Taxi Knowledge Test

Bristol Offices, flats and outside Bristol: questions and answers

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Bristol's hackney carriage knowledge test has three sections that the private hire test does not: offices, flats, and places outside Bristol. The Council's example questions show the style: which road an office block is on, which area a block of flats is in, and which main road a place outside the city is on.

The Council does not publish a list of the buildings or places it uses. We chose well-known office blocks, council tower blocks and nearby towns and villages, and checked every answer on OpenStreetMap. These are our own practice questions, not the Council's. Buildings are renamed and change use, so check a current map too.

If you are applying for a private hire licence, you do not need this topic. Practise clubs, pubs, hotels and places instead.

28 questions in 3 sets. Answer one set at a time and you'll see the right answer straight away. Every question and answer is also listed below and in a free PDF.

Offices

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Question 1 of 10

Which road is the Castlemead office block on?

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Offices10 questions

  1. 1. Which road is the Castlemead office block on?

    1. Lower Castle Street
    2. Temple Way
    3. Bond Street
    4. Victoria Street

    Answer: A. Lower Castle Street. Castlemead is a tall office block on Lower Castle Street, near Cabot Circus and Castle Park. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  2. 2. Which road is Bridgewater House (offices) on?

    1. Redcliff Street
    2. Counterslip
    3. Temple Street
    4. Welsh Back

    Answer: B. Counterslip. Bridgewater House is an office building on Counterslip, at Finzels Reach beside the river. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  3. 3. Which road is the Clifton Heights office building on?

    1. Park Row
    2. Whiteladies Road
    3. Triangle West
    4. Jacob's Wells Road

    Answer: C. Triangle West. Clifton Heights is on Triangle West, at the top of Park Street near the Triangle. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  4. 4. Which road is the Engine Shed business centre on?

    1. Temple Back
    2. Cattle Market Road
    3. Feeder Road
    4. Station Approach

    Answer: D. Station Approach. The Engine Shed is next to Temple Meads station, on Station Approach. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  5. 5. Which road is the Programme Building (offices) on?

    1. All Saints' Street
    2. Lewins Mead
    3. Rupert Street
    4. Nelson Street

    Answer: A. All Saints' Street. The Programme Building is on All Saints' Street, in the city centre near the Galleries. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  6. 6. Which road is the Tower Wharf office building on?

    1. Avon Street
    2. Cheese Lane
    3. Counterslip
    4. Old Market Street

    Answer: B. Cheese Lane. Tower Wharf is on Cheese Lane, beside the Floating Harbour near Temple Quay. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  7. 7. Which road is One Glass Wharf (offices) on?

    1. Temple Way
    2. Cheese Lane
    3. Avon Street
    4. Redcliff Street

    Answer: C. Avon Street. One Glass Wharf is on Avon Street, in the Temple Quay area near Temple Meads. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  8. 8. Which road is Bristol City Hall on?

    1. Corn Street
    2. Broad Quay
    3. Park Street
    4. College Green

    Answer: D. College Green. City Hall, the main council office, faces College Green, below the Cathedral. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  9. 9. Which road is the Whitefriars office building on?

    1. Lewins Mead
    2. Marlborough Street
    3. Colston Avenue
    4. Christmas Steps

    Answer: A. Lewins Mead. Whitefriars is a large office block on Lewins Mead, near the bottom of Christmas Steps. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  10. 10. Which road is the Temple Point office building on?

    1. Victoria Street
    2. Redcliffe Way
    3. Temple Back
    4. Bath Road

    Answer: B. Redcliffe Way. Temple Point is on Redcliffe Way, near the Temple Circus roundabout. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

Flats9 questions

  1. 11. Where would you find Barton House (flats)?

    1. Hartcliffe
    2. Kingsdown
    3. Barton Hill
    4. Southville

    Answer: C. Barton Hill. Barton House is a tower block on Cotton Mill Lane in Barton Hill. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  2. 12. Where would you find Croydon House (flats)?

    1. Redcliffe
    2. St George
    3. Bedminster
    4. Easton

    Answer: D. Easton. Croydon House is a tower block on Walker Close in Easton. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  3. 13. Where would you find Waring House (flats)?

