Taxi and Ride-hailing Service Operation
30.77%of exam
20 of 65 questionsLicences and PermitsPayment and ReceiptsDriver and Passenger Safety
Official Locations and Routes
15.38%of exam
9 location questions1 route questionExact place or streetExam toll assumption
Road Users’ Code
53.85%of exam
35 of 65 questionsSigns and SignalsCrossings and JunctionsSafety and Emergencies
Quick Facts
- Current format
- 65 MCQ;45 minutes
- Part A
- 20 service; 9 locations; 1 route
- Part A pass
- 25 of 30
- Part B
- 35 Road Users Code questions
- Part B pass
- 30 of 35
- Overall result
- Pass both in same sitting
- Applications opened
- 3 August 2026
- Legacy taxi test
- Closed to new applications
- Pass-result validity
- 3 years; licensing conditions apply
- Test languages
- Traditional Chinese Simplified Chinese English
Ride-hailing Permission Trio
Vehicle Driver Platform
Vehicle: valid permitDriver: valid driving permitPlatform: valid service licenceOwner-driver condition also applies
Taxi vs Ride-hailing Pickup
Taxi
- Street hails and bookings
- Up to six passenger seats
- Taxi licence and driver authority
Ride-hailing
- Licensed-platform bookings only
- Up to seven passenger seats
- Three permissions; registered owner drives
Bookings do not override stopping rules
Service Authority and Passenger Checks
- Starting ride-hailing service→Check three permissions(Vehicle driver licensed platform)
- Checking driver eligibility→Confirm owner-driver identity(Registered individual owner only)
- Receiving street hail→Taxi only; stop lawfully(Ride-hailing needs platform booking)
- Quoting fleet booked fare→Agree permitted fare before departure(Street hail remains metered)
- Taxi passenger requests payment choice→Offer QR and non-QR options(Cash remains available)
- Taxi printer fails→Complete prescribed manuscript receipt(No refusal)
- Child aged<8; height<1.35m→Provide appropriate child restraint(Taxi exemption differs)
- Large mobility aid in taxi→Carry free regardless of placement(Assist safely)
- Placing devices before driver→Maximum two screens≤19 cm(No obstruction or distraction)
Licences Permits and Driver Identity
- Taxi licence
- Underlying vehicle authority remains requiredFleet licence additional
- Ride-hailing vehicle
- Valid vehicle permit requiredPrivate car
- Ride-hailing driver
- Valid driving permit requiredOwner-driver
- Ride-hailing platform
- Valid service licence requiredBookings dispatched
- Owner-driver requirement
- Registered individual owner drives serviceNo substitute driver
- Taxi identity
- Display valid driver identity plateValid taxi driving licence
- Platform identity
- Verify driver; disclose driver to passengerPhoto and surname
- Vehicle certificate
- Display as TD specifiesPrivate-use display permitted
Taxi Payment Pair
One QR plus one non-QR
From 1 April 2026QR alone is insufficientCash remains available
Metered vs Agreed Fare
Street-hail Taxi
- Normal statutory fare table
- Fleet status does not remove meter
- Provide requested fare receipt
Pre-arranged Fleet or Ride-hailing
- Permitted terms agreed before departure
- Fleet and platform rules differ
- Disclose charges; issue required receipt
Distinguish trip type before fare rule
Pickup and Fare Models
- Taxi capacity
- Maximum six passenger seatsRegistered capacity matters
- Ride-hailing capacity
- Maximum seven passenger seatsPrivate-car limits
- Taxi pickup
- Street hails or bookings permittedStopping rules still apply
- Ride-hailing pickup
- Licensed-platform bookings onlyNo street hails
- Fleet stopping place
- Designated pickup for booked fleet journeysRead signs
- Ordinary taxi fare
- Normally statutory metered fareNo automatic platform pricing
- Fleet pre-arranged fare
- Agreed booking fee or lump sumStreet hails use meter
- Ride-hailing fare
- Platform terms disclosed before journeyGovernment regulatory powers
Private-car vs Taxi Child Rules
Ride-hailing Private Car
- Under 8 AND <1.35m: restraint
- Older or taller: restraint or belt
- Driver responsible for compliance
Taxi
- Separate child-restraint exemption
- Follow taxi seat-belt provisions
- Exemption does not remove safety duties
Vehicle category changes restraint requirements
Payment Receipts and Baggage
- Taxi electronic payment
- One QR plus one non-QR methodFrom 1 April 2026
