Appendix

Objectives for area knowledge tests

Source: Fact sheet 4, Taxi drivers and Area Knowledge Certificates, November 2003, Land Transport New Zealand

Metropolitan areas

Sit this test if you want to drive a taxi in:

When you apply to sit this test with an approved area knowledge test provider they’ll give you the complete set of test questions (all the possible questions you could be asked). Use this information to study for the test. An approved area knowledge test provider will then test you on all of the following things.

Objective 1

You’ll be given the names of 20 pick-up points and 20 destination points in the area being tested. You’ll be asked to name, from memory, the most direct route between each set of pick-up and destination points. To pass you have to correctly name out loud at least 18 out of the 20 routes, in English, and be clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 2

You’ll be given the names of 25 major buildings and locations of interest in the area the test applies to. You’ll be asked to write down their addresses, in English and from memory. To pass you need to get the addresses right for at least 23 out of the 25 places. The examiner has to be able to clearly understand your answers.

Objective 3

You’ll be given a list containing the names of the main roads in the area the test applies to. You’ll be asked to write down, in English and from memory, where these roads start and finish. You have to list the start and finish points correctly for at least 18 of the 20 roads, and the examiner has to be able to clearly understand your answers. The start/ finish is determined by the street numbers (i.e. low numbers = start, high numbers = finish).

Objective 4

You’ll be asked to say out loud (in English and from memory) the names and direction of travel of the one-way streets in the area the test applies to. You’ve got to get them all right (maximum of 10), and be clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 5

You’ll need to list from memory the locations of the ‘no right turn’ and ‘no left turn’ signs in the area the test applies to. You’ve got to write down all the locations correctly (maximum of 10 ‘no right turn’ and 10 ‘no left turn’ signs), and in written English that the examiner can clearly understand.

Objective 6A

You’ll be given a road map and a list of five road names, including suburbs. You will have to find each road in the map index, and write down the map page number and grid reference. You’ll also have to go to the map page and grid reference, and write down the types of roads and symbols found in each grid reference. You need to get all the map page numbers, grid references, and roads and symbols found in each grid reference correct, and write them down in English that’s clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 6B

You’ll be given a road map with compass references, a specific location that you pretend to be standing in, and a list of five suburbs. You need to say out loud the direction (to the nearest compass point, e.g. north, south, east or west) of the five suburbs from the location you pretend to be standing in. You’ve got to get all the compass point directions correct, answer in English and be clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 7

You’ll have to answer questions about the knowledge you need to safely and effectively carry out a taxi service. The examiner will randomly pick the questions. You need to answer eight out of 10 questions correctly, speaking in English and from memory. Your answers have to be clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 8

You’ll be asked to say out loud, in English and from memory, where the main public taxi ranks are in the area being tested. You’ll have to name all of them (maximum of 20), and be clearly understood by the examiner.

Non-metropolitan areas

When you apply to sit this test with an approved area knowledge test provider, they’ll give you a resource book to study. An approved area knowledge test provider will then test you on all of the following things.

Objective 1

You’ll be given the names of 20 pick-up points and 20 destination points in the area being tested. You’ll be asked to name, from memory, the most direct route between each set of pick-up and destination points. To pass you have to correctly name out loud at least 18 out of the 20 routes, in English, and be clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 2

You’ll be given the names of 15 major buildings in the area the test applies to. You’ll be asked to write down their addresses, in English and from memory. To pass you need to get the addresses right for at least 12 out of the 15 buildings. The examiner has to be able to clearly understand your answers.

Objective 3

You’ll be given the names of 15 locations of interest in the area the test applies to. You’ll be asked to write down their addresses, in English and from memory. You need to get the addresses right for 12 out of the 15 places. The examiner has to be able to clearly understand your answers.

Objective 4

You’ll be given a list containing the names of all the main roads in the area the test applies to (the list won’t include more than 20 roads). You’ll be asked to write down, in English and from memory, where the main roads start and finish. You have to list all the start and finish points correctly, and the examiner has to be able to clearly understand your answers.

Objective 5

You’ll be asked to say out loud (in English and from memory) the names and direction of travel of the one-way streets in the area the test applies to. You’ve got to get them all right (maximum of 10), and be clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 6

You’ll need to list from memory the locations of the ‘no right turn’ signs in the area the test applies to. You’ve got to write down all the locations correctly (maximum of 10), and in written English that the examiner can clearly understand.

Objective 7

You’ll be given a street map of the area the test applies to, and a list of six major city or town buildings. You’ll need to point out on the map where the buildings are. You have to get all six right to within one city or town block, and be clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 8

You’ll be asked to write down, in English and from memory, the names and locations of all the major commercial wharves in the area. You need to get them all right, and be clearly understood by the examiner. This objective may not be applicable to some areas.

Objective 9

You’ll be asked to write down, in English and from memory, where the main public taxi ranks are in the area being tested. You’ll have to list all of them (maximum of 20), and your answer must be clearly understood by the examiner.

Objective 10

You’ll have to answer questions about the knowledge you need to safely and effectively carry out a taxi service. The examiner will randomly pick the questions. You need to answer nine out of 10 questions correctly, speaking in English and from memory. Your answers have to be clearly understood by the examiner.