Multiple Choice Wrong Questions

Question 1

In order to be considered, an objection from a Local Authority to the granting of an operator licence must reach the Tra ffic Commissioner within

Answer 1

21 days of the details of the application being published in Applications and Decisions

Question 2

In order to be considered, an objection from a Local Authority to the granting of an operator licence must reach the Tra ffic Commissioner within

Answer 2

21 days of the details of the application being published in Applications and Decisions

Question 3

An operator is delivering new products to a customer in Walsall, and the transport manager needs to calculate the vehicles weight before the vehicle can be allowed to drive on the public road. The weight of a vehicle, inclusive of oil water and fuel but without its load or driver, is known as the:

Answer 3

Kerbside weight

Question 4

Regulation 1071/2009 contains several exemptions for vehicles within scope. Which of the following vehicles would be required to be added to an operators O-Licence?

Answer 4

6x2 tractor unit with a hybrid engine

Question 5

An operator receives a phone call from a Trading Standards o cer advising that they intend to visit the vehicle yard in the next 72 hours to undertake a routine inspection. What is the most likely purpose for Trading Standards to visit the operator in this circumstance?

Question 6

On the reverse of a photocard driving licence, what Restriction Code indicates to a Transport Manager that the driver is required to wear glasses or contact lenses whilst driving?

Question 7

Unless the employees have opted out, under the Working Time Regula ons as they apply to the non-driving staff of a transport company, the average working week should not exceed a legal maximum of

Answer 7

48 hours averaged out over a 17 week period

Question 8

What class of National Insurance contribution is automatically deducted by the employer from the pay of a 32-year old driver, working an average of 40 hours per week and earns £387.00 per week?

Answer 8

Class 1.

Question 9

A driver is preparing to deliver a time sensitive load to customer in the next 45 mins minutes. The driver informs the transport manager that they have left their driver smart card at home, which is 45 minutes’ drive away. What instruction must the transport manager give to the driver?

Answer 9

The driver must go home and get their card and return, before they can drive vehicle to the customer

Question 10

The rules under HASWA 1974 requires employers to provide which of the following at the work place for their employees?

Answer 10

A competent person to oversee site safely

Question 11

Within a ‘partnership’ the relationship between the partners is that of

Answer 11

Agent to the other partners.

Question 12

Under GB Domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles, the daily duty limit does not apply if the amount of time spent driving on each day in a week does not exceed a maximum of

Answer 12

4 hours

Question 13

A vehicle operator has a Standard International Operator Licence authorising 15 vehicles and 11 trailers. What is the minimum amount of nancial resources that the operator would have to demonstrate if the speci ed eet is 12 vehicles and there are 10 trailers currently in use?

Answer 13

€79 000

Question 14

A company currently operates at it authorised amount on its operator licence. The company subsequently wins a contract to deliver more goods to a customer in a di erent tra c area. Given this, the operator wishes to extend its eet beyond the current limit authorised on its operator licence. What must the operator do?

Answer 14

Apply for a chargeable variation to its operator licence

Question 15

A motor vehicle has an unladen weight of 7,500kg. The combined weight of its crew is 180kg. Fuel, AdBlue, lubricants and loose tools weigh 400kg. Its kerbside weight will be

Answer 15

7,900kg

Question 16

In respect of photocard licences, what can a Transport Manager determine when implementing a procedure for ‘visual’ checks of drivers’ licences?

Answer 16

Expiry dates of entitlements held.

Question 17

A driver has been convicted of driving whilst using a mobile phone whilst driving in a large goods vehicle. What e ect might this have on the drivers vocational driving entitlement?

Answer 17

It could be suspended by the Tra ffic Commissioner

Question 18

When calculating the amount of statutory redundancy pay for an employee, each year of qualifying service over the age of 41 years entitles the employee to payment at the rate of

Answer 18

One and a half week’s pay per complete year.

Question 19

An operator has purchased a new rigid 15 tonne vehicle and is planning to use the vehicle for international deliveries, speci cally for customers in Hamburg in Germany. Before the vehicle can be used the operator must pay the VED on the vehicle. VED for this vehicle would be assessed on what factors?

Answer 19

gross weight and number of axles

Question 20

In which of the following countries is a vehicle operator expected to obtain a Eurovignette before moving goods there?

Answer 20

Denmark and Sweden

Question 21

A goods vehicle operator uses a car-derived van to make small local deliveries in a built-up area in Edinburgh. What is the maximum permitted speed for this vehicle on a restricted single carriageway road?

Answer 21

30 mph

Question 22

A vehicle marked with the below placard would require what additional safety equipment for its crew, in addition to the mandatory equipment requirements?

Answer 22

Escape mask

Question 23

What document must be issued to a public limited company before it can issue debentures to secure loan capital?

Answer 23

Certi cate of Incorporation.

Question 24

Which if the following vehicle operations are not removed from compliance with regulation EC 561/2006?

Answer 24

A sca olding company utilising a 10-tonne vehicle to carry sca olding to site, which is erected by the driver

Question 25

An operator has a rigid goods vehicle with a GVW of 18,000 kg. If the operator intends to use the vehicle in conjunction with a drawbar trailer, additional VED will be payable once the GVW of the drawbar trailer exceeds a limit of

Answer 25

4,000 kg

Question 26

For people who earn more than their personal allowance, which of the following describes a tax-free bene t in kind?

