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Private Hire Driver & Hackney Carriage Knowledge TestRevision Guide
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ContentsIntroduction ........................................4
The Knowledge Test what you need to pass .................................................5
Section 1 Private Hire and Hackney Carriage ....6
Part 1: Reading and understanding the Greater Manchester A–Z Atlas .............6
Finding a location in the A–Z Finding ‘St’, ‘Sa’ and ‘Gt’ locations .......... 7
Part 2: Places Finding ‘The’ locations..............................8
Section 2 Private Hire .....................................9
Part 1: Routes from one location to another ............................................... 9
Area 1: North – map 1 ...............................10
Area 2: Central – map 2 ............................ 14
Area 3: South – map 3 ............................ 18
Hackney Carriage .......................... 23
Part 1: Routes from one location to another ......................................... 23
Part 2: Districts in Greater Manchester ......... 24
Part 3: Area locations ......................... 25
Part 4: Routes from Manchester Airport and Manchester City Centre ............... 26
Section 3 Private Hire & Hackney Carriage ..... 27
Part 1: Safeguarding, Legislation,
Conditions and Customer Care ........... 27
Lists, locations, places and premises ....................... 28
City Centre bars, restaurants and private clubs ...................................... 28
Hotels ............................................... 32
Transport interchanges ......................34
Hospitals ........................................... 35
City Centre banks, building societies .. 36
Theatres, libraries and cinemas .......... 36
Exhibition centres, conference centres, art galleries and museums .... 37
Parks and open spaces ....................... 37
Shopping centres, department stores and retail outlets ..................... 38
Entertainment, leisure and sporting venues ................................. 38
Council and local authority buildings and offices ......................................... 39
Cemeteries and crematoriums .......... 40
Consulates and embassies ................ 40
Residential buildings and complexes . 40
Main roads ........................................42
Schools, colleges, university buildings and halls of residence ..........44
Miscellaneous ....................................46
Revision and advice ...........................47
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IntroductionThis guide has been developed to help you learn how to revise for your private hire/Hackney carriage Knowledge Test. The guide is only up to date as of the day it was written. You may find that some of the names of places have changed. Your test will be based on the information in the revision guide, but you may wish to make a note of any places that have changed when doing your revision.
Listen to the officers at the coaching session – they are there to help. The guide and coaching session will help you to understand how to use an A–Z correctly and what is included in the Knowledge Test.
Please take the time to read the revision guide and other information you are given note down any questions you have to take to the coaching session.
The coaching session is only the beginning; it tells you how to revise for the test. Take some time after the coaching session to properly revise for your Knowledge Test.
– Walk around the city to get to know the locations and streets. This will give you a better chance of passing.
– Don’t forget that passing your Knowledge Test is the first step on the road to becoming a professional taxi driver.
– You can become a better driver by continuing to learn the roads and streets and not relying on a sat nav.
– Learn about safeguarding.
Note: The lists of places are not exhaustive, so you are advised to learn as many of them as possible.
The Knowledge TestThe Knowledge Test consists of questions and a selection of answers. You will be required to place a tick (3) in the box you choose as your answer. The Knowledge Test consists of 3 sections, and you must pass all 3 both to be successful. * You must pass all parts of section 1, 2 and 3 pass the knowledge test. You will only be reuired to re-sit those sections that you failed.
Section 1: Private hire & Hackney Carriage: must pass both parts of this section
Part Number of questions Pass rate
Part 1: A–Z 10 questions 8 out of 10
Part 2: Places 10 questions 8 out of 10
Section 2: Private Hire Only This has one part. You must pass this section.
Part Number of questions Pass rate
Part 1: Routes from one location to another 10 questions 8 out of 10
At the end of the coaching session you will be asked to choose an area from Area 1 (North wards) Area 2 (Central wards) and Area 3 (South wards). The questions on your knowledge test paper will include some questions for routes that go to from and through your area and some from outside your area. You will be expected to have a good overall knowledge of all areas.
Section 2: Hackney Carriage OnlyThis has four parts. You must pass all four parts of this section.
Part Number of questions Pass rate
Part 1: Routes 10 questions 8 out of 10
Part 2: Districts in Greater Manchester 5 questions 4 out of 5
Part 3: Compellable area locations 10 questions 8 out of 10
Part 4: Routes from Manchester Airport 5 questions 4 out of 5
Section 3: Hackney Carriage & private Hire This has one part. You must pass this section.
Part Number of questions Pass rate
Part 1: Safeguarding 10 questions 8 out of 10
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Section 1 – Private Hire & Hackney CarriagePart 1: Using the Greater Manchester A–Z The A–Z is a very useful tool when used correctly:
– It helps with routes from one location to another, giving all road names on the route.
– It lists street names, towns and places in alphabetical order (districts are written in italics next to the street name).
– It lists landmarks such as larger public buildings, hospitals, churches and sports grounds by name.
Introduction The reference guide in the front of the A–Z explains all the symbols, for example is a Fire Station.
The index in the back of the A–Z shows:
– Areas in blue text: for example: Salford/Bolton etc.
– Places of interest in red text: for example: Abbotsfield Pk Miniature Railway.
– Streets, roads and avenues in black text for example: Abingdon Rd.
– Hospitals have their own section, after the index at the back of the book.
– Postcodes are situated in the centre of the A–Z.
– 50 Mile Map around Manchester is located in the centre of the A–Z.
– Mapping symbols can be found on the first two inside pages of the A–Z.
Note: There may be a small number of places that are not in the currrent A–Z.
Finding a location in the A–ZUsing your A–Z find Broadway in Urmston
Note down the page number and reference
If you have used the A–Z correctly, you will have found Broadway in Urmston and not Broadway in a different area.
The easiest way to find Broadway using your A–Z: Step 1: Go to the index in the back of the A–Z and look up the area Urmston.
Remember the area is in blue text
Step 2: Write down the page number only for the area Urmston Page 92
Step 3: Now find the street you are looking for located on page number (92) from step 2 Broadway ...... Grid Ref 5A
Step 4: Broadway is on Page 92 at grid 5A: Did you find it?
Finding ‘St’, ‘Sa’ and ‘Gt’ locations
Please find: St John’s Road (Heaton Mersey) (answer on page 47)
Many people look for this type of location by looking under St in the index or under J for John’s.
St in front of a word (St John’s Road) means Saint, so search for Sa
St after a word (John St) means Street, so search under St
Gt before a word (Gt Mary Road) means Great, so search under Gre
Here are some other abbreviations you will see after street names, and their meanings:
Av Avenue Gdns Gardens Ter Terrace
Cft Croft Gro Grove Vw View
Clo Close La Lane Wlk Walk
Cre Crescent Sq Square
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Part 2: Places Finding ‘The’ locations
Please find: The Crescent (Droylsden) (answers on page 47)
Streets starting with ‘The’ are not listed under ‘The’.
For example, to find The Crescent, look under ‘Cre’ in the A–Z.
To help you, we have listed the alphabet below:
Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii
Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr
Ss Tt Uu Vv Ww Xx Yy Zz
Remember!