    1. Redcliffe
    2. Barton Hill
    3. Easton
    4. Hartcliffe

    Answer: A. Redcliffe. Waring House is a tower block on Redcliff Hill in Redcliffe, near St Mary Redcliffe church. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  4. 14. Where would you find Gaywood House (flats)?

    1. Kingsdown
    2. Bedminster
    3. Barton Hill
    4. St George

    Answer: B. Bedminster. Gaywood House is a block of flats on North Street in Bedminster. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  5. 15. Where would you find Hayleigh House (flats)?

    1. Southville
    2. Redcliffe
    3. Hartcliffe
    4. Easton

    Answer: C. Hartcliffe. Hayleigh House is a tower block on Silcox Road in Hartcliffe, in the south of the city. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  6. 16. Where would you find Carolina House (flats)?

    1. Bedminster
    2. Hartcliffe
    3. Barton Hill
    4. Kingsdown

    Answer: D. Kingsdown. Carolina House is a tower block on Dove Street in Kingsdown, above the city centre. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  7. 17. Where would you find Butler House (flats)?

    1. St George
    2. Southville
    3. Kingsdown
    4. Redcliffe

    Answer: A. St George. Butler House is a block of flats on Summerhill Road in St George, in east Bristol. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  8. 18. Where would you find Chalcroft House (flats)?

    1. St George
    2. Southville
    3. Easton
    4. Kingsdown

    Answer: B. Southville. Chalcroft House is a block of flats on Lower Sidney Street in Southville. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  9. 19. Which road is Eccleston House (flats) on?

    1. Barton Road
    2. Lawrence Hill
    3. Cotton Mill Lane
    4. Avon Street

    Answer: C. Cotton Mill Lane. Eccleston House is a tower block on Cotton Mill Lane in Barton Hill, next to Barton House. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

Places outside Bristol9 questions

  1. 20. Bristol Airport, at Lulsgate Bottom, is reached from which main road?

    1. A37
    2. A370
    3. A369
    4. A38

    Answer: D. A38. The airport is beside the A38, south of Bristol in North Somerset. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  2. 21. Which main road runs through Congresbury?

    1. A370
    2. A38
    3. A368
    4. A37

    Answer: A. A370. The A370 between Bristol and Weston-super-Mare runs through Congresbury. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  3. 22. Which main road runs through Pensford?

    1. A4
    2. A37
    3. A38
    4. A368

    Answer: B. A37. Pensford is on the A37, the road south from Bristol towards Shepton Mallet. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  4. 23. Which main road links Bristol with Keynsham and Bath?

    1. A37
    2. A420
    3. A4
    4. A432

    Answer: C. A4. The A4 Bath Road runs from Bristol past Keynsham to Bath. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  5. 24. Which main road runs from Bristol into Portishead?

    1. A370
    2. A38
    3. A4018
    4. A369

    Answer: D. A369. The A369 runs from Bristol past Pill and into Portishead. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  6. 25. Which main road runs through Yate?

    1. A432
    2. A420
    3. A4174
    4. A38

    Answer: A. A432. The A432 runs from Bristol through Yate. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  7. 26. Which main road runs through Blagdon?

    1. A370
    2. A368
    3. A37
    4. A38

    Answer: B. A368. Blagdon is on the A368, south of Bristol near Blagdon Lake. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  8. 27. Which main road runs through Wick, east of Bristol?

    1. A432
    2. A431
    3. A420
    4. A4

    Answer: C. A420. Wick is on the A420, the road from Bristol towards Chippenham. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

  9. 28. Emersons Green is on which ring road?

    1. A4018
    2. A432
    3. A420
    4. A4174

    Answer: D. A4174. The A4174 ring road runs past Emersons Green, on the north-east edge of Bristol. Location checked on OpenStreetMap

Questions people ask

Are these the offices and flats in the real test?

We do not know. The Council does not publish its list. Use these to practise, then learn the main office blocks, tower blocks and nearby towns from a current map.

Does the private hire test have these sections?

No. The Council's test page lists offices and flats, and places outside Bristol, as sections of the hackney carriage test only.

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