Private Car Hire Vocational License (PDVL) - Paper 2

What should you do when you noticed that the car you are renting for private hire car service has no tamper-evident decals?

Drive off the car as no one will checkAccept and drive off the carNotify the owner and refuse to acceptContinue to rent if the price is cheap

A certificate of conduct is needed by a __________ when applying for PDVL.

Singapore Permanent Residents and valid Work Pass HoldersValid Work Pass HoldersSingapore CitizenSingapore Permanent Residents

Under VLPS, what is the penalty for driving a private hire car with an authorised covered decal that is defaced, covered, obscured or altered?

Fine onlyFine + demerit pointsFine + demerit points + immediate suspensionFine + demerit points + vocational licence will be revoked

What is one of the attributes of a private hire car driver?

My self-interest comes first.My passenger's interest comes first.I will cherry pick my passengers.I treat some passengers with special favour.

Can you collect a fare which is more than what is specified in the booking apps?

Yes, if the passenger eats in my car.I am not allowed to do so.Yes, if the passenger vomits in my car.Yes, if the passenger puts his wheelchair in my car boot.

Which of below is true for a private hire car driver?

No street hailing and no parking or stopping at public stands.Loitering for the purpose of soliciting passengers.Permitting a passenger to smoke in the vehicle.Pick up and drop off passengers at bus stop.

Under VLPS, what is the penalty for affixing or displaying, or causing to be affixed or displayed, on a vehicle that is not a private hire car a decal or label with private hire car marking?

$100 fine + 21 demerit points + vocational licence will be revoked$200 fine + 12 demerit points + immediate suspension$500 fine + 21 demerit points + vocational licence will be revoked$500 fine + 12 demerit points + immediate suspension

What is the penalty for failing to surrender a vocational licence upon suspension or cancellation of that licence?

Fine + demerit points.Fine.Fine + demerit points + immediate suspension.Warning letter.

Under VLPS, what is the penalty for using, causing or permitting a motor vehicle to be used as a private hire car when there is no public service vehicle licence authorising such use?

Fine (case-by-case basis) + demerit points + vocational licence will be revoked + attend courtFine + demerit pointsFine + demerit points + immediate suspensionFine only

What is the penalty for using a motor vehicle where a person below 1.35 metres in height is a passenger and is not properly secured by an approved child restraint or a body- restraining seat belt under the purview of Traffic Police?

Fine + demerit points + vocational licence will be revokedFine + demerit pointsFine onlyFine + demerit points + immediate suspension

What should you do when you realized that you have left your PDVL at home while providing chauffeured service?

Continue providing chauffer service as the authority can check its validity online.Continue to provide chauffeured services as your licence is not suspended or revoked.Stop providing chauffeured services immediately.Stop driving totally.

Which of the following about the tamper-evident decals in a private hire car is true?

All of them.Must be visible when viewed from the outside of the vehicle.Must not be defaced, obscured or covered.Must not show any sign of tampering.

What is the penalty for smoking in private hire car according to NEA Regulation?

$500 fine$200 - First offence, $500 - Subsequent offence$100 fineUp to $1000 - First offence, $2000 - Subsequent offence

Under VLPS, what is the penalty for affixing or causing to affix an authorised decal on a private hire car other than a private hire car for which the marking was issued?

Fine + demerit points + vocational licence will be revokedFine + demerit points + immediate suspensionFine onlyFine + demerit points

A private hire car driver should __________ if he does not have any passenger on board.

Wait at a carpark for bookingsQueue at the taxi stands at Changi AirportLoiter around a shopping mall and market his serviceQueue up at a taxi stand for passenger

What is the penalty for smoking in private hire car according to NEA Regulation?

Fine + demerit pointsFine + demerit points + immediate suspensionFine onlyFine + demerit points + vocational licence will be revoked

Which of the statements below is true?

The car must be owned by a private owner.A private hire car does not need to have a tamper-evident decal affixed.A private hire car must have a tamper-evident decal affixed.The car need not be registered with the Land Transport Authority.

When must a private hire car driver send the car for inspection upon being notified?

Within 14 days.Within 21 days.Within 3 days.Within 7 days.

What is the penalty for failing to behave in a civil and orderly manner?

Fine + demerit points + vocational licence will be revokedFine onlyFine + demerit pointsFine + demerit points + immediate suspension

Which of the statements below is true when the decal has been tampered?

The owner can write to the Registrar to request for a new decal.The owner can purchase another decal from an online store.The owner will not be allowed to renew the car's road tax.The car can still be used to provide hire service.