– Areas are in blue text.
– Places of interest are in red text.
– Streets, road, avenues, etc are in black text.
– Hospitals have their own reference section in the A–Z.
– The reference guide explains all the symbols in the A–Z.
Learn this information and it will help you pass this part of the test.
Revision tip: ask someone to test you at home by giving you the names and locations of streets, places of interest, subdistricts, hospitals, symbols, and see if you can find them.
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Section 2 – Private HirePart 1: Routes from one location to anotherPrivate Hire drivers will expected to know routes form one place to another using the shortest most direct route (shortest distance in mileage not in time). You will need to know the routes to, from and through your chosen area as well as having a good knowledge of the City centre roads, routes and places.* Private hire driver may be working in a particular area and as such are required to have a good knowledg
of Manchester City, its surrounding districts and one of the following local areas.
Area 1 (North)
Ancoats and Clayton Bradford Charlestown Cheetham City Centre Crumpsall Harpurhey Higher Blackley Miles Platting and Newton Heath Moston
Area 2 (Central)
Ardwick Burnage Chorlton Chorlton Park City Centre Didsbury East Didsbury West Fallowfield Gorton North Gorton South Hulme Levenshulme Longsight Moss Side Old Moat Rusholme Whalley Range Withington
Area 3 (South)
Baguley Brooklands Burnage Chorlton Chorlton Park City Centre Didsbury East Didsbury West Northenden Woodhouse Park
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Area 1 (North)The following is a list of locations/premises in Area 1 that you will find useful when revising for your Knowledge Test
Ancoats and Clayton, Bradford, Charlestown, Cheetham, Crumpsall, Harpurhey, Higher Blackley, Miles Platting and Newton Heath, Moston
Pubs, clubs, restaurants and hotels
Abraham Moss Theatre Crescent Road
Blackley Golf Club Victoria Avenue East
Blue Bell Moston Lane
Bradford Inn Bradford Road
Cheetham Hill Cricket Club Catherine Road
Clayton Conservative Club Ashton New Road
Crown and Kettle Oldham Road
Grove Inn Ashton New Road
Higher Blackley Conservative Club Symond Road
Holiday Inn Fletcher Street
Marble Arch Rochdale Road
Mary D’s Beamish Bar Grey Mare Lane
New Crown Old Church Street
Newton Heath Cricket Club Mabel Street
St Paul’s Memorial Hall Victoria Avenue
Yaya’s Bury Old Road
Sandown Hotel Rochdale Road
Strawberry Duck Crabtree Lane
The Abbey Hotel Woodlands Road
The Charlestown Charlestown Road
The Cleveland Crumpsall Lane
The Culcheth Gates Culcheth Lane
The Flying Horse Crab Lane
The Grove Inn Rochdale Road
The Jolly Miller Fernclough Road
The Manchester Grey Mare Lane
The Milan Rochdale Road
The Navigation Holland Street
The Old Loom Moston Lane
The Parkland Hotel Collyhurst Street
The Queens Hotel Sedgeford Road
The Shiredale Fernclough Road
The Townley Albert Street
The Valley Glendower Drive
The Whitegate Inn Broadway
The VASA Club White Moss Road
Vermilion Restaurant Hulme Hall Lane
Schools, colleges and learning centres
Ashbury Meadow Primary School Rylance Street
Briscoe Lane Primary School Briscoe Lane
Camberwell Park School Bank House Road
Cheetham C of E Community Academy Halliwell Lane
Cheetwood Community School Waterloo Road
Crab Lane Primary School Crab Lane
King David High School Eaton Road
Lily Lane Junior School Kenyon Lane
Our Lady’s RC Sports College Alworth Road
Ravensbury Community School Tartan Street
St Bridgid’s RC Primary School Grey Mare Lane
St Malachy’s RC Primary Eggington Street
St Mark’s CE Primary Holland Street
St Mathew’s High School Nuthurst Road
St Willibrord’s Catholic Primary School Vale Street
Saviour C of E School Eggington Street
The Co-operative Academy of Manchester Plant Hill Road
The East Manchester Academy Grey Mare Lane
The Factory Youth Zone Rochdale Road
The Manchester Communication Academy Silchester Drive
TMC College (Moston Campus) Ashley Lane
Parks, open spaces and landmarks
Boggart Hole Clough Charlestown Road
Bradford Park Albert Street
Clayton Vale Bank Street
Heaton Park Middleton Road
Philips Park Alan Turing Way
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Medical centres and nursing homes
Avenue Medical Centre Victoria Avenue
Beechill Nursing Home Smedley Lane
Clayton Health Centre North Road
Conran Medical Centre Church Lane
Harpurhey Health Centre Church Lane
New Collegiate Medical Centre Cheetham Hill Road
Newton Heath Health Centre Old Church Street
Oakbank Nursing Home Oak Bank
Polefield Nursing Home Polefield Road
The Cornerstone Centre Graham Street
The Valance Centre Brunswick Street
Wellfield Medical Centre Crescent Road
Frequently used roads
Briscoe Lane Newton Heath
Carisbrook Street Harpurhey
Crumpsall Lane Crumpsall
Delauneys Road Crumpsall
Edge Lane ClaytonFrench Barn Lane Blackley
Monsall Road Harpurhey
Moston Lane East New Moston
Naylor Street Miles Platting
North Road Ravensbury Street Clayton
Ten Acres Lane Newton Heath
Tweedle Hill Road Blackley
Vale Street Clayton
Supermarkets
Aldi (Clayton) Ashton New Road
Asda (Eastlands) Gibbon Street
Asda (Newton Heath) Old Church Street
Lidl (Newton Heath) Old Church street
Matalan Store (Openshaw) Victoria Street
Sainsbury’s (Higher Blackley) Heaton Park Road
Tesco (Cheetham Hill) Thomas Street
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General
Beswick Library Grey Mare Lane
Blackley Crematorium Victoria Avenue
Clayton Post Office Ashton New Road
Crumpsall Library Crescent Road
Crumpsall Metro Station Station Road
DSA Cheetham Hill Test Centre Alderglen Road
Grosvenor Casino Ramsgate Street
North City Library Rochdale Road
Harpurhey Police Station Moston Lane
Heaton Hall Middleton Road
Higher Blackley Post Office Victoria Avenue
Irish World Heritage Centre Irish Town Way
Manchester Fort Shopping Centre Cheetham Hill Road
Manchester Jewish Museum Cheetham Hill Road
Manchester Velodrome Stuart Street
Miles Platting Library Varley Street
Moston Indoor Market Hartley Street
Moston Library Moston Lane
Moston Methodist Church Moston Lane
New Moston Library Nuthurst Road
Newton Heath Library Old Church Street
Royal Bank of Scotland Bury Old Road (Cheetham Hill)
The Avenue Library and Learning Centre Victoria Avenue East
Transport Museum Boyle Street
Trinity United Church Cheetham Hill Road
TSB Ashton Old Road (Openshaw)
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Area 2 (Central)The following is a list of locations/premises in Area 2 that you will find useful when revising for your Knowledge Test.