- Taxi cash payment
- Cash remains an available methodElectronic options additional
- Taxi receipt
- Provide when requested after paymentPrinter normally installed
- Printer failure
- Complete prescribed manuscript receipt formDo not refuse
- Ride-hailing receipt
- Platform issues receipt after journeyTrip information required
- Cabin light baggage
- Free if dimensions total≤140 cmLength+width+height
- Boot baggage
- Surcharge may apply regardless of sizeTaxi rule
- Disability mobility aids
- Free regardless of size or placementTaxi passengers
- Platform luggage
- Disclose terms and surcharges beforehandNot automatic taxi rules
Current Safety and Child Restraints
- Tyre tread
- ≥1 mm; ≥75% breadthEntire circumference
- Vehicle preparation
- Check tyres lights mirrors controls beltsDo not overload
- Mobile devices
- Maximum two before driverNo vision obstruction
- Screen diagonal
- Each no more than 19 cmNot screen width
- Hand-held devices
- No hand/head-shoulder use while movingMounted can still distract
- Private-car child under 8
- Below 1.35 m: restraint requiredRide-hailing included
- Older or taller child
- Restraint or normal belt required8+ or 1.35 m+
- Taxi child rules
- Separate exemption and belt provisionsNot private-car rule
- Customer service
- Courteous patient non-discriminatory assistanceSpecial needs supported
- Journey recording
- Installation commencement separately announcedDo not assume already mandatory
TDOP and Permit Interaction
- Ten-point offences
- Overcharge refusal destination refusal meter tamperingFour serious offences
- Five-point offences
- Soliciting indirect route unauthorized passenger deceptionCheck Appendix 1
- Three-point offences
- Passenger-number refusal receipt refusal meter nonrecordingNot missing identity plate
- TDOP time window
- Two years referenced to offence datesNot point-entry dates
- TDOP 15 or more
- Court-ordered taxi disqualification liabilityFirst 3 months; subsequent 6
- Ride-hailing interaction
- Taxi disqualification suspends driving permitNo new application during ban
- Licence cancellation
- PC/LGV cancellation cancels ride-hailing permitSeparate permissions
Combined Test Counts
Twenty Nine One; Thirty-five Roads
20 operation questions9 location questions1 route question35 Road Users Code
Queen Mary vs Queen Elizabeth
Queen Mary Hospital
- Pok Fu Lam
- Hong Kong Island
- Different from Queen Elizabeth
Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Yau Ma Tei
- Kowloon
- Different from Queen Mary
Learn exact location associations
Exact Hospital Location Answers
- Queen Mary Hospital
- Pok Fu LamBooklet table
- Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- Yau Ma TeiBooklet table
- Prince of Wales Hospital
- Sha TinBooklet table
- Princess Margaret Hospital
- Lai KingChanged legacy answer
- United Christian Hospital
- Sau Mau PingExact place
- Tuen Mun Hospital
- Tsing Chung Koon RoadExact street
- Hong Kong Baptist Hospital
- Kowloon TongBooklet table
- Gleneagles Hong Kong Hospital
- Wong Chuk HangBooklet table
Government Hotels and Landmarks
- High Court
- QueenswayNot generic Admiralty
- Central Government Offices
- Tim Mei AvenueExact street
- Legislative Council Complex
- AdmiraltyBooklet table
- Immigration Headquarters
- Tseung Kwan OCurrent location
- The Peninsula Hong Kong
- Tsim Sha TsuiHotel
- Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
- CentralHotel
- Regal Airport Hotel
- Chek Lap KokHotel
- Nina Hotel Tsuen Wan West
- Yeung Uk RoadExact street
- HK Convention Exhibition Centre
- Wan ChaiVenue
- Hong Kong Coliseum
- Hung HomVenue
Locations and Route Method
- Southorn Centre
- Wan ChaiGuide sample
- Sino Plaza
- Causeway BayGuide sample
- Location question
- Correct place or street associationNine questions
- Route question
- Most direct viable route normallyOne question
- Exam assumption
- Tunnel toll excluded from comparisonNot live driving rule
- Panda to Macau terminal
- Tsing Kwai; West Kowloon; Western CrossingGuide sample
Following Gap Rule
Two good; four bad; more needed
Good conditions: two secondsBad conditions: four or moreActual stopping distance remains essential
Opposing vs Same-direction Double Whites
Opposing Traffic
- Near solid line normally prohibits crossing
- Adjacent right turn described by Code
- Narrow lawful-direction and collision exceptions
Same-direction Lanes
- Solid line controls lane changes
- No general right-turn exemption
- Follow specific markings and lawful directions
Do not generalize the right-turn exception
Road Hazard Decisions
- Zebra crossing approached→Slow; give precedence to pedestrians(Never overtake in zigzags)
- Yellow box exit blocked→Wait outside box(Narrow marked right-turn exception)
- Tram/light-rail crossing box→Enter only with clear exit(Even when turning right)
- Near solid double-white line→Stay within permitted lane(Not blanket obstruction exception)
- Wet road following→Increase gap; reduce speed(Four seconds or more)
- Roundabout approached→Follow signs markings and layout(Conventional or spiral differs)
- Vehicle breaks down near traffic→Hazards; move off roadway if possible(Call for help)
- Safe escape/refuge uncertain→Remain inside wearing seat belts(Do not automatically evacuate)
- Safe escape and refuge certain→Leave clear of passing traffic(Wait in protected place)
- Tunnel smoke or fire→Leave for safe location(Watch traffic; avoid smoke)
Road Rules and Junctions
- Default speed
- 50 km/h; signs may overrideMaximum not target
- Stopping distance
- Thinking distance plus braking distanceConditions matter
- Dry following gap
- At least two secondsMore if needed
- Bad conditions gap
- Double to four seconds or moreStopping distance priority
- Zebra crossing
- Give precedence; watch approaching pedestriansNo overtaking zigzags
- Yellow box
- Normally enter only with clear exitMarked right-turn exception
- Rail crossing box
- Exit clear even for right turnNo normal exception
- Near solid white line
- Normally do not cross or straddleNarrow exceptions
- Same-direction divider
- No blanket right-turn crossing exceptionRead layout and directions
- Left overtaking
- No broad expressway permissionDo not weave left
Safe Exit vs Uncertain Escape
Certain Safe Escape
- Safe route clear of traffic
- Safe refuge available
- Wait protected from passing vehicles
Escape Uncertain
- Remain inside wearing seat belts
- Use hazards and summon help
- Follow officers; reassess fire or danger
Assess escape and refuge before leaving
Stopping Signals and Emergency Safety
- Single yellow line
- Obey displayed no-stopping hoursRead supplementary plates
- Double yellow lines
- No stopping at any timeSpecified exceptions remain
- Red and amber
- Remain behind stop linePrepare only
- Green filter arrow
- Only arrow direction when safeGive way where necessary
- Tram stop without island
- Stop behind yellow line for passengersWait boarding and alighting
- Breakdown exit decision
- Exit only if safe refuge reachableOtherwise stay buckled
- Tunnel breakdown
- Stay belted; seek instructed assistanceFire/smoke may require evacuation
- Wet braking
- At least double braking allowanceSlow down
- After floodwater
- Cautiously test brakes when safeCheck following traffic
- Fog lamps
- Use appropriately in fogSwitch off when unnecessary
Common Traps
Legacy Format
Current 65-question combined test ≠ Both part thresholds required
Electronic Payments
Taxi needs QR and non-QR ≠ Two QR methods are insufficient
Official Location Answers
Princess Margaret is Lai King ≠ High Court answer is Queensway
Exam Route Assumption
Exam comparison excludes tunnel toll ≠ Live journey still follows lawful instructions
Rail Crossing Box
Marked right-turn exception is narrow ≠ Rail box requires clear exit
Breakdown Evacuation
Do not order automatic alighting ≠ Safe escape and refuge must exist
Child Restraints
Ride-hailing follows private-car requirements ≠ Taxi has separate exemption and belts
Last Minute
- 1.Current combined test:65 questions
- 2.45 minutes; both parts must pass
- 3.20 operation; 9 locations; 1 route
- 4.Part B:35 road questions
- 5.Taxi electronic payment: QR plus non-QR
- 6.Ride-hailing: vehicle driver platform permissions
- 7.Registered owner drives ride-hailing vehicle
- 8.Two devices; each screen≤19 cm
- 9.Child rules depend on vehicle category
- 10.Read exact place or street answers
- 11.Exit only with certain safe refuge
- 12.Otherwise stay buckled and seek help
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