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Question - 50 / 1

What should you do when dealing with this hazard?

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Use a low gear and drive slowly

Use a high gear to prevent wheelspin

Switch on your windscreen wipers

Question - 50 / 2

Where would you see this sign?

At the side of the road

In the window of a car taking children to school

On the rear of a school bus or coach

At playground areas

Question - 50 / 3

How can you use your vehicle's engine as a brake?

By changing to a lower gear

By changing to a higher gear

By selecting neutral gear

By selecting reverse gear

Question - 50 / 4

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 / 5

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 / 6

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 / 7

Why have 'red routes' been introduced in major cities?

To raise the speed limits

To help the traffic flow

To provide better parking

To allow lorries to load more freely

Question - 50 / 8

What does it mean if this light comes on while you're driving?

A fault in the braking system

The engine oil is low

A rear light has failed

Your seat belt isn't fastened

Question - 50 / 9

Why is it dangerous to leave rear fog lights switched on after the fog has cleared?

They may be confused with brake lights

The bulbs would fail

Electrical systems could be overloaded

Direction indicators may not work properly

Question - 50 / 10

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 / 11

Which road user has caused a hazard?

The parked car (arrowed A)

The pedestrian waiting to cross (arrowed B)

The moving car (arrowed C)

The car turning (arrowed D)

Question - 50 / 12

Which sign means 'no stopping'?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 13

What's most likely to increase fuel consumption?

Poor steering control

Accelerating around bends

Staying in high gears

Harsh braking and accelerating

Question - 50 / 14

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

Question - 50 / 15

What signal should you give when you're going straight ahead at a roundabout?

Signal left before leaving the roundabout

Don't signal at any time

Signal right when you're approaching the roundabout

Signal left when you're approaching the roundabout

Question - 50 / 16

What should you do as you approach this bridge?

Change gear

Move to the right

Slow down

Keep to 30 mph

Question - 50 / 17

How will you benefit from following the manufacturer's service schedule for your vehicle?

Your vehicle will be cheaper to insure

Your vehicle tax will be lower

Your vehicle will remain reliable

Your journey times will be reduced

Question - 50 / 18

What does this sign indicate?

A diversion route

A picnic area

A pedestrian zone

A cycle route

Question - 50 / 19

Why should you reduce your speed when you're driving or riding in fog?

The brakes don't work as well

You'll be dazzled by other headlights

The engine will take longer to warm up

It's more difficult to see what's ahead

Question - 50 / 20

When would you increase the pressure in your tyres so that it's above the normal value?

When the tyre tread is worn below 2 mm

When the vehicle is fitted with anti-lock brakes

When carrying a heavy load

When the roads are slippery

Question - 50 / 21

Who may use toucan crossings?

Motorcyclists and pedestrians

Only cyclists

Motorcyclists and cyclists

Cyclists and pedestrians

Question - 50 / 22

You're at the scene of an incident. How could you help someone who's suffering from shock?

Give them a warm drink

Offer them some food

Offer them a cigarette

Reassure them confidently

Question - 50 / 23

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 / 24

What's the minimum depth of tread on the tyres of a trailer?

1.6mm

2.2mm

1mm

2mm

Question - 50 / 25

You're about to start a journey towing a trailer. What should you do if you notice that a light on your trailer is not working?

Book the trailer in for repair before continuing with your journey

Disconnect the trailer electrical coupling before continuing with your journey

Continue with your journey because the lights on your car are working

Repair the fault before continuing with your journey

Question - 50 / 26

You're leaving your vehicle parked on a road and unattended. When may you leave the engine running?

If you'll be parking for less than five minutes

If the battery keeps going flat

When parked in a 20 mph zone

Never if you're away from the vehicle

Question - 50 / 27

What should you do when you're following a learner driver who stalls at a junction?

Be patient, as you expect them to make mistakes

Immediately steer around them and drive on

Stay very close behind and flash your headlights

Start to rev your engine if they take too long to restart

Question - 50 / 28

Your vehicle broke down on the hard shoulder of a motorway, but has now been repaired. How should you rejoin the main carriageway?

Move out onto the carriageway, then build up your speed

Gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway

Wait on the hard shoulder until someone flashes their headlights at you

Move out onto the carriageway using your hazard warning lights

Question - 50 / 29

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

Breakaway cable

Jockey wheel

Stabiliser

Corner steadies

Question - 50 / 30

What does this sign mean?

Bus station on the right

Contraflow bus lane

With-flow bus lane

Give way to buses

Question - 50 / 31

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 / 32

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 / 33

Where may you overtake on a one-way street?

Only on the left-hand side

Overtaking isn't allowed

Only on the right-hand side

On either the right or the left

Question - 50 / 34

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 / 35

What can you achieve if you drive smoothly?

Reduction in journey times by about 15%

Increase in fuel consumption by about 15%

Reduction in fuel consumption by about 15%

Increase in journey times by about 15%

Question - 50 / 36

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 / 37

You want to park and you see this sign. What should you do on the days and times shown?

Park in a bay and not pay

Park on yellow lines and pay

Park on yellow lines and not pay

Park in a bay and pay

Question - 50 / 38

What should you do when you see these horse riders in front?

Pull out to the middle of the road

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Give a right-turn signal

Slow down and be ready to stop

Question - 50 / 39

Your car needs to pass an MOT test. What may be invalidated if you drive the car without a current MOT certificate?

The vehicle service record

The vehicle insurance

The vehicle tax

The vehicle registration document

Question - 50 / 40

(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 / 41

You're driving on a one-way street. What should you do if you realise you've taken the wrong route?

Reverse out of the road

Turn around in a side road

Continue and find another route

Reverse into a driveway

Question - 50 / 42

Powered vehicles used by disabled people are small and can be hard to see. What must they display if they're travelling on a dual carriageway?

Flashing green beacon

Flashing blue beacon

Flashing amber beacon

Flashing red beacon

Question - 50 / 43

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 / 44

What does this sign mean?

Maximum speed limit with traffic calming

Minimum speed limit with traffic calming

'20 cars only' parking zone

Only 20 cars allowed at any one time

Question - 50 / 45

You're driving past a line of parked cars. What should you do if a ball bounces out into the road ahead?

Stop and wave the children across to fetch their ball

Continue driving at the same speed and flash your headlights

Continue driving at the same speed and sound your horn

Slow down and be prepared to stop for children

Question - 50 / 46

You service your own vehicle. How should you dispose of the old engine oil?

Take it to a local-authority site

Pour it down a drain

Tip it into a hole in the ground

Put it in your dustbin

Question - 50 / 47

You're following a long vehicle approaching a crossroads. What should you do if the driver signals right but moves close to the left-hand kerb?

Warn the driver about the wrong signal

Wait behind the long vehicle

Report the driver to the police

Overtake on the right-hand side

Question - 50 / 48

Where should you avoid overtaking?

Just after a bend

On a dual carriageway

In a one-way street

Approaching a dip in the road

Question - 50 / 49

What's the purpose of a catalytic converter?

To reduce fuel consumption

To reduce the risk of fire

To reduce harmful exhaust gases

To reduce engine wear

Question - 50 / 50

What does this sign mean?

No trams ahead

Oncoming trams

Trams crossing ahead

Trams only