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Question - 50 / 1

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 / 2

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 / 3

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 / 4

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 / 5

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 / 6

You have to arrive on time for an appointment. How should you plan for the journey?

Allow plenty of time for the trip

Plan to travel at busy times

Avoid roads with the national speed limit

Prevent other drivers from overtaking

Question - 50 / 7

What should you do when a person herding sheep asks you to stop?

Ignore them as they have no authority

Stop and switch off your engine

Continue on but drive slowly

Try to get past quickly

Question - 50 / 8

When must you stop your vehicle?

If you're involved in an incident that causes damage or injury

At a junction where there are 'give way' lines

At the end of a one-way street

Before merging onto a motorway

Question - 50 / 9

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 / 10

You plan your route before starting a journey. Why should you also plan an alternative route?

Your original route may be blocked

Your maps may have different scales

You may find you have to pay a congestion charge

You may get held up by a tractor

Question - 50 / 11

What does this traffic sign mean?

Slippery road ahead

Tyres liable to punctures ahead

Danger ahead

Service area ahead

Question - 50 / 12

Why is the caravan unstable and swinging from side to side?

Because of side winds

Because it's in the wrong lane

Because the other cars are passing too close to it

Because there are traffic cones on the road

Question - 50 / 13

What's the purpose of road humps, chicanes and narrowings?

To separate lanes of traffic

To increase traffic speed

To allow pedestrians to cross

To reduce traffic speed

Question - 50 / 14

What does this traffic sign mean?

Compulsory maximum speed limit

Advisory maximum speed limit

Compulsory minimum speed limit

Advised separation distance

Question - 50 / 15

What should you do when you see an older person about to cross the road ahead?

Stop and wave them across the road

Be careful; they may misjudge your speed

Expect them to wait for you to pass

Speed up to get past them quickly

Question - 50 / 16

You're driving behind a large goods vehicle. What should you do if it signals left but steers to the right?

Slow down and let the vehicle turn

Drive on, keeping to the left

Overtake on the right of it

Hold your speed and sound your horn

Question - 50 / 17

What does it mean if your trailer has a maximum authorised mass (MAM) of 3,500 kg?

Your trailer and load combined cannot weigh more than 3,500 kg

Your trailer and towing vehicle combined cannot weigh more than 3,500 kg

Your empty trailer weighs 3,500 kg

Question - 50 / 18

How can you avoid wheelspin when you're driving on an icy road?

Brake gently and repeatedly

Drive at a slow speed in the highest gear possible

Use the parking brake if the wheels start to slip

Drive in a low gear at all times

Question - 50 / 19

Which is the sign for a ring road?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 20

What restrictions apply to people who have a provisional driving licence?

They can't drive unaccompanied

They can't drive over 30 mph

They can't drive at night

They can't drive with more than one passenger

Question - 50 / 21

Your car breaks down on a level crossing. What's the first thing you should do?

Stay in your car until you're told to move

Leave your vehicle and get everyone clear

Tell drivers behind what's happened

Walk down the track and signal the next train

Question - 50 / 22

You're waiting at a level crossing. What must you do if a train passes but the lights keep flashing?

Carry on waiting

Phone the signal operator

Edge over the stop line and look for trains

Park and investigate

Question - 50 / 23

You want to overtake the tractor. What should you do?

Overtake straight after the oncoming car passes

Stay behind and wait until you have a clear view

Speed up and overtake before you get to the bend

Sound your horn and make the tractor pull over

Question - 50 / 24

What should you do if you start to feel drowsy while you're driving on a motorway?

Stop on the hard shoulder for a sleep

Open a window and stop as soon as it's safe and legal

Speed up to arrive at your destination sooner

Slow down and let other drivers overtake

Question - 50 / 25

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 / 26

There's been a collision. A motorcyclist is lying injured and unconscious. Why should you only remove their helmet if it's essential?

Removing it could let them get cold

You could scratch the helmet as you remove it

Removing it could make any injuries worse

They might not want you to remove it

Question - 50 / 27

Which shape is used for a 'give way' sign?

A

B

C

D

Question - 50 / 28

Where would you find green reflective studs on a motorway?

Separating driving lanes

Between the hard shoulder and the carriageway

At slip-road entrances and exits

Between the carriageway and the central reservation

Question - 50 / 29

You're going to turn left from a main road into a minor road. What should you do as you approach the junction?

Keep just left of the middle of the road

Keep in the middle of the road

Swing out to the right just before turning

Keep well to the left of the road

Question - 50 / 30

You're on a motorway that isn't subject to smart motorway regulations. When should you use the hard shoulder?

When you're stopping in an emergency

When you're stopping for a rest

When you're joining the motorway

When you're leaving the motorway

Question - 50 / 31

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 / 32

Why are place names painted on the road surface?

To restrict the flow of traffic

To warn of oncoming traffic

To help you select the correct lane in good time

To prevent you from changing lanes

Question - 50 / 33

What should you do before driving into a tunnel?

Switch off your radio

Take off your sunglasses

Switch on your windscreen wipers

Close your sunroof

Question - 50 / 34

When should you leave a two-second gap between your vehicle and the one in front?

When it's raining

When it's dry

When it's icy

When it's foggy

Question - 50 / 35

You're joining a motorway from a slip road. How should you deal with traffic already on the motorway?

Use the slip road to accelerate until you're moving much faster than the motorway traffic

Match your speed to traffic in the left-hand lane and filter into a safe gap

Carry on along the hard shoulder until you see a safe gap

Stop at the end of the slip road and look for a safe gap

Question - 50 / 36

What will reduce fuel consumption?

Driving more slowly

Accelerating rapidly

Late