Ardwick, Burnage, Chorlton, Chorlton Park, City Centre, Didsbury East, Didsbury West, Fallowfield, Gorton North, Gorton South, Hulme, Levenshulme, Longsight, Moss Side, Old Moat, Rusholme, Whalley Range, Withington
Pubs, restaurants, clubs and hotels
Alberts Didsbury Barlow Moor Road
Chorlton Irish Club High Lane
Diamond Lodge Hotel Kirkmanshulme Lane
Didsbury Cricket Club Wilmslow Road
Hardy’s Well Wilmslow Road
Hennigans Sports Bar Stockport Road
Horse and Jockey Chorlton Green
M19 Bar Stockport Road
Nando’s Restaurant Kingsway
Nawaab Restaurant Stockport Road
02 Apollo Stockport Road
Premier Inn West Didsbury Derwent Avenue
Sanam Restaurant Wilmslow Road
The Bandstand Wall Way
The Famous Crown Wilmslow Road
The Farmers Arms Stockport Road
The Friendship Tavern Hyde Road
The Horse Shoe Chapel Street The Lloyds Hotel Wilbraham Road
The Lord Nelson Hyde Road
The Metropolitan Lapwing lane
The Orion Burton Road
The Parlour Beech Road
The Sidings Broom Lane
The Spread Eagle Wilbraham Road
The Trevor Arms Beech Road
Frequently used roads
Abbey Hey Lane
Alexandra Road Sth
Chapman Street
Chorlton Road
Deansgate
Denmark Road
Dickenson Road
Great Western Street
Grosvenor Street
Hathersage Road
Heyscroft Road
High Lane
Hyde Road
Lapwing Lane
Lloyd Street South
Manley Road
Moseley Road
Moss Lane East
Moss Lane West
Oxford Road
Peter Street
Portland Street
Princess Road
Princess Street
St Werburgh’s Road
Stanley Grove
Stockport Road
Upper Brook Street
Western Circle
Whitworth Street
Wilbraham Road
Withington Road
Parks, open spaces and landmarks
Alexandra Park Alexandra Road Sth
Birchfields Park Birchfields Road
Debdale Park Hyde Road
Old Moat Park Yew Tree Road
Platt Fields Park Platt Lane
Whitworth Park Oxford Road
Medical centres and nursing homes
Alexandra Park Health Centre Whitswood Close
Chorlton Health Centre Nicholas Road
Levenshulme Health Centre Dunstable Street
Rusholme Health Centre Walmer Street
The Range Medical Centre Withington Road
West Point Medical Centre Slade Lane
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General
Ardwick Sports Hall Stockport Road
Barlow Moor Library Merseybank Avenue
Birch Community Centre Brighton Grove
Burnage Library Burnage Lane
Chorlton Leisure Centre Manchester Road
Chorlton Library Manchester Road
Chorlton Metrolink Station Wilbraham Road
Chorlton Post Office Wilbraham Road
Didsbury Library Wilmslow Road
Fallowfield Library Platt Lane
Gorton Library Garratt Way
Gorton Medical Centre Wellington Street
IMEX Business Park Hamilton Road
Levenshulme Library Cromwell Grove
Longsight Market Dickenson Road
Manchester Crematorium Barlow Moor Road
Moss Side Powerhouse Raby Street
Parrs Wood Entertainment Complex Kingsway
Police Training Centre Mauldeth Road West
Royal Bank of Scotland Wilmslow Road (Didsbury)
Schools, colleges and learning centres
Barlow RC High School Parrs Wood Road
Burnage Media Arts College Burnage Lane
Cedar Mount Academy Gorton Education Village Wembley Road
Kath Locke Centre Moss Lane East
Levenshulme High School Crossley Road
Loreto College Chichester Road South
Oakwood High School Nell Lane
Parrs Wood Tech College Wilmslow Road
TMC (Fielden Campus) Barlow Moor Road
TMC Nicholls College Hyde Road
Trinity C of E High School Higher Cambridge
Whalley Range High School Wilbraham Road
Withington Adult Learning Centre Burton Road
Wright Robinson Sports College Abbey Hey Lane
Xaverian College Lower Park Road
Supermarkets
Aldi (Gorton) Garratt Way
Asda (Hulme) Princess Road
Asda (Longsight) Kirkmanshulme Lane
Morrisons (Chorlton) Albany Road
Sainsbury’s (Fallowfield) Wilmslow Road
Tesco (Didsbury) Wilmslow Road
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Area 3 (South)The following is a list of locations/premises in Area 3 that you will find useful when revising for your knowledge test.
Baguley, Brooklands, Burnage, Chorlton, Chorlton Park, City Centre, Didsbury East, Didsbury West, Northenden, Woodhouse Park
Pubs, restaurants, private clubs and hotels
Alberts Didsbury Barlow Moor Road
Azad Manzil Restaurant Barlow Moor Road
Benchill Conservative Club Crossacres Road
Britannia Country House Hotel Palatine Road
Chorlton Irish Club High Lane
Croma Restaurant Wilbraham Road
Didsbury House Hotel Didsbury Park
Fletcher Moss William Street
Gala Bingo Rowlandsway (Woodhouse Park)
Gusto Restaurant Wilmslow Road (Didsbury)
Horse and Jockey Chorlton Green
Nando’s Restaurant Kingsway (Parrs Wood)
Premier Inn Manchester Airport Runger Lane
Premier Inn West Didsbury Derwent Avenue
Slug and Lettuce Wilmslow Road
The Airport Hotel Ringway Road
The Beech Beech Road (Chorlton)
The Famous Crown Wilmslow Road
The Lloyds Hotel Wilbraham Road (Chorlton)
The Metropolitan Lapwing Lane
The Orion Burton Road (Withington)
The Parlour Beech Road (Chorlton)
The Royal Oak Barlow Moor Road (Chorlton)
The Royal Oak Wilmslow Road (Didsbury)
The Sedge Lynn Manchester Road
The Trevor Arms (Chorlton) Beech Road
The Woodstock Barlow Moor Road
Holiday Inn Express Runger Lane
Libraries, health and community centres
Benchill Medical Practice Brownley Road
Chorlton Health Centre Nicolas Road
Chorlton Leisure Centre Manchester Road
Chorlton Library Manchester Road
Didsbury Library Wilmslow Road
Didsbury Medical Centre Wilmslow Road
Forum Medical Centre Simonsway
Poundswick Dental Surgery Poundswick Lane
Wythenshawe Library Forum Square
Withington Library Wilmslow Road
Supermarkets
Aldi Greenend Road
Aldi Wilmslow Road
Asda (Wythenshawe) Swan Walk
Marks & Spencer Wilmslow Road
Morrisons Supermarket Wilbraham Road
Tesco (Baguley) Altrincham Road
Tesco Burnage Lane
Tesco (Didsbury) Parrs Wood Lane
Parks, open spaces and landmarks
Alexandra Park Claremont Road/Alexandra Road
Chorlton Nature Reserve Ivygreen Road
Chorlton Water Park Maitland Avenue
Fog Lane Park Fog Lane
Ladybarn Park Parsonage Road/Mauldeth Road
Wythenshawe Park Wythenshawe Road
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Business parks
Atlas Business Park Simonsway
Concord Business Park Threapwood Road
Greencourt Business Park Styal Road
Manchester Business Park Aviator Way
Parkway Business Centre Princess Road Manchester
Sharston Green Business Park Altrincham Road
Sharston Industrial Estate Sharston Road
Towers Business Park Wilmslow Road
Schools and learning centres
