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Question - 50 / 1

What does this sign mean?

Two-way traffic straight ahead

Two-way traffic crosses a one-way road

Two-way traffic over a bridge

Two-way traffic crosses a two-way road

Question - 50 / 2

What should you do if the amber lights come on and a warning sounds while you're driving over a level crossing?

Get everyone out of the vehicle immediately

Stop and reverse back to clear the crossing

Keep going and clear the crossing

Stop immediately and use your hazard warning lights

Question - 50 / 3

What should you do before you tow a trailer for the first time?

Take professional training

Fit P plates to your trailer

Pass a special driving test

Ask DVLA to update your licence

Question - 50 / 4

What does this sign mean?

New speed limit 20 mph

No vehicles over 30 tonnes

Minimum speed limit 30 mph

End of 20 mph zone

Question - 50 / 5

Which sign shows that a tanker is carrying dangerous goods?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 6

What should you do when you're overtaking a horse and rider?

Sound your horn as a warning

Go past as quickly as possible

Flash your headlights as a warning

Go past slowly and carefully

Question - 50 / 7

Why would you fit chains to your wheels?

To help prevent damage to the road surface

To help prevent wear to the tyres

To help prevent skidding in deep snow

To help prevent the brakes locking

Question - 50 / 8

How can you identify traffic signs that give orders?

They're rectangular with a yellow border

They're triangular with a blue border

They're square with a brown border

They're circular with a red border

Question - 50 / 9

What's likely to happen if you use a hands-free phone while you're driving?

It will divert your attention

It will increase your concentration

It will reduce your view

It will improve your safety

Question - 50 / 10

An injured motorcyclist is lying unconscious in the road. The traffic has stopped and there's no further danger. What could you do to help?

Remove their safety helmet

Move the person off the road

Seek medical assistance

Remove their leather jacket

Question - 50 / 11

What will the speed limit usually be where you can see street lights but no speed-limit signs?

30mph

40mph

50mph

60mph

Question - 50 / 12

Your car gets a puncture while you're driving on the motorway. What should you do when you've stopped on the hard shoulder?

Use an emergency telephone and call for help

Only change the wheel if you have a passenger to help you

Try to wave down another vehicle for help

Carefully change the wheel yourself

Question - 50 / 13

What should you do if the traffic in the left-hand lane is slowing?

Slow down, keeping a safe separation distance

Accelerate past the vehicles in the left-hand lane

Pull up on the left-hand verge

Move across and continue in the right-hand lane

Question - 50 / 14

You're at an incident. What could you do to help an unconscious casualty?

Move them to somewhere more comfortable

Splash their face with cool water

Take photographs of the scene

Check that they're breathing normally

Question - 50 / 15

When are you allowed to stop on a motorway?

When you're signalled to do so by traffic signals

When you need to use a mobile telephone

When you need to walk and get fresh air

When you wish to pick up hitchhikers

Question - 50 / 16

You're stopped at the side of the road. What must you do if you'll be waiting there for some time?

Switch off the engine

Apply the steering lock

Switch off the radio

Use your headlights

Question - 50 / 17

You're waiting to turn right at the end of a road. What should you do if your view is obstructed by parked vehicles?

Move quickly to where you can see so you only block traffic from one direction

Stop and then move forward slowly and carefully for a clear view

Wait for a pedestrian to let you know when it's safe for you to emerge

Turn your vehicle around immediately and find another junction to use

Question - 50 / 18

You're driving on an icy road. What distance from the car in front should you drive?

Four times the normal distance

Six times the normal distance

Ten times the normal distance

Eight times the normal distance

Question - 50 / 19

You're turning left from a main road into a side road. What should you do if there's a pedestrian on the pavement waiting to cross the side road?

Sound your horn to let the pedestrian know you're there

Flash your lights to encourage the pedestrian to cross

Carry on turning into the side road

Wait and give way to the pedestrian

Question - 50 / 20

What should you do if your vehicle breaks down in a tunnel?

Stand in front of your vehicle to warn oncoming drivers

Switch on hazard warning lights, then go and call & for help

Stay in your vehicle and wait for the police

Stand in the lane behind your vehicle to warn others

Question - 50 / 21

You're travelling on a narrow section of road. What should you do if a horse rider ahead is riding in the centre of the lane?

Sound your horn to alert them to your presence

Get up close behind to encourage them to move aside

Stay behind and allow them to ride in this position

Move across to the right and try to ease past them

Question - 50 / 22

Why is it important to make full use of the slip road as you join a motorway?

To allow you direct access to the overtaking lanes

Because there's space available to turn round if you need to

Because you can continue on the hard shoulder

To allow you to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane

Question - 50 / 23

What's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road for cars and motorcycles?

30mph

50mph

60mph

70mph

Question - 50 / 24

You're on a smart motorway. What does it mean if a red cross is showing above the hard shoulder and mandatory speed limits above all other lanes?

The hard shoulder can be used as a normal running lane

The hard shoulder can be used as a rest area if you feel tired

The hard shoulder is for emergency or breakdown use only

The hard shoulder has a speed limit of 50 mph

Question - 50 / 25

You're following a slower-moving vehicle. What should you do if there's a junction just ahead on the right?