Answer 26

Subsidised meals from an on-site canteen.

Question 27

An operator is delivering new products to a customer in Walsall, and the transport manager needs to calculate the vehicles weight before the vehicle can be allowed to drive on the public road. The weight of a vehicle, inclusive of oil water and fuel but without its load or driver, is known as the:

Answer 27

Kerbside weight

Question 28

Regulation 1071/2009 contains several exemptions for vehicles within scope. Which of the following vehicles would be required to be added to an operators O-Licence?

Answer 28

6x2 tractor unit with a hybrid engine

Question 29

An operator receives a phone call from a Trading Standards o cer advising that they intend to visit the vehicle yard in the next 72 hours to undertake a routine inspection. What is the most likely purpose for Trading Standards to visit the operator in this circumstance?

Question 30

On the reverse of a photocard driving licence, what Restriction Code indicates to a Transport Manager that the driver is required to wear glasses or contact lenses whilst driving?

Question 31

Unless the employees have opted out, under the Working Time Regula ons as they apply to the non-driving staff of a transport company, the average working week should not exceed a legal maximum of

Answer 31

48 hours averaged out over a 17 week period

Question 32

What class of National Insurance contribution is automatically deducted by the employer from the pay of a 32-year old driver, working an average of 40 hours per week and earns £387.00 per week?

Answer 32

Class 1.

Question 33

A driver is preparing to deliver a time sensitive load to customer in the next 45 mins minutes. The driver informs the transport manager that they have left their driver smart card at home, which is 45 minutes’ drive away. What instruction must the transport manager give to the driver?

Answer 33

The driver must go home and get their card and return, before they can drive vehicle to the customer

Question 34

The rules under HASWA 1974 requires employers to provide which of the following at the work place for their employees?

Answer 34

A competent person to oversee site safely

Question 35

Within a ‘partnership’ the relationship between the partners is that of

Answer 35

Agent to the other partners.

Question 36

Under GB Domestic rules for drivers of goods vehicles, the daily duty limit does not apply if the amount of time spent driving on each day in a week does not exceed a maximum of

Answer 36

4 hours

Question 37

A vehicle operator has a Standard International Operator Licence authorising 15 vehicles and 11 trailers. What is the minimum amount of nancial resources that the operator would have to demonstrate if the speci ed eet is 12 vehicles and there are 10 trailers currently in use?

Answer 37

€79 000

Question 38

A company currently operates at it authorised amount on its operator licence. The company subsequently wins a contract to deliver more goods to a customer in a di erent tra c area. Given this, the operator wishes to extend its eet beyond the current limit authorised on its operator licence. What must the operator do?

Answer 38

Apply for a chargeable variation to its operator licence

Question 39

A motor vehicle has an unladen weight of 7,500kg. The combined weight of its crew is 180kg. Fuel, AdBlue, lubricants and loose tools weigh 400kg. Its kerbside weight will be

Answer 39

7,900kg

Question 40

In respect of photocard licences, what can a Transport Manager determine when implementing a procedure for ‘visual’ checks of drivers’ licences?

Answer 40

Expiry dates of entitlements held.

Question 41

A driver has been convicted of driving whilst using a mobile phone whilst driving in a large goods vehicle. What e ect might this have on the drivers vocational driving entitlement?

Answer 41

It could be suspended by the Tra ffic Commissioner

Question 42

When calculating the amount of statutory redundancy pay for an employee, each year of qualifying service over the age of 41 years entitles the employee to payment at the rate of

Answer 42

One and a half week’s pay per complete year.

Question 43

An operator has purchased a new rigid 15 tonne vehicle and is planning to use the vehicle for international deliveries, speci cally for customers in Hamburg in Germany. Before the vehicle can be used the operator must pay the VED on the vehicle. VED for this vehicle would be assessed on what factors?

Answer 43

gross weight and number of axles

Question 44

In which of the following countries is a vehicle operator expected to obtain a Eurovignette before moving goods there?

Answer 44

Denmark and Sweden

Question 45

A goods vehicle operator uses a car-derived van to make small local deliveries in a built-up area in Edinburgh. What is the maximum permitted speed for this vehicle on a restricted single carriageway road?

Answer 45

30 mph

Question 46

A vehicle marked with the below placard would require what additional safety equipment for its crew, in addition to the mandatory equipment requirements?

Answer 46

Escape mask

Question 47

What document must be issued to a public limited company before it can issue debentures to secure loan capital?

Answer 47

Certi cate of Incorporation.

Question 48

Which if the following vehicle operations are not removed from compliance with regulation EC 561/2006?

Answer 48

A sca olding company utilising a 10-tonne vehicle to carry sca olding to site, which is erected by the driver

Question 49

An operator has a rigid goods vehicle with a GVW of 18,000 kg. If the operator intends to use the vehicle in conjunction with a drawbar trailer, additional VED will be payable once the GVW of the drawbar trailer exceeds a limit of

Answer 49

4,000 kg

Question 50

For people who earn more than their personal allowance, which of the following describes a tax-free bene t in kind?

Answer 50

Subsidised meals from an on-site canteen.