)
4. No fare table is needed

Answer: C. The fare table issued by your operator. You must display the fare table issued by your operator where every passenger can clearly see it. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 12

16. You do not use a securing bracket for the rear identity plate. How must you fix it to the car?

1. With strong magnets
2. With heavy-duty tape
3. With cable ties
4. With bolts, rivets or screws (correct answer)

Answer: D. With bolts, rivets or screws. The rear plate must be fixed so it cannot be removed without tools. String, tape, magnets and Velcro are not allowed. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 21

17. Unless a passenger asks you to go another way, which route must you take to the destination?

1. The route your sat nav likes best
2. The route with the fewest traffic lights
3. The shortest possible route (correct answer)
4. The quickest route at that time

Answer: C. The shortest possible route. You must take the shortest possible route, unless your passenger tells you to go another way. Private hire conditions of licence, condition 17(e) and 31