Barlow RC High School Parrs Wood Road
Brookway High School Moor Road
Chorlton High School Nell Lane
Chorlton Park Learning Mauldeth Road West
Forum Learning (Wythenshawe) Forum Square
Islamic High School For Girls High Lane
Manchester Enterprise Academy Simonsway
Newall Green High School Greenbrow Road
Northenden Community School Bazley Road
Open University (Sharston) Altrincham Road
Parrs Wood Technical College Wilmslow Road
Southern Cross School Barlow Hall Road
TMC Fielden Park Campus Barlow Moor Road
Whalley Range High School Wilbraham Road
Frequently used roads
Alexandra Road
Altrincham Road
Barlow Moor Road
Beech Road
Brantingham Road
Brooklands Road
Brownley Road
Clarendon Road
Cornishway
Crossacres Road
Didsbury Road
Fog Lane
Gladeside Road
Green End Road
Hardy Lane
High Lane
Lapwing Lane
Longley Lane
Manley Road
Mauldeth Road
Mauldeth Road West
Norris Road
Palatine Road
Parsonage Road
Portway
Poundswick Lane
Princess Road
Rackhouse Road
Rowlandsway
Royle Green Road
St Werburgh’s Road
School Lane
Shadowmoss Road
Simonsway
Wilbraham Road
Withington Road
Woodhouse Lane
Yew Tree Lane
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General
Baguley Post Office Hall Lane
Barclays Bank Palatine Road
Barlow Moor Library Merseybank Avenue
Chorlton Bus Station Barlow Moor Road
Chorlton Post Office Wilbraham Road
HSBC Bank (Chorlton) Wilbraham Road
John Lewis (Cheadle) Wilmslow Road
Lloyds Bank (Withington) Wilmslow Road
Manchester Crematorium Barlow Moor Road
NatWest Bank (Chorlton) Barlow Moor Road
Parrs Wood Complex Kingsway
St Werburgh’s Church St Werburgh’s Road
Snow and Rock Outdoor Store Princess Parkway
Willow Park Housing Offices Greenwood Road
Wythenshawe Bus Station Rowlandsway
Wythenshawe Hospital Southmoor Road
Wythenshawe Market Poundswick Lane
Wythenshawe Police Station Poundswick Lane
Hackney CarriagePart 1: Routes from one location to another This part of the knowledge test will have ten questions on how to get from one place to another using the shortest and most direct route (shortest in distance mileage, not the shortest in time). There will be a choice of three answers to each question and you must choose the correct one. You will need eight correct answers to pass this section.
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Part 2: Districts in Greater Manchester You will need to know which main or A road should be used from Manchester City Centre to each location.
Learn the 80 main A roads and streets you need to take to get from Manchester City Centre to the districts listed below:
Alkrington Didsbury Longsight Rusholme
Ashton-under-Lyne Didsbury (East) Middleton Sale
Ashton upon Mersey
Didsbury (West) Miles Platting Salford
Baguley Droylsden Moss Side Sedgley Park
Belle Vue Dukinfield Moston Sharston
Benchill Eccles Newton Heath Shaw
Blackley Failsworth Northenden Stockport
Bradford Gatley Offerton Stretford
Bramhall Gorton Old Trafford Swinton
Brooklands Harpurhey Openshaw Timperley
Burnage Haughton Green Patricroft Urmston
Bury Heaton Chapel Pendlebury Weaste
Chadderton Heaton Norris Pendleton Whalley Range
Cheadle Heywood Poynton Whitefield
Cheetham Hill Higher Blackley Prestwich Withington
Chorlton-cum-Hardy
Higher Crumpsall Radcliffe Woodhouse Park
Clayton Hollinwood Reddish (North) Worsley
Crumpsall Hulme Reddish (South) Wythenshawe
Dane Bank Kearsley Rhodes
Davenport Kersal Romiley
Denton Levenshulme Royton
Part 3: Area locations You will need to know whether locations are inside, outside or on the border of the compellable area. Examples of where places are in relation to the compellable area:
Inside Outside Border
Altrincham Ashley Bury
Ashton-under-Lyne Boothstown Carrington
Bramhall Bucklow Hill Hazel Grove
Cheadle Disley Kearsley
Davenport Greenfield Offerton
Dukinfield Little Hulton Romiley
Eccles Little Lever Royton
Failsworth Milnrow Shaw
Gatley Mobberley Stalybridge
Haughton Green New Mills Swinton
Heywood Ramsbottom Urmston
Radcliffe Tottington
Woodford
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Part 4: Routes from Manchester Airport and Manchester City CentreYou will need to know which motorway(s) and A roads are used to get from
Manchester Airport or Manchester City Centre to the following locations using the shortest and most direct route.
Learn the motorways and A roads that you need to take to get to destinations set out in the list below.
Remember – the motorways section can leave from Manchester City Centre as well as Manchester Airport to other destinations.
Blackpool Ellesmere Port Liverpool Airport Sheffield
Burnley Halifax Morecambe St Helens
Chesterfield Harrogate Newcastle-under-Lyme
Stoke-on-Trent
Crewe Leeds Nottingham Wigan
Doncaster Leeds Bradford Airport
Preston Wrexham
East Midlands Airport
Liverpool Runcorn York
Section 3 – Private Hire & Hackney Carriage
Part 1: Safeguarding, Legislation, Conditions and Customer Care You have been provided with a drivers handbook that provides you with information relating to ‘Safeguarding issues’. It also has a section that relates to advice regarding keeping yourself safe when working as a taxi driver.
The two main Acts that govern hackney carriage and private hire drivers are: Town and Police Clauses Act 1847 and 1889, and Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976. In relation to private hire drivers, there are conditions (yellow booklet) that must be adhered to. In relation to hackney carriage drivers there are byelaws, which must be adhered to.
There is other legislation that you need to be aware of:
– Disability Discrimination Act
– Driving – DVLA
– Vehicles – construction and use
– Highway Code
– Immigration law
– Revenue and benefit
Taxi information: IMPORTANT The Council website includes dedicated taxi-licensing web pages. Why not go online and have a look: www.manchester.gov.uk/taxi You can download forms, renew your driver’s licence, and download information/guidance. It is quite a good idea to join a national body, where you can get information and support. You will find a list of trade representatives on the website.
Learn the conditions (bylaws booklet) and do some additional reading on other legislation relevant to being a private hire /hackney carriage driver – there’s lots of information around.
