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Question - 50 / 1

What's a cover note?

A document issued before you receive your driving licence

A document issued before you receive your insurance certificate

A document issued before you receive your registration document

A document issued before you receive your MOT certificate

Question - 50 / 2

Why is it more difficult to overtake a large vehicle than a car?

It will take longer to overtake a large vehicle

A large vehicle will be fitted with a speed limiter

A large vehicle will have air brakes

It will take longer for a large vehicle to accelerate

Question - 50 / 3

What's most likely to distract you while you're driving?

Using the demisters

Using the mirrors

Using the windscreen wipers

Using a mobile phone

Question - 50 / 4

You need to top up your battery with distilled water. What level should you fill it to?

The top of the battery

Halfway up the battery

Just below the cell plates

Just above the cell plates

Question - 50 / 5

Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you manage to stop on the hard shoulder. What should you do if you use your mobile phone to call for help?

Stand at the rear of the vehicle while making the call

Wait in the car for the emergency services to arrive

Check your location from the nearest marker posts beside the hard shoulder

Phone a friend and ask them to come and collect you

Question - 50 / 6

What does the solid white line at the side of the road indicate?

Traffic lights ahead

Edge of the carriageway

Footpath on the left

Cycle path

Question - 50 / 7

You're driving on a motorway at night. Which lights should you have on if there are other vehicles just ahead of you?

Front fog lights

Main-beam headlights

Sidelights only

Dipped headlights

Question - 50 / 8

Which plate may appear with this road sign?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 9

How can you use your vehicle's engine to control your speed?

By changing to a lower gear

By selecting reverse gear

By changing to a higher gear

By selecting neutral

Question - 50 / 10

What should you do if your vehicle pulls to one side when you use the brakes?

Increase the pressure in your tyres

Have the brakes checked as soon as possible

Change gear and pump the brake pedal

Use your parking brake at the same time

Question - 50 / 11

What does this sign mean?

Wait at the barriers

Wait at the crossroads

Give way to trams

Give way to farm vehicles

Question - 50 / 12

Why does this junction have a 'stop' sign and a stop line on the road?

Speed on the major road is derestricted

It's a busy junction

Visibility along the major road is restricted

The junction is on a downhill gradient

Question - 50 / 13

What colour are the reflective studs between a motorway and a slip road?

White

Red

Amber

Green

Question - 50 / 14

What should you do immediately after joining a motorway?

Try to overtake

Re-adjust your mirrors

Stay in the left-hand lane

Position your vehicle in the centre lane

Question - 50 / 15

Why is it dangerous to travel too close to the vehicle ahead?

Your engine will overheat

Your mirrors will need adjusting

Your view of the road ahead will be restricted

Your satnav will be confused

Question - 50 / 16

What must you do when the amber light is flashing at a pelican crossing?

Stop and wait for the green light

Stop and wait for the red light

Give way to pedestrians waiting to cross

Give way to pedestrians already on the crossing

Question - 50 / 17

You're driving in town. Why should you be careful if there's a bus at a bus stop on the other side of the road?

The bus might have broken down

The bus might move off suddenly

The bus might remain stationary

Pedestrians might come from behind the bus

Question - 50 / 18

What would you expect to find at a contraflow system on a motorway?

Lower speed limits

Road humps

Wider lanes than normal

Temporary traffic lights

Question - 50 / 19

What does this sign mean?

Change to the left-hand lane

Leave at the next exit

Contraflow system

One-way street

Question - 50 / 20

A police officer asks to see your documents. You don't have them with you. How many days do you have to produce them at a police station?

5days

7days

14days

21days

Question - 50 / 21

What should you do when you're passing loose sheep on the road?

Pass quickly but quietly

Go very slowly

Briefly sound your horn

Herd them to the side of the road

Question - 50 / 22

What safety device must be fitted to a trailer braking system?

Breakaway cable

Jockey wheel

Stabiliser

Corner steadies

Question - 50 / 23

What should you do as you approach this lorry?

Slow down and be prepared to wait

Make the lorry wait for you

Flash your lights at the lorry

Move to the right-hand side of the road

Question - 50 / 24

You're in a line of traffic. What action should you take if the driver behind is following very closely?

Ignore the driver behind and continue to travel within the speed limit

Slow down, gradually increasing the gap between you and the vehicle in front

Signal left and wave the driver behind to come past

Move over to a position just left of the centre line of the road

Question - 50 / 25

You've just passed your first practical driving test. What will you have to do if you get six penalty points on your licence in the next two years?

Retake only your theory test

Retake your theory and practical tests

Retake only your practical test

Reapply for your full licence immediately

Question - 50 / 26

What will be a serious distraction while you're driving?

