 Introduction
Testing
Training
Driving
Vacancies
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What you need to know:
General
Topographical Skills
- You need to be able
to read and understand basic written English – instructions for one
task will be provided in writing only to test this.
- You need to be able
to look-up and locate streets, stations, and hospitals within the
Greater London A-Z Map Book.
- You need to be able
to identify stations, post towns, districts, hospitals, stations,
and postal districts from a map book.
- You need to know the
4 primary compass points – N,S,E, & W.
- You need to know the
names of the counties bordering London – e.g. Kent, Essex,
Hertfordshire, Berkshire, Surrey etc.
- You need to know the
motorways that radiate from the M25 – e.g. M20, M1, M11, M4 etc.
- You need to be able
to specify the direction from London of a major town – for example
you may be asked which direction from London is Brighton? You will
need to answer South in this example.
- You need to know
which motorway you would use to reach a major town – for example you
may be asked which motorway to reach Brighton? You will need to
answer M23 in this example.
Route Planning
Tasks:
- You need to be able
to plan a local route between two points in the Greater London A-Z
Map.
- You need to be able
to plan a route between 5 and 30 miles between two points in the
Greater London A-Z Map.
- You need to be able
to plan a route that is over 30 miles from Central London, using the
Greater London A-Z Map, A UK Street Map, and a local map of the
destination area (all maps will be provided) using a motorway where
appropriate.
- You need to be able
to plan a route that is over 30 miles from Central London, using the
Greater London A-Z Map, A UK Street Map, and a local map of the
destination area (all maps will be provided) avoiding all motorways.
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