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In addition to the local area knowledge in the previous pages, you will need to know the popular locations, places and premises in the following lists. Remember that the lists are not exhaustive
Lists, locations, places and premises City Centre bars, restaurants and private clubs42nd Street Bootle Street
57 Thomas Street Thomas Street
5th Ave Nightclub Princess Street
Abode Restaurant Piccadilly
Akbars Restaurant Liverpool Road
Albert’s Shed Castle Street
Alchemist 1 New York Street
Alchemist 2 Hardman Street
All Bar One King Street
Ape and Apple John Dalton Street
Australasia Deansgate
Avalanche Restaurant Booth Street
Baa Bar 1 Deansgate Locks
Baa Bar 2 Sackville Street
Band On The Wall Swan Street
Bar Fringe Swan Street
Bay Horse Thomas Street
Bella Italia 1 Deansgate
Bella Italia 2 Piccadilly
Bem Brazil 1 King Street West
Bem Brazil 2 Lever Street
Blue Parrot Portland Street
Bluu Bar Thomas Street
Bouzouki By Night Princess Street
Brew Dog Peter Street
Browns Bar and Brasserie Spring Gardens
Carluccio’s Hardman Street
Cask Bar Liverpool Road
Chaophraya Chapel Walks
Churchills Canal Street
Cloud 23 Deansgate
Comedy Store Deansgate Locks
Cornerhouse First Street
Crazy Wendy’s Burton Road
Croma Clarence Street
Crown and Anchor Cateaton Street
Cruz 101 Princess Street
Dimitris Tonman Street/Deansgate
Dog Bowl Whitworth Street West
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Don Giovannis Oxford Street
Dough Bar High Street
Dry Bar Oldham Street
Dukes 92 Castle Street
Duttons Albert Square
EastzEast 1 Blackfriars Street
EastzEast 2 Princess Street
El Rincon De Rafa Longworth Street
English Lounge High Street
Evuna 1 Deansgate
Evuna 2 Thomas Street
Factory 251 Princess Street
Font Bar New Wakefield Street
Frog and Bucket Oldham Street
Gastro’s Café Bar Sackville Street
Gaucho Grill St Mary’s Street
Genting Club Portland Street
Giorgio Restaurant Portland Street
Giraffe Hardman Street
Gorilla Bar Whitworth Street West
Grand Central Oxford Street
Grey Horse Inn Portland Street
Grill On The Alley Ridgefield
Grinch Wine Bar Chapel Walks
Grosvenor Casino 1 George Street
Hard Rock Café Withy Grove
Hare and Hounds Shude Hill
Harry Ramsden’s Chester Road
O2 Ritz Whitworth Street West
Jamie’s Italian King Street
Jenny’s Bar Portland Street
Joshua Brooks Princess Street
Knott Bar Castle Street
Kosmonaut Tariff Street
Kro Bar Oxford Road
Kwok Man Restaurant Princess Street
La Tasca Restaurant Deansgate
La Vina Deansgate
Lal Qila Wilmslow Road
Lamars Bar Hilton Street
Little Yang Sing George Street
Living Room Bar Deansgate
Marble Arch Rochdale Road
Matt and Phreds Jazz Club Tib Street
Moon Under Water Deansgate
Mr Thomas’s Chop House Cross Street
Mulligans Irish Pub Southgate
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Napoleons Bloom Street
Nawaab Restaurant Stockport Road
Neighbourhood Dolefield
New Union Princess Street
New York New York Bloom Street
Night and Day Café Bar Oldham Street
Noho Spear Street
O’Shea’s Irish Bar Princess Street
Obsessions Whitworth Street West
Odd Bar Thomas Street
Opus 1 Restaurant Peter Street
Paddy’s Goose Bloom Street
Panama Hatty’s Brown Street
Paramount Oxford Street
Pearl City Restaurant George Street
Peveril of the Peak Great Bridgewater Street
Piccolino Clarence Street
Port Street Beer House Port Street
Press Club Queen Street
Pure Space Bar New Wakefield Street
Rajdoot Restaurant Albert Square
Red Hot World Buffet Deansgate
Revolution 1 Deansgate Locks
Revolution 2 Oxford Road
Revolution 3 Southgate
Rising Sun Queen Street
Rosso Restaurant and Bar Spring Gardens
Sakura Bar Deansgate Locks
Sam’s Chop House Chapel Walks
San Carlo King Street West
Sapporo Teppanyaki Restaurant Liverpool Road
Sawyers Arms Deansgate
Seven Oaks Nicholas Street
Shamrock Bengal Street
Shere Khan Restaurant Wilmslow Road
Siam Orchid Portland Street
Sinclairs Oyster Bar Shambles Square
Slug and Lettuce 1 Albert Square
Slug and Lettuce 2 Deansgate
Sound Control New Wakefield Street
Soup Kitchen Spear Street
South Nightclub South King Street
Sugar Buddha Deansgate Locks
Taurus Bar Canal Street
Temple Bar Great Bridgewater Street
Teppanyaki Restaurant George Street
The Albert Square Chop House Albert Square
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The Armenian Tavern Princess Street
The Birdcage Nightclub Withy Grove
The Bridge Bridge Street
The Britons Protection Great Bridgewater Street
The Circus Tavern Portland Street
The French Peter Street
The Gas Lamp Bridge Street
The Las Iguanas Deansgate
The Lass O’Gowrie Charles Street
The Lost Dene Deansgate
The Mark Addy Stanley Street
The Millstone Thomas Street
The Mitre Cathedral Gates
The Northern Oldham Street
The Oast House Crown Square
The Old Grapes Little Quay Street
The Old Monkey Portland Street
The Old Nags Head Jackson’s Row
The Ox Nobel Pub Liverpool Road
The Rain Bar Great Bridgewater Street
The Rembrandt Sackville Street
The Rice Bowl Cross Street
The Shakespeare Fountain Street
The Unicorn Church Street
The Waterhouse Princess Street
The Wheatsheaf Oak Street
Thirsty Scholar New Wakefield Street
Thompson Arms Sackville Street
Tiger Tiger Club Lounge Printworks
Topkapi Palace Deansgate
Town Hall Tavern Tib Lane
Tribeca Bar Sackville Street
Tv21 Bar Thomas Street
Velvet In The City Canal Street
Vermilion and Cinnabar Hulme Hall Lane
Wagamama 1 Hardman Street
Wagamama 2 Printworks
Walkabout Bar Quay Street
Walrus Bar High Street
Yang Sing Restaurant Princess Street
Yates’s Wine Lodge Portland Street
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HotelsAbode Hotel Piccadilly
Arora International Hotel Princess Street
Atrium Apartment Hotel Princess Street
Best Western Hotel Smokies Park Ashton Road
Clayton Hotel Manchester Airport Hotel Road
Britannia Airport Hotel Palatine Road
Britannia Country House Hotel Palatine Road
Britannia Hotel Manchester Portland Street
Campanile Hotel Ordsall Lane
Castlefield Hotel Liverpool Road
Chancellors Hotel (Fallowfield) Chancellors Way
Copthorne Hotel Clippers Quay
Cresta Court Hotel (Altrincham) Church Street
Crowne Plaza Shude Hill
Crowne Plaza Manchester Airport Hotel Road
Pendulum Hotel Sackville Street
