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Question - 50 / 1

What requires extra care when you're driving or riding in windy conditions?

Using the brakes

Moving off on a hill

Passing pedal cyclists

Turning into a narrow road

Question - 50 / 2

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 / 3

You're driving on a single carriageway road. Why should you keep well back while you're following a large vehicle?

To give yourself acceleration space if you decide to overtake

To get the best view of the road ahead

To leave a gap in case the vehicle stops and rolls back

To offer other drivers a safe gap if they want to overtake you

Question - 50 / 4

What messages are given by circular traffic signs that have a blue background?

They give temporary directions during a diversion

They give directions to car parks

They give motorway information

They give mandatory instructions

Question - 50 / 5

How should you approach the zebra crossing?

Speed up to get past the crossing

Be ready to slow down or stop to allow pedestrians to cross

Sound your horn to warn the pedestrians

Slow down and wave the pedestrians across

Question - 50 / 6

What should you do when you're approaching roadworks on a motorway?

Obey the speed limit

Always use the hard shoulder

Speed up to clear the area quickly

Stay very close to the vehicle in front

Question - 50 / 7

When may you wait in a box junction?

When you're stationary in a queue of traffic

When approaching a pelican crossing

When approaching a zebra crossing

When oncoming traffic prevents you turning right

Question - 50 / 8

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 / 9

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 / 10

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 / 11

You want to turn right from a main road into a side road. What should you do just before turning?

Check for traffic overtaking on your right

Select first gear

Cancel your right-turn signal

Stop and set the parking brake

Question - 50 / 12

A single carriageway road has this sign. What's the maximum permitted speed for a car towing a trailer?

30mph

40mph

50mph

60mph

Question - 50 / 13

Why should you never wave people across at pedestrian crossings?

Another vehicle may be coming

They may not be looking

It's safer for you to carry on

They may not be ready to cross

Question - 50 / 14

How can you reduce the chances of your car being broken into when leaving it unattended?

Take all valuables with you

Park near a taxi rank

Place any valuables on the floor

Park near a fire station

Question - 50 / 15

Why has the line in the centre of the road changed?

To warn you not to change lanes

To warn you the speed limit has changed

To warn you there's a speed camera ahead

To warn of hazards ahead

Question - 50 / 16

What should you do when leaving your vehicle parked and unattended?

Park near a busy junction

Park in a housing estate

Lock it and remove the key

Leave the left indicator on

Question - 50 / 17

What should you do if you begin to feel drowsy while you're driving?

Stop and rest as soon as possible

Turn the heater up to keep you warm and comfortable

Close the car windows to help you concentrate

Continue with your journey but drive more slowly

Question - 50 / 18

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 / 19

Your vehicle is stationary. When may you use its horn?

When another road user poses a danger

When the road is blocked by queuing traffic

When it's used only briefly

When signalling that you've just arrived

Question - 50 / 20

When must your vehicle have valid insurance cover?

Before you can make a SORN

Before you can sell the vehicle

Before you can scrap the vehicle

Before you can tax the vehicle

Question - 50 / 21

You're driving on an open road in dry weather. What distance should you keep from the vehicle in front?

Two metres (6 feet 6 inches)

A two-second time gap

Two car lengths

One car length

Question - 50 / 22

What should you do when there's an obstruction on your side of the road?

Carry on, as you have priority

Give way to oncoming traffic

Wave oncoming vehicles through

Accelerate to get past first

Question - 50 / 23

You're driving on a motorway. What does it mean if the car in front shows its hazard warning lights for a short time?

The driver wants you to overtake

Traffic ahead is slowing or stopping suddenly

There's a police speed check ahead

The other car is going to change lanes

Question - 50 / 24

When may you stop and wait in a box junction?

When oncoming traffic prevents you from turning right

When you're in a queue of traffic turning left

When you're in a queue of traffic going ahead

When you're on a roundabout

Question - 50 / 25

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 / 26

Why should you switch off your rear fog lights when the fog has cleared?

To allow your headlights to work

To stop draining the battery

To stop the engine losing power

To prevent dazzling drivers behind

Question - 50 / 27

You're waiting in a traffic queue at night. How can you avoid dazzling drivers behind you?