Overtake after checking your mirrors and signalling

Only consider overtaking when you're past the junction

Accelerate quickly to overtake before reaching the junction

Slow down and prepare to overtake on the left

Question - 50 / 26

What does the white line along the side of the road indicate?

The edge of the carriageway

The approach to a hazard

No parking

No overtaking

Question - 50 / 27

You see a horse rider as you approach a roundabout. What should you do if they're signalling right but keeping well to the left?

Proceed as normal

Cut in front of them

Stay well back

Keep close to them

Question - 50 / 28

You're waiting at a pelican crossing. What does it mean when the red light changes to flashing amber?

Give way to pedestrians on the crossing

Move off immediately without any hesitation

Wait for the green light before moving off

Get ready and go when the continuous amber light shows

Question - 50 / 29

Where should you take particular care to look for motorcyclists and cyclists?

At junctions

On one-way streets

At zebra crossings

On dual carriageways

Question - 50 / 30

What should you do if your anti-lock brakes (ABS) warning light stays on?

Check the brake-fluid level

Check the footbrake free play

Check that the parking brake is released

Have the brakes checked immediately

Question - 50 / 31

What would you do if you see older people crossing the road ahead?

Rev the engine to let them know that you're waiting

Be patient and allow them to cross in their own time

Tap the horn in case they're hard of hearing

Wave them across so they know that you've seen them

Question - 50 / 32

What restrictions apply to people who have a provisional driving licence?

They can't drive unaccompanied

They can't drive over 30 mph

They can't drive at night

They can't drive with more than one passenger

Question - 50 / 33

You're driving in the right-hand lane of a dual carriageway. What should you do if you see a sign showing that the right-hand lane is closed 800 yards ahead?

Keep in that lane until you reach the queue

Move to the left immediately

Wait and see which lane is moving faster

Move to the left in good time

Question - 50 / 34

What must you do when you hitch a trailer to a towing vehicle?

Make sure you can see the trailer in the mirrors

Grease the tow ball and hitch

Fit a secondary coupling device

Switch off the reversing sensor on the towing vehicle

Question - 50 / 35

What advice should you give to a driver who has had a few alcoholic drinks at a party?

Have a strong cup of coffee and then drive home

Drive home carefully and slowly

Go home by public transport

Wait a short while and then drive home

Question - 50 / 36

You're following a lorry on a wet road. What should you do when spray makes it difficult to see the road ahead?

Drop back until you can see better

Put your headlights on full beam

Keep close to the lorry, away from the spray

Speed up and overtake quickly

Question - 50 / 37

You're travelling behind a bus. What should you do if it pulls up at a bus stop?

Accelerate past the bus

Look for pedestrians

Sound your horn

Pull in closely behind the bus

Question - 50 / 38

Your insurer will issue you with an insurance certificate. When must you produce this document for inspection?

When making a SORN

When buying or selling a vehicle

When a police officer asks you for it

When your vehicle is having an MOT test

Question - 50 / 39

Why should you make sure that your indicators are cancelled after turning at a junction?

To avoid flattening the battery

To avoid misleading other road users

. To avoid dazzling other road users

To avoid damage to the indicator relay

Question - 50 / 40

What style of driving causes increased risk to everyone?

Considerate

Defensive

Competitive

Responsible

Question - 50 / 41

What's the meaning of this traffic sign?

End of two-way road

Give priority to vehicles coming towards you

You have priority over vehicles coming towards You

Bus lane ahead

Question - 50 / 42

What does the term 'blind spot' mean?

An area covered by your right hand mirror

An area not visible to the driver

An area covered by your left-hand mirror

An area not covered by your headlights

Question - 50 / 43

The driver towing the caravan wants to turn right onto the dual carriageway. What should they do?

Wait until the road is clear in both directions before turning

Turn left and find a suitable place to turn around.

Move out when an approaching driver flashes their headlights

Move partly into the central reservation and wait until it's safe to turn

Question - 50 / 44

How should you use the lanes on a motorway?

Stay in one lane until you reach your exit

Overtake using the lane that's clearest

Keep to the left-hand lane unless you're overtaking

Use the lane that has the least traffic

Question - 50 / 45

What's a Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN)?

A notification to tell DVSA that a vehicle doesn't have a current MOT

Information kept by the police about the owner of a vehicle

A notification to tell DVLA that a vehicle isn't being used on the road

Information held by insurance companies to check a vehicle is insured

Question - 50 / 46

(What can result when you travel for long distances in neutral (known as coasting?

Reduction in control

Improvement in control

Easier steering

Increased fuel consumption

Question - 50 / 47

You're in the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. What do these overhead signs mean?

Use the hard shoulder until you've passed the hazard

Leave the motorway at the next exit

There are roadworks 50 metres (55 yards) ahead

Move to the left and reduce your speed to 50 mph

Question - 50 / 48

On a smart motorway, what does this sign mean?

Use the hard shoulder only

Use all the lanes, including the hard shoulder

Use any lane except the hard shoulder

Use the three right-hand lanes only

Question - 50 / 49

Which sign means that there may be people walking along the road?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 50

When must you contact the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)?

When you get a parking ticket

When you change your vehicle

When you use your vehicle for work

When your vehicle's insurance is due