De Vere Mottram Hall Wilmslow Road
De Vere Venues Cheadle House Cheadle Royal Business Park
De Vere Venues Whites (Bolton) De Havilland Way
De Vere Village Ashton Pamir Drive
De Vere Village Bury Waterfold Business Park
De Vere Village Hyde Captain Clarke Road
De Vere Village Warrington Centre Park Warrington
Diamond Lodge Hotel Kirkmanshulme Lane
Double Tree by Hilton Auburn Street
Etrop Grange Hotel Thorley Lane
Express By Holiday Inn Salford Waterfront Quay
Fairways Lodge George Street
Gardens Hotel Piccadilly
Hallmark Hotel Stanley Road (Handforth)
Hilton Manchester Airport Outwood Lane
Hilton Manchester Deansgate Deansgate
Holiday Inn Express Oldham Road
Holiday Inn Express Oxford Road
Holiday Inn Express (East) Debdale Park Wall Way
Holiday Inn Express (Central) Goadsby Street
Holiday Inn Manchester Airport Altrincham Road
Holiday Inn MediaCityUK MediaCityUK
Holiday Inn West Liverpool Street
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Ibis Hotel No1 Charles Street
Ibis Hotel No2 Portland Street
Jurys Inn Hotel Great Bridgewater Street
Lowry Hotel Dearmans Place
Macdonald Manchester Hotel London Road
Macdonald Town House Hotel Princess/Portland Street
Malmaison Hotel Piccadilly
Manchester Marriott Victoria & Albert Hotel Water Street
Marriott Hotel Hale Road (Hale Barns)
Marriott Worsley Park Hotel Walkden Road
Menzies Avant Hotel Windsor Road (Oldham)
Mercure Manchester Piccadilly Portland Street
Novotel Hotel (City Centre) Dickinson Street
Novotel Hotel (Worsley) Worsley Brow
Old Trafford Lodge Talbot Road
Palace Hotel Oxford Road
Park Inn Cheetham Hill Road
Premier Inn No 1 Medlock Street
Premier Inn No 3 Portland Street
Premier Inn No 2 Lower Mosley Street
Premier Inn No 5 Victoria Bridge Street
Premier Inn Bucklow Hill (Knutsford)
Premier Inn Bury Knowsley Street
Premier Inn Didsbury Derwent Avenue
Premier Inn Hyde Stockport Road (Mottram)
Premier Inn Manchester Airport Runger Lane
Premier Inn Manchester Airport (Heald Green) Finney Lane
Premier Inn Old Trafford Sir Alex Ferguson Way
Premier Inn Oldham Broadway
Premier Inn No 4 Dale Street
Premier Inn Salford Quays The Quays
Premier Inn No 6 Irwell Street
Premier Inn Stockport Central Churchgate
Premier Inn Trafford (North) Trafford Boulevard
Premier Inn Trafford (West) Old Park Lane
Radisson Blu Hotel Manchester Airport Chicago Avenue
Radisson Edwardian Hotel Peter Street
Ramada Hotel Salford Quays Trafford Road
Mercure Hotel Manchester Piccadilly Portland Street
Renaissance Manchester Hotel Blackfriars Street
Sachas Hotel Tib Street
Stay Inn Hotel Blackfriars Road/ Trinity Way
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The Midland Hotel Peter Street
Thistle Manchester Hotel Portland Street
Trafford Hall Hotel Talbot Road
Travelodge Great Ducie Street
Travelodge Piccadilly
Travelodge Upper Brook Street
Travelodge Ancoats Great Ancoats Street
Express Holiday Inn Runger Lane
Travelodge Manchester Central Blackfriars Street
Transport interchangesBury Interchange Market Street
Central Coach Station Chorlton Street
Deansgate Train Station Whitworth Street West
Manchester Airport Outwood Lane
Oxford Road Station Whitworth Street West
Piccadilly Rail Station Fairfield Street
Salford Central New Bailey Street
Shude Hill Bus Station Shude Hill
Stockport Rail Station Station Road
Victoria Rail Station Victoria Station Approach
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HospitalsAlexandra Hospital Mill Lane (Cheadle)
Royal Bolton Hospital Minerva Road
Bridgewater Wellness Clinic Princess Road
Fairfield General Hospital Rochdale Old Road
Francis House Children’s Hospice Parrs Wood Road
Manchester Royal Eye Hospital Oxford Road
Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Oxford Road
Manchester Spire Manchester Hospital Russell Road
North Manchester General Hospital Delaunays Road
Prestwich Site Greater Manchester West Trust Valley Road
Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal Wilmslow Road
Royal Oldham Hospital Rochdale Road
St Mary’s Hospital (For Women and Children) Oxford Road Hathersage Road
Salford Royal Hospital Scott Lane
Stepping Hill Hospital Poplar Grove
Tameside General Hospital Fountain Street, Ashton-under-Lyne
The Christie Wilmslow Road
Trafford General Hospital Moorside Road
University Dental Hospital of Manchester Higher Cambridge Street
Withington Community Hospital Nell Lane
Wythenshawe Hospital
Southmoor Road
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City centre banks and building societiesBarclays Bank Market Street
Bank of Asia Charlotte Street
Co-op Bank Headquarters 1 Angel Street
Co-op Bank Cross Street
Halifax Bank Cross Street
Leeds Building Society Cross Street
Nationwide Building Society Cross Street
NatWest Bank Portland Street
Royal Bank of Scotland St Ann Street
Santander Bank Cross Street
Theatres, libraries and cinemasAMC Cinema Deansgate
Cineworld Cinema Lord Sheldon Way (Ashton Moss)
Contact Theatre Devas Street/Oxford Road
Dancehouse Theatre Oxford Road
Garrick Theatre Wellington Road South (Stockport)
Imax Odeon Cinema Printworks/Withy Grove
John Rylands Library Deansgate
Library Theatre St Peter’s Square
Lowry Theatre Salford Quays
Manchester Central Library St Peter’s Square
MyVue The Rock (Bury)
Oldham Coliseum Theatre Fairbottom Street
Opera House Theatre Quay StreetPalace Theatre Oxford Street
Queen Elizabeth Hall West Street (Oldham)
Royal Exchange Theatre Cross Street/St Ann’s Square
Showcase Cinema Hyde Road
Stockport Hat Works Museum Wellington Road South
Stockport Plaza Theatre Mersey Square
Cineworld Parrs Wood Kingsway (Didsbury)
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Exhibition centres, conference centres, art galleries and museumsBury Art Gallery Moss Street
Castlefield Gallery Hewitt Street
Chinese Arts Centre Thomas Street
Gallery of Costume Platt Hall (Platt Fields Park)
GMP Museum Newton Street
Imperial War Museum Trafford Wharf Road
Irish World Heritage Centre Irish Town Way
Lowry Art Gallery Pier 8 Salford Quays
Manchester Art Gallery Mosley Street
Manchester Air and Space Museum Lower Byrom Street
Manchester Central Windmill Street
Manchester Conference Centre Sackville Street
Manchester Craft and Design Centre Oak Street
