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Question - 50 / 1

What's the legal minimum insurance cover you must have to drive on public roads?

Third party, fire and theft

Comprehensive

Third party only

Personal injury cover

Question - 50 / 2

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 / 3

Which road users are most difficult to see when you're reversing your car?

Cyclists

Children

Motorcyclists

Car drivers

Question - 50 / 4

You're driving on a wet road. What should you do if you have to stop your vehicle in an emergency?

Give an arm signal

Select reverse gear

Keep both hands on the steering wheel

Apply the parking brake and footbrake together

Question - 50 / 5

Why do motorcyclists often look round over their right shoulder just before turning right?

To listen for traffic behind them

It helps them balance as they turn

To check for traffic in their blind area

Motorcycles don't have mirrors

Question - 50 / 6

What must you do when you see this sign?

Stop only if traffic is approaching

Stop even if the road is clear

Stop only if children are waiting to cross

Stop only if a red light is showing

Question - 50 / 7

When should you use the right-hand lane of a three-lane dual carriageway?

When you're overtaking only

When you're overtaking or turning right

When you're using cruise control

When you're turning right only

Question - 50 / 8

How can you reduce the environmental harm caused by your motor vehicle?

Only use it for short journeys

Don't service it

Drive faster than normal

Keep engine revs low

Question - 50 / 9

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 / 10

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 / 11

In order to supervise a learner driver you need to have held a full driving licence for the same category of vehicle, for at least three years. What other requirement must you meet?

To have a car with dual controls

To be at least 21 years old

To be an approved driving instructor

To hold an advanced driving certificate

Question - 50 / 12

Which is the most vulnerable road user?

Tractor driver

Motorcyclist

Lorry driver

Car driver

Question - 50 / 13

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 / 14

You're driving in heavy traffic on a wet road. Which lights should you use if there's a lot of surface spray?

Main-beam headlights

Sidelights only

Rear fog lights if visibility is more than 100 metres (328 feet)

Dipped headlights

Question - 50 / 15

What does a sign with a brown background show?

Tourist directions

Primary roads

Motorway routes

Minor roads

Question - 50 / 16

Which sign informs you that you're coming to a 'no through road'?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 17

When may you wait in the area marked with a cycle?

When there are no cycles in the marked area

When you've checked your mirrors for cyclists

When you've turned on your hazard warning lights

When the traffic lights change to amber after you've passed the first line

Question - 50 / 18

A cycle lane, marked by a solid white line, is in operation. What does this mean for car drivers?

They may park in the lane

They may drive in the lane at any time

They may use the lane when necessary

They mustn't drive along the lane

Question - 50 / 19

What's the meaning of this sign?

Local speed limit applies

No waiting on the carriageway

National speed limit applies

No entry for vehicles

Question - 50 / 20

You're about to go down a steep hill. What should you do to control the speed of your vehicle?

Select a high gear and use the brakes firmly

Select a high gear and use the brakes carefully

Select a low gear and use the brakes carefully

Select a low gear and avoid using the brakes

Question - 50 / 21

What does this sign mean?

Hump bridge

Humps in the road

Entrance to tunnel

Soft verges

Question - 50 / 22

Why is travelling in neutral for long distances (known as coasting) bad driving technique?

It will cause the car to skid

It will make the engine stall

The engine will run faster

There won't be any engine braking

Question - 50 / 23

What should you do when you're approaching traffic lights that have red and amber showing together?

Pass the lights if the road is clear

Take care because there's a fault with the lights

Wait for the green light

Stop because the lights are changing to red

Question - 50 / 24

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 / 25

Where can you find reflective amber studs on a motorway?

Separating the slip road from the motorway

On the left-hand edge of the road

On the right-hand edge of the road

Separating the lanes

Question - 50 / 26

What does this motorway sign mean?

Change to the lane on your left

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Change to the opposite carriageway

Pull up on the hard shoulder

Question - 50 / 27

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 / 28

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 / 29

You're approaching an unmarked crossroads. How should you deal with the junction?

Accelerate and keep to the middle

Slow down and keep to the right

Accelerate and look to the left

Slow down and look both ways

Question - 50 / 30

What should the driver of the car approaching the crossing do?

Continue at the same speed

Sound the horn

Drive through quickly

Slow down and get ready to stop

Question - 50 / 31

What does this sign mean?

Give way to oncoming vehicles

Approaching traffic passes you on both sides

Turn off at the next available junction

Pass either side to get to the same destination

Question - 50 / 32

What's the main hazard shown in this picture?

Vehicles turning right

Vehicles doing U-turns

The cyclist crossing the road

Parked cars around the corner

Question - 50 / 33

What do you need before you can legally use a motor vehicle on the road?

An appropriate driving licence

Breakdown cover

Proof of your identity

A vehicle handbook

Question - 50 / 34

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 / 35

You're travelling along a motorway. When are you allowed to overtake on the left?

When you can see well ahead that the hard shoulder is clear

When the traffic in the right-hand lane is signalling right

When you warn drivers behind by signalling left

When in queues and traffic to your right is moving more slowly than you are

Question - 50 / 36

You're on a road that's only wide enough for one vehicle. What should you do if a car is coming towards you?

Pull into a passing place on your right

Force the other driver to reverse

Pull into a passing place if your vehicle is wider

Pull into a passing place on your left

Question - 50 / 37

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 / 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

Which vehicle is most likely to take an unusual course at a roundabout?

Estate car

Milk float

Delivery van

Long vehicle

Question - 50 / 40

You're about to drive your car. What should you do if you can't find the glasses you need to wear?

Drive home slowly, keeping to quiet roads

Borrow a friend's glasses and use those

Drive home at night, so that the lights will help you

Find a way of getting home without driving

Question - 50 / 41

Why should you check the information leaflet before taking any medicine?

Drug companies want customer feedback on their products

You may have to let your insurance company know about the medicine

Some types of medicine can affect your ability to drive safely

The medicine you take may affect your hearing

Question - 50 / 42

What colour are the reflective studs between the lanes on a motorway?

Red

Green

White

Amber

Question - 50 / 43

You're in the left-hand lane at traffic lights, waiting to turn left. Which signal means you must wait?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 44

What should you be prepared to do in this situation?

Sound your horn and continue

Slow down and give way

Report the driver to the police

Squeeze through the gap

Question - 50 / 45

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 / 46

You're travelling behind a moped. What should you do if you want to turn left a short distance ahead?

Sound your horn as a warning and pull in front of the moped

Pull alongside the moped and stay level until just before the junction

Stay behind until the moped has passed the junction

Overtake the moped before the junction

Question - 50 / 47

For how long is an MOT certificate normally valid?

Three years after the date it was issued

10,000miles

One year after the date it was issued

30,000miles

Question - 50 / 48

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 / 49

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 / 50

It's very windy. What should you do if you're behind a motorcyclist who's overtaking a high-sided vehicle?

Overtake the motorcyclist immediately

Keep close to the motorcyclist

Stay level with the motorcyclist

Keep well back