Cabology Questions and Answers

A1 : You should check that it has got a taximeter (Sealed), fire extinguisher, and up to date road tax and certificate of insurance.

A2 : The license is issued for Three Years.

A3 : As soon as you receive them you should sign both of them.

A4 : On the back of the cab is the Hackney Carriage Licence Plate, this will specify the amount.

A5 : Yes, if a cab driver is supplying you with a cab.

A6 : You do not need to wear a seat belt when plying for hire or carrying passengers, but when travelling to and from home you do need to wear as seat belt or if you are delivering a parcel.

A7 : You should ensure that there is no property left behind.

A8 : No later than 24hrs after finding property in your cab you should got to any Metropolitan police Station, and get a receipt for the property.

A9 : The amount of tread allowed is 1.6mm.

A10 : You can use remoulds as long as they are P.C.O Approved.

A11 : This is purely for the driver’s safety.

A12 : By the use of the cut-off switch.

A13 : You must place them on the left of the driver in the recess, facing towards the back.

A14 : You should make sure the brakes on the wheelchair are applied and that the Restraining Mechanism is used.

A15 : You should always unload wheelchairs using the ramps and always backwards from the cab.

A16 : Yes, if you passed your test in an automatic, you can only drive an automatic cab.

A17 : You need to move up to fill the vacancies.

A18 : You must stop working immediately and if the cab is being rented return it to the garage and notify them. If you own the cab you must not use the cab until the repairs have been done, then you need to take it to the P.C.O for a check.

A19 : You should report it to their local Medical Health Officer and get the cab disinfected before carrying any more passengers.

A20 : No matter what part of the rank you are at, you are plying for hire so you must be willing to be hired. Once you reach the front the first two cabs must be available immediately.

A21 : When you take your cab out for work you must have your badge (visibly on show). You should also have your normal driving licence and your Taxi Cab driving licence.

A22 : Get to the hard shoulder and get your passengers onto the hard shoulder, turn the engine off (if possible). Use your fire extinguisher, and phone the emergency services if you cannot get it under control.

A23 : A: It is under the bonnet at the back of the engine on the left hand side
B: There is one behind the front number plate and one in the bottom right hand corner of the centre console.
C: One in the top right hand corner in the driver’s compartment and one just under the radiator grill (offside).

A24 : A: Front = 38psi----Rear = 36psi
B: Front = 35psi----Rear = 40psi
C: Front = 38psi----Rear = 38psi

A25 : As long as you have the same on one axle, you can have cross ply's on the front and radial's on the back, although this is not advisable.