Manchester Jewish Museum Cheetham Hill Road
Manchester Museum Oxford Road
Manchester United Museum Sir Matt Busby Way
Museum of Science and Industry Lower Byrom Street
Museum of Transport Boyle Street
National Football Museum Urbis Building Cathedral Gardens
People’s History Museum Left Bank, Bridge Street
Stockport Art Gallery Wellington Road South
The Hat Works Wellington Road South
Whitworth Art Gallery Oxford Road
Parks and open spacesAlexandra Park Alexandra Road
Boggart Hole Clough Charlestown Road
Buile Hill Park Eccles Old Road
Burrs Country Park Woodhill Road
Chorlton Water Park Maitland Avenue
Clayton Vale Bank Street
Debdale Park Hyde Road
Heaton Park Middleton Road
Hough End Fields Mauldeth Road West
Platt Fields Park Platt Lane/Wilmslow Road
Reddish Vale Country Park Reddish Vale Road
Wythenshawe Park Wythenshawe Road
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Shopping centres, department stores and retail outletsAfflecks Store Church Street
Arndale Centre High Street/Market Street
Barton Arcade Deansgate
Central Retail Park Great Ancoats Street
Corn Exchange Shopping Centre Exchange Square
Crown Point Shopping Centre Ashton Road
Debenhams Department Store High Street/Market Street
Handforth Dean Retail Park Kiln Croft Lane
Harvey Nichols Store New Cathedral Street
House of Fraser Department Store Deansgate
Housing Units of Hollinwood Wickentree Lane
John Lewis Store Wilmslow Road (Cheadle)
Lowry Outlet Mall The Quays (Salford)
Manchester Fort Retail Park Cheetham Hill Road
Marks & Spencer City Centre St Mary’s Gate
Middleton Arndale Centre Middleton Road
Next Store (Arndale Centre) Corporation Street
Primark Store Mosley Street/ Market Street
Salford Shopping Centre Hankinson Way
Selfridges Store Exchange Square
Snipe Retail Park Manchester Road (AUL)
Stretford Mall Chester Road
The Rock, Bury Goodall Street
Trafford Centre Barton Dock Road
White City Retail Park Chester Road
Wythenshawe Civic Centre Forum/Simonsway
Entertainment, leisure and sporting venuesAbraham Moss Leisure Centre Crescent Road
Ardwick Sports Hall Stockport Road
Belle Vue Greyhound Stadium Kirkmanshulme Lane
Belle Vue Speedway Kirkmanshulme Lane
Bolton Wanderers Football Club Burnden Way
Bury Football Club Gigg Lane
Chill Factore (Snow Sports Centre) Trafford Way
Daytona Indoor Karting Wharfside Way
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Great Northern Complex Deansgate
Hollywood Bowl Lord Sheldon Way
Hough End Centre Mauldeth Road
JJB Soccer Dome Trafford Way
Lancashire County Cricket Club Talbot Road
Manchester 235 Casino Watson Street
Manchester Academy Oxford Road
Manchester City Football Club Ashton New Road
Manchester Regional Tennis Centre Alan Turing Way
Manchester United Football Club Sir Matt Busby Way
National Cycling Centre/Velodrome Stuart Street
National Squash Centre Rowsley Street
Northern Lawn Tennis Club Palatine Road
O2 Apollo Stockport Road
Oldham Athletic Football Club Furtherwood Road
Parrs Wood Entertainment Complex Kingsway
Manchester Arena Hunts Bank/ Victoria Station
Printworks Entertainment Complex Withy Grove
Salford Rugby Club 1 Stadium Way
Ten Pin Bowling Kingsway
The Bridgewater Hall Lower Mosley Street
Trafford Quays Leisure Village Trafford Way
Withington Golf Club Palatine Road
Council, local authority buildings and officesAshton Town Hall Market Place
Bolton Town Hall Victoria Square
Bury Town Hall Knowsley Street
Dukinfield Town Hall King Street
Hyde Town Hall Market Street
Manchester Registry Office Lloyd Street
Manchester Town Hall Albert Square
Manchester Town Hall Extension Mount Street
Manchester Visitors Information Centre Portland Street
Oldham Council West Street
Rochdale Town Hall The Esplanade
Salford Civic Centre Chorley Road
Stockport Town Hall Edward Street
Trafford Town Hall Talbot Road
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Cemeteries and crematoriumsAgecroft Cemetery and Crematorium Langley Road
Altrincham Cemetery and Crematorium Whitehouse Lane
Blackley Cemetery and Crematorium Victoria Avenue
Dukinfield Cemetery and Crematorium Hall Green Road
Gorton Cemetery Thornwood Avenue
Harpurhey Cemetery Rochdale Road
Hollinwood Cemetery and Crematorium Roman Road
Manchester Crematorium Barlow Moor Road
Middleton Cemetery and Crematorium Boarshaw Road
Moston Cemetery Moston Lane
Philips Park Cemetery Riverpark Road
Southern Cemetery Barlow Moor Road
Stockport Cemetery Buxton Road
Consulates and embassiesChinese Consulate Denison Road (Rusholme)
Italian Consulate 111 Piccadilly (City Centre)
Netherlands Consulate Moseley Road (Levenshulme)
Norwegian Consulate Warren Bruce Road (Trafford)
Pakistan Consulate Dickenson Road (Rusholme)
Polish Consulate Portland Street (City Centre)
Portuguese Consulate Portland Street (City Centre)
Spanish Consulate Spring Gardens (City Centre)
Swiss Consulate Deansgate (City Centre)
Residential buildings and complexesAlbert Bridge House St Mary’s Parsonage
Albion Mill Pollard Street
Anchorage House Anchorage Quay
Asia House Princess Street
Atlas House King Street
Beetham Tower Great Bridgewater Street
Bridgewater House 1 Slate Wharf
Bridgewater House 2 Whitworth Street
Castle Quay Chester Road
Centurion House Deansgate
China House Harter Street
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Church House Deansgate
Design House High Street
Direct Line House Quay Street
Eastgate House Castle Street
Great Northern Tower Watson Street
Heron House Lloyd Street
Hudson Building Great Ancoats Street
Junction Works Ducie Street
Jutland House Jutland Street
Mackintosh Village Cambridge Street
Merchant Warehouse Castle Street
Mercury Building Aytoun Street
Navigation House Ducie Street
No 1 Deansgate Deansgate
NV Buildings The Quays
One St Peter’s Square Oxford Street
Peter House Oxford Street
Ralli Quays Stanley Street
Riverside New Bailey Street
Rossetti Place Lower Byrom Street
Royal Mills Cotton Street
St George’s Church Chester Road
St James’s Building Oxford Street
The Alexandra The Quays
The Boxworks Worsley Street
The Hacienda Apartments Whitworth Street West
The Lock Building Whitworth Street West
The Ropeworks Little Peter Street
The Victoria The Quays
Timber Wharf Worsley Street
