Taxi driver knowledge test

Location and route knowledge

This test checks your understanding of local geography and your ability to choose the shortest and most direct routes.

You should have a good knowledge of:

  • Hartlepool town centre
  • surrounding villages
  • key landmarks, schools, businesses, and public buildings
  • the most direct routes between locations

What the test includes

In order to test your knowledge of the local area you will be asked 20 questions from the following list of locations and 5 routes questions.

You must score at least:

  • 16 out of 20 on location questions
  • 4 out of 5 on route questions

In giving your answers you will be expected to choose the most direct (shortest) route to your destination.

  1. Warrior Park Nursing Home to University of Hartlepool Hospital.
  2. Woodstock Way to Xtreme Fitness
  3. Queen Street, Seaton Carew to English Martyrs School.
  4. The Black Olive to Owton Manor Club.
  5. King Oswy Drive to The Mecca Bingo.
  6. The Green, Elwick to Avenue Road.
  7. Hill View, Greatham to Middleton Grange Shopping Centre.
  8. Swainson Street taxi rank to Jura Grove.
  9. Caledonian Road to The White House.
  10. Golden Flatts to Rift House School.
  11. Heronspool Close to Barnard Grove Primary School.
  12. Amberton Road to Hartlepool Police Station.
  13. The Fens to Stag & Monkey.
  14. Skyy Bar to Bruntoft Avenue.
  15. One Life Centre to Hartfields.
  16. Nuclear Power Station to Emerson Court.
  17. Routledge Court to Grace Close.
  18. Marine Hotel to Witham Grove.
  19. Stonethwaite Close to Dobson Place.
  20. Chandlers Close to Brigandine Close.
  21. Vollum Rise to Nightingale Close.
  22. Carlton Street to Royston Grove.12/18
  23. Bowes Green to Radcliffe Terrace.
  24. Abbotts Lea to Ruswarp Grove.
  25. Hope & Anchor to Whitby Grove.
  26. Skyy Bar to Café Rappor.
  27. The Copse to Martindale Close.
  28. Marsh House Lane to Woodbine Terrace.
  29. The Fens to Ainderby Walk.
  30. Carisbrooke Road to Ouzel Close.
  31. Woburn Grove to Straker Street.
  32. Black Olive to Dundee Road.
  33. Nash Grove to Oakesway.
  34. Tynebrooke Avenue to Victoria Arms.
  35. Wallis & Co to Harbour of Refuge (The Pot House).
  36. Claremont Drive to Egton Drive.
  37. Marine Hotel to Marco Polos.
  38. Buckingham Avenue to The Walk.
  39. Chichester Close to Iceland (Winterbottom Avenue).
  40. Fareham Close to Dene Garth.
  41. Warrior Park Nursing Home to Rydal Street.
  42. Sheridan Grove to Glastonbury Walk.
  43. Laird Road to Lanark Road.
  44. Poppadoms to Talk of the Town Amusements.
  45. Manor Close to Tees Bay Retail Park.
  46. Falcon Road to Idols.
  47. Kimberley Street to Pickering Grove.
  48. Holyrood Crescent to Greensides.
  49. Vincent Street to St James Church.
  50. Wallis & Co to Greensides.
  51. Bonnyrigg Walk to St Theresa RC School.
  52. Mayflower Close to St John Vianney R C Church.
  53. Hillcrest Grove to Hope & Anchor.
  54. Taunton Grove to Tees Road.
  55. College Close to Hartlepool Smallcrafts Club.
  56. Union Road to Forester Close.
  57. Meryl Gardens to Princess Helena.
  58. Glentower Grove to Idols.
  59. Fleet Avenue to Callender Road.
  60. The Spinney to Hartlepool Train Station.
  61. Eamont Gardens to Extreme Fitness.
  62. Garside Drive to Alston Street.
  63. Cragston Close to Sambucas.
  64. Vicarage Row to Abbotts Lea.
  65. The Wickets to Fraser Grove.
  66. Sitwell Walk to Fisherman’s Arms.
  67. The Odd Cod to Harwich Grove.
  68. Shannon Court to Goldsmith Avenue.
  69. Saltaire Terrace to McOrville Inn.
  70. Dominoes Pizza to Sinclair Road.
  71. Sacred Heart School to Hartlepool Sixth Form College.
  72. Mountston Close to The Globe.
  73. Fizzy Izzy’s to The Tall Ships.
  74. Tofts Road to Oakesway.
  75. Northbrook Court to Duchy Road.
  76. Ilkley Grove to Magdelene Drive.
  77. Lincoln Road to St Helen’s School.
  78. Salisbury Place to Grange County Primary School.
  79. Marine Drive to Devon Street.
  80. Lindsay Road to Holland Road.
  81. Wolviston Road to Teesbay Retail Park.
  82. Endeavour House to Clarkson Court.
  83. St Oswalds Church to Hartlepool Cricket Club.
  84. Mill Terrace to Baltic Street.
  85. Bilsdale Road to Saddleston Close.
  86. Glamis Walk to Stokesley Road.
  87. Goldsmith Avenue to Darvel Road.
  88. Westwood Way to Wasdale Close.
  89. Pavillion Close to The Spotted Cow.
  90. Thai Village to The Copse.
  91. West Row to Owton Manor Primary School.
  92. Kestrel Close to Upton Walk.
  93. Verona Pizza to Westbrooke Grove.
  94. The Showroom to College Close.
  95. Snowdon Grove to Jesmond Gardens.
  96. Bruce Crescent to Travellers Rest.
  97. Dent Street to Station Lane.
  98. Durham Street to Colwyn Road.
  99. Bilsdale Road to Watercress Close.