Looking at road maps

Switching on your demister

Using your windscreen washers

Looking in your door mirror

Question - 50 / 27

When may you drive a car in this bus lane?

Outside its hours of operation

To get to the front of a traffic queue

You may not use it at any time

To overtake slow-moving traffic

Question - 50 / 28

What should you do when you park a car facing downhill?

Turn the steering wheel away from the kerb

Park with two wheels on the kerb

Park close to the bumper of another car

Turn the steering wheel towards the kerb

Question - 50 / 29

What should you do when you're approaching this crossing?

Prepare to slow down and stop

Continue unless the pedestrians step out

Speed up and pass by quickly

Stop and wave the pedestrians across

Question - 50 / 30

You're driving towards a zebra crossing. What should you do if a person in a wheelchair is waiting to cross?

Continue on your way

Be prepared to stop

Wave to the person to wait

Wave to the person to cross

Question - 50 / 31

Where is your vehicle most likely to be affected by side winds?

On a long, straight road

On an open stretch of road

On a narrow country lane

On a busy stretch of road

Question - 50 / 32

What will happen if your car's wheels are unbalanced?

The steering will pull to one side

The steering will vibrate

The brakes will fail

The tyres will deflate

Question - 50 / 33

You've stopped at the zebra crossing. When may you move off?

When the oncoming car moves off

When the driver behind you sounds their horn

When the pedestrians have cleared your side of the road

When the pedestrians have completely crossed

Question - 50 / 34

What should you do to reduce the risk of your vehicle catching fire?

Keep water levels above maximum

Avoid driving with a full tank of fuel

Check out any strong smell of fuel

Use fuel additives

Question - 50 / 35

What does this sign mean?

End of restricted speed area

End of restricted parking area

End of clearway

End of cycle route

Question - 50 / 36

What information is found on a vehicle registration document?

The registered keeper

The type of insurance cover

The service history details

The date of the MOT

Question - 50 / 37

What does '25' mean on this motorway sign?

The distance to the nearest town

The route number of the road

The number of the next junction

The speed limit on the slip road

Question - 50 / 38

What type of vehicle displays this yellow sign?

A broken-down vehicle

A school bus

An ice-cream van

A private ambulance

Question - 50 / 39

What does this signal mean?

Cars must stop

Trams must stop

Both trams and cars must stop

Both trams and cars can continue

Question - 50 / 40

A horse rider is in the left-hand lane approaching a roundabout. Where should you expect the rider to go?

In any direction

To the right

Straight ahead

To the left

Question - 50 / 41

Why could it be dangerous to keep the clutch down, or select neutral, for long periods of time while you're driving?

Fuel spillage will occur

Engine damage may be caused

You'll have less steering and braking control

It will wear tyres out more quickly

Question - 50 / 42

What should you do if you become tired while you're driving on a motorway?

Pull up on the hard shoulder and change drivers

Leave the motorway at the next exit and rest

Increase your speed and turn up the radio volume

Close all your windows and set the heating to warm

Question - 50 / 43

What's the nearest you may park to a junction?

10metres (32 feet)

12metres (39 feet)

15metres (49 feet)

20metres (66 feet)

Question - 50 / 44

What will happen if you use rear fog lights in good conditions?

They'll make it safer when towing a trailer

They'll protect you from larger vehicles

They'll dazzle other drivers

They'll make drivers behind keep back

Question - 50 / 45

What should you do if it's raining and you're following this lorry on a motorway?

Allow a two-second separation gap

Switch your headlights onto main beam

Move into a lane that has less spray

Be aware of spray reducing your vision

Question - 50 / 46

Where's the safest place to park your vehicle at night?

In a garage

On a busy road

In a quiet car park

Near a red route

Question - 50 / 47

Why did the lorry driver start turning so late?

Because the driver was making room for the cyclist

Because the lorry set off too fast

Because the driver was late checking their right mirror

Because the lorry needs the room to turn

Question - 50 / 48

What should you do if you see a pedestrian waiting at a zebra crossing?

Go on quickly before they step onto the crossing

Stop before you reach the zigzag lines and let them cross

Be ready to slow down or stop to let them cross

Ignore them as they're still on the pavement

Question - 50 / 49

You're about to overtake. What should you do when you see this sign?

Overtake the other driver as quickly as possible

Move to the right to get a better view

Switch your headlights on before overtaking

Hold back until you can see clearly ahead

Question - 50 / 50

Why could it be dangerous to reverse from a side road into a main road?

Your reverse sensors will beep

Your view will be restricted

Your reversing lights will be hidden

Your mirrors will need adjusting