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Main roadsAbbey Hey Lane (Gorton)
Agecroft Road (Pendlebury)
Alan Turing Way (Bradford)
Ashburton Road West (Dumplington)
Aytoun Street (City Centre)
Barton Dock Road (Dumplington)
Birchfields Road (Longsight/Fallowfield)
Blackley New Road (Crumpsall)
Bradford Road (Miles Platting)
Briscoe Lane (Newton Heath)
Broadstone Road (Heaton Chapel)
Broadway (New Moston)
Broadway (Salford)
Brooklands Road (Brooklands)
Brownley Road (Wythenshawe)
Burnage Lane (Burnage)
Cheadle Road (Cheadle)
Chester Road (Hulme/Old Trafford)
Church Street (City Centre)
Crossley Road (Levenshulme/Burnage)
Culcheth Lane (Newton Heath)
Dane Road (Sale)
Didsbury Road (Heaton Mersey)
Edge Lane (Droylsden)
Edge Lane (Stretford)
Frederick Road (Salford)
Gorton Road (North Reddish)
Grand Central Square (Stockport)
Great Clowes Street (Lower Broughton)
Heywood Old Road (Middleton/Heywood)
Hollyedge Road (Wythenshawe)
Hyde Road (Ardwick/Gorton)
Lancaster Road (Swinton)
Langworthy Road (Pendleton)
Lapwing Lane (Withington)
Leicester Road (Broughton Park)
Lightbowne Road (Moston)
Longley Lane (Sharston)
Mainway (Alkrington)
Marslands Road (Brooklands)
Mount Road (Gorton)
North Road (Clayton)
Northampton Road (Harpurhey)
Park Road (Timperley)
Parrs Wood Road (Didsbury)
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Plymouth Grove (Chorlton Upon Medlock)
Queens Road (Cheetham Hill)
Scholes Lane (Prestwich)
Seymour Grove (Trafford Bar)
Sheepfoot Lane (Prestwich)
Simonsway (Wythenshawe)
Southmoor Road (Baguley)
Stevenson Square (City Centre)
Ten Acres Lane (Newton Heath)
Two Trees Lane (Denton)
Waterloo Road (Strangeways)
Wharfside Way (Trafford Park)
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Schools, colleges, university buildings and halls of residenceCavendish Hall Cavendish Street
Chandos Hall Granby Row
Chetham’s School of Music Long Millgate
City College (Arden Campus) Sale Road
City College (City Campus) Whitworth Street
Elizabeth Gaskell House Hathersage Road
Faculty of Economics Dover Street
Fielden Park College Barlow Moor Road
Greenheys Adult Education Centre Upper Lloyd Street
Islamic High School for Girls High Lane
John Dalton Building Chester Street
Kath Locke Centre Moss Lane East
Lambert Hall Granby Row
Loreto College Chichester Road
Manchester Business School Booth Street West
Manchester Grammar School Old Hall Lane
Manchester High School for Girls Grangethorpe Road
Manchester Metropolitan University Oxford Road
Manchester Science Park Pencroft Way
Materials Science Building Grosvenor Street
Mill Point Berry Street
New Medlock House Chester Street
Oddfellows Hall Grosvenor Street
Open University Altrincham Road
Ormond Buildings Lower Ormond Street
Owens Park Wilmslow Road
Piccadilly Point Berry Street
Royal Northern College of Music Booth Street West
Salford University The Crescent/ Broad Street
Student Castle Great Marlborough Street
Student Village Lower Chatham Street
The Kilburn Building Oxford Road
The Roscoe Building Brunswick Street
The Manchester University Oxford Road
UMIST Sackville Street
Whitworth Hall Complex Oxford Road
Wright Robinson Sports College Abbey Hey Lane
Xaverian College Lower Park Road
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The Manchester College (TMC)
Abraham Moss Crescent Road (Crumpsall)
Fielden Park Campus Barlow Moor Road
Forum Learning Simonsway
Malcolm House and Fernside Windsor Road (Newton Heath)
Moston Campus Ashley Lane
Nicholls Campus Hyde Road
Northenden Campus Sale Road
One Central Park Northampton Road
Openshaw Campus Ashton Old Road
St John Centre New Quay Street
Shena Simon Whitworth Street
The Manchester School of Building Welcomb Street
Wythenshawe Campus Brownley Road
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MiscellaneousAlexandra House (City Centre) The Parsonage
BBC Media City Broadway (MediaCityUK)
Boulton House Chorlton Street
Carlton House Albert Square
Centrica (British Gas) Talbot Road
Chinese Arch Faulkner Street
Daisy Works Stockport Road
Deansgate Locks Whitworth Street West
Disabled Living Centre St Chad’s Street
Friends Meeting House Mount Street
GMC Fire Service Headquarters Bolton Road
Gorton Vehicle Testing Centre Hammerstone Road
Granada TV Broadway, MediaCityUK
Henshaws School for the Blind Talbot Road
Homeless Offenders Unit Minshull Street
Lexicon House Mount Street
Manchester Cathedral Victoria Street/ Cateaton Street
Manchester Crown Court Minshull Street
Manchester Dogs Home Mossbrook Road
Mecca Bingo Hyde Road
Methodist International House Daisy Bank Road
Moss Side Social Services Bold Street
New Smithfield Market Whitworth Street East
One Angel Square Angel Street
Parkway Business Centre Princess Road
Pearl Assurance House Princess Street
Piccadilly Gate Store Street
Pilsworth Industrial Estate Pilsworth Road
Manchester One Portland Street
Portland Tower Portland Street
Royal Mail Sorting Office Oldham Road
RSPCA Headquarters Eccles New Road
St Mary’s Church (The Hidden Gem) Mulberry Street
Tanzaro House Ardwick Green North
Wing Yip Cash & Carry Oldham Road
Revision and advice You will need to study to pass your knowledge test:
– Ask a current driver for help and advice
– Walk, cycle and drive around Manchester, taking note of places, major
– Landmarks and routes etc
– Learn the location of major landmarks, e.g the Town Hall, hotels, places of interest
We recommend that you obtain a copy of the following:
A. Greater Manchester Street A–Z Atlas
B. Manchester Premier Map
C. 50 Miles Around Manchester A–Z Road Map
D. Highway Code.
Remember that when you sit your Knowledge Test you must assume that there are no roadworks.
There are various learning aids and sectors that can assist you with advice and guidance. We have included some websites that will assist you with route-finding and knowledge. These can be found on websites such as:
www.theaa.co.uk www.rac.co.uk www.multimap.co.uk www.themanchestercollege.ac.uk/adults/courses/taxi-knowledge
Contact the Licensing Unit at: Taxi Licensing PO Box 532 Town Hall Manchester M60 2LA
Use the Council website and view the taxi web pages. You will find a great deal of assistance and advice.
www.manchester.gov.uk/taxi
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