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Question - 50 / 1

When may you use hazard warning lights while you're driving?

Instead of sounding the horn in a built-up area between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am

On a motorway or unrestricted dual carriageway, to warn of a hazard ahead

On rural routes, after a sign warning of animals

On the approach to toucan crossings, where cyclists are waiting to cross

Question - 50 / 2

What's the main benefit of driving a four-wheel-drive vehicle?

Lower fuel consumption

Improved passenger comfort

Shorter stopping distances

Improved grip on the road

Question - 50 / 3

How does drinking alcohol affect your driving behaviour?

It improves judgement skills

It increases confidence

It leads to faster reactions

It increases concentration

Question - 50 / 4

When may you enter a box junction?

When there are fewer than two vehicles ahead

When signalled by another road user

When your exit road is clear

When traffic signs direct you

Question - 50 / 5

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 / 6

Who's legally responsible for ensuring that a vehicle registration certificate (V5C) is updated?

The registered vehicle keeper

The vehicle manufacturer

Your insurance company

The licensing authority

Question - 50 / 7

You're in a tunnel and you see this sign. What does it mean?

Direction to an emergency pedestrian exit

Beware of pedestrians: no footpath ahead

No access for pedestrians

Beware of pedestrians crossing ahead

Question - 50 / 8

What should you do if you're towing a trailer and it starts to swing from side to side?

Brake hard and hold the pedal down

Ease off the accelerator to reduce your speed

Accelerate until it stabilises

Let go of the steering wheel and let it correct itself

Question - 50 / 9

The fluid level in your battery is low. What fluid should you use to top it up?

Battery acid

Distilled water

Engine oil

Engine coolant

Question - 50 / 10

What should you do when you move off from behind a parked car?

Look around before moving off

Give a signal after moving off

Look around after moving off

Use the exterior mirrors only

Question - 50 / 11

You've stopped at a railway level crossing. What should you do if the red lights continue to flash after a train has gone by?

Phone the signal operator

Alert drivers behind you

Wait

Proceed with caution

Question - 50 / 12

Traffic officers operate on motorways and some primary routes in England and Wales. What are they authorised to do?

Issue fixed penalty notices

Stop and direct anyone on a motorway

Stop and arrest drivers who break the law

Repair broken-down vehicles on the motorway

Question - 50 / 13

What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have been green for some time?

Maintain your speed

Brake hard

Accelerate hard

Be ready to stop

Question - 50 / 14

You're waiting at a T-junction. What should you do if a vehicle is coming from the right, with its left indicator flashing?

Move out and accelerate hard

Wait until the vehicle starts to turn in

Pull out before the vehicle reaches the junction

Move out slowly

Question - 50 / 15

You're on a motorway. What should you do if there's a red cross showing on the signs above your lane only?

Continue in that lane and look for further information

Don't continue in that lane

Pull onto the hard shoulder

Stop and wait for an instruction to proceed

Question - 50 / 16

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 / 17

(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 / 18

How can drivers help the environment?

By accelerating harshly

By accelerating gently

By using leaded fuel

By driving faster

Question - 50 / 19

What makes your tyres illegal?

If they were bought second-hand

If they have any large, deep cuts in the side wall

If they're of different makes

If they have different tread patterns

Question - 50 / 20

How should you give an arm signal to turn left?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 21

You've just passed your driving test. How can you reduce your risk of being involved in a collision?

By taking further training

By always staying close to the vehicle in front

By never going over 40 mph

By staying in the left-hand lane on all roads

Question - 50 / 22

What must you have when you apply to renew your vehicle tax?

Valid insurance

The vehicle's chassis number

The handbook

A valid driving licence

Question - 50 / 23

What does this sign mean?

Ring road

Mini-roundabout

No vehicles

Roundabout

Question - 50 / 24

What does this sign mean?

Level crossing with gate or barrier

Gated road ahead

Level crossing without gate or barrier

Cattle grid ahead

Question - 50 / 25

You're driving at night on an unlit road. What should you do if you're following another vehicle?