Use the parking brake and release the footbrake

Keep your foot on the footbrake

Balance the clutch with the accelerator

Use the parking brake and footbrake together

Question - 50 / 28

When may front fog lights be used?

When visibility is seriously reduced

When they're fitted above the bumper

When they aren't as bright as the headlights

When an audible warning device is used

Question - 50 / 29

What's the safest thing to do if you have to leave valuables in your car?

Put them in a carrier bag

Park near a school entrance

Lock them out of sight

Park near a bus stop

Question - 50 / 30

What should you do if a vehicle pulls out in front of you at a junction?

Swerve past it and sound your horn

Flash your headlights and drive up close behind

Slow down and be ready to stop

Accelerate past it immediately

Question - 50 / 31

What might you expect to happen in this situation?

Traffic will move into the right-hand lane

Traffic speed will increase

Traffic will move into the left-hand lane

Traffic won't need to change position

Question - 50 / 32

You're being overtaken by a long, heavily laden lorry. What should you do if it's taking a long time for it to overtake?

Speed up

Slow down

Hold your speed

Change direction

Question - 50 / 33

Why should you be cautious when going past this bus waiting at a bus stop?

There's a zebra crossing ahead

There are driveways on the left

People may cross the road in front of it

The road surface will be slippery

Question - 50 / 34

Which vehicles aren't allowed to use the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway?

Small delivery vans

Motorcycles

Motorcycle and sidecar outfits

Vehicles towing a trailer

Question - 50 / 35

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 / 36

You're driving towards this left-hand bend. What danger should you be anticipating?

A vehicle overtaking you

Mud on the road

The road getting narrower

Pedestrians walking towards you

Question - 50 / 37

Your vehicle has stalled in the middle of a level crossing. What should you do if the warning bells start to ring while you're trying to restart the engine?

Carry on trying to restart the engine

Push the vehicle clear of the crossing

Run down the track to warn the signal operator

Get out of the car and clear of the crossing

Question - 50 / 38

What should you do when you're approaching a bus that's signalling to move away from a bus stop?

Get past before it moves

Allow it to pull away, if it's safe to do so

Flash your headlights as you approach

Signal left and wave the bus on

Question - 50 / 39

What does this sign mean?

Turn left for parking area

No through road on the left

No entry for traffic turning left

Turn left for ferry terminal

Question - 50 / 40

Which document may the police ask you to produce after you've been involved in a collision?

Your theory test certificate

Your driving licence

Your vehicle registration document

Your vehicle service record

Question - 50 / 41

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 / 42

What should you do before slowing down or stopping your vehicle?

Select a higher gear

Sound the horn

Use the mirrors

Flash the headlights

Question - 50 / 43

What does this sign mean?

Low bridge ahead

Tunnel ahead

Ancient monument ahead

Traffic danger spot ahead

Question - 50 / 44

The caravan starts to swing from side to side. What should the driver do to bring it back under control?

Steer sharply in the opposite direction to the caravan's swing

Ease off the accelerator to slow down

Accelerate until the swinging stops

Brake firmly until the swinging stops

Question - 50 / 45

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 / 46

Why should you keep well to the left as you approach a right-hand bend?

To be positioned safely if you skid

To improve your view of the road

To let faster traffic from behind overtake

To overcome the effect of the road's slope

Question - 50 / 47

You see this amber traffic light ahead. Which light, or lights, will come on next?

Red alone

Red and amber together

Green and amber together

Green alone

Question - 50 / 48

You're travelling at the legal speed limit. What should you do if the vehicle behind approaches quickly, flashing its headlights?

Accelerate to make a gap behind you

Touch the brakes sharply to show your brake lights

Maintain your speed to prevent the vehicle from overtaking

Allow the vehicle to overtake

Question - 50 / 49

You're carrying two 13-year-old children and their parents in your car. Who's responsible for seeing that the children wear seat belts?

The children's parents

You, the driver

The front-seat passenger

The children

Question - 50 / 50

What must you do when you're overtaking a car at night?

Flash your headlights before overtaking

Select a higher gear

Switch your headlights to main beam before overtaking

Make sure you don't dazzle other road users