Flash your headlights

Use dipped headlights

Switch off your headlights

Use full-beam headlights

Question - 50 / 26

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 / 27

When should you check the engine oil level?

Before a long journey

When the engine is hot

Early in the morning

Every time you drive the car

Question - 50 / 28

What does this sign mean?

National speed limit applies

Waiting restrictions apply

No stopping

No entry

Question - 50 / 29

Which type of vehicle does this sign apply to?

Wide vehicles

Long vehicles

High vehicles

Heavy vehicles

Question - 50 / 30

Why should you test your brakes after this hazard?

You'll be on a slippery road

Your brakes will be wet

You'll be going down a long hill

You'll have just crossed a long bridge

Question - 50 / 31

You've just been overtaken by this motorcyclist. What should you do if the rider cuts in sharply?

Sound the horn

Brake firmly

Keep a safe gap

Flash your lights

Question - 50 / 32

What colour are the reflective studs along the left-hand edge of the motorway?

Green

Amber

Red

White

Question - 50 / 33

What should you do when you're following a motorcyclist along a road that has a poor surface?

Follow closely so they can see you in their mirrors

Allow extra room in case they swerve to avoid potholes

Allow the same room as normal to avoid wasting road space

Overtake immediately to avoid delays

Question - 50 / 34

What will happen to your car when you drive up a steep hill?

The high gears will pull better

The steering will feel heavier

Overtaking will be easier

The engine will work harder

Question - 50 / 35

You're going to tow a trailer that's wider than your car. What must you fit to your car before you start towing it?

Parking sensors

Projection markers

Exterior towing mirrors

Rear-view camera

Question - 50 / 36

You're driving in a built-up area that has traffic-calming measures. What should you do when you approach a road hump?

Check your mirror and slow down

Wait for any pedestrians to cross

Move across to the left-hand side of the road

Stop and check both pavements

Question - 50 / 37

You're reversing into a side road. When would your vehicle be the greatest hazard to passing traffic?

After you've completed the manoeuvre

Just before you begin to manoeuvre

After you've entered the side road

When the front of your vehicle swings out

Question - 50 / 38

What legal requirement must be met by a newly qualified driver?

They must display green L plates

They must have a new photograph taken for their full licence

They must be accompanied on their first motorway journey

They must have valid motor insurance

Question - 50 / 39

What does it mean if your vehicle keeps bouncing after you sharply press down and release on the bodywork over a wheel?

The tyres are worn

The tyres are under inflated

The vehicle is on soft ground

The shock absorbers are worn

Question - 50 / 40

You're on a motorway. A lorry has stopped in the right-hand lane. What should you do when you see this sign on the lorry?

Move into the right-hand lane

Stop behind the flashing lights

Pass the lorry on the left

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Question - 50 / 41

What information should you share if you're involved in a collision that causes damage to another vehicle?

Your internet service provider

Your name, address and vehicle registration number

Your national insurance number

Your occupation and reason for your journey

Question - 50 / 42

What do these motorway signs mean?

They're countdown markers to the next exit

They warn of a police control ahead

They're distance markers to the next telephone

They're countdown markers to a bridge

Question - 50 / 43

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 / 44

You need glasses to read a vehicle number plate at the required distance. When must you wear them?

Only in bad weather conditions

Whenever you're driving

When you think it's necessary

Only at night time

Question - 50 / 45

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 / 46

What can cause excessive or uneven tyre wear?

A faulty gearbox

A faulty braking system

A faulty electrical system

A faulty exhaust system

Question - 50 / 47

What do the yellow lines along the edge of the road mean?

They are rumble strips

No waiting

Pedestrians shouldn't cross where there are yellow lines

They mark the edge of the road

Question - 50 / 48

You're on a three-lane motorway. Which lane are you in if there are red reflective studs on your left and white ones to your right?

In the right-hand lane

In the left-hand lane

In the middle lane

On the hard shoulder

Question - 50 / 49

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 / 50

You're driving a car fitted with automatic transmission. When would you use 'kick down'?

To engage cruise control

To accelerate quickly

To brake progressively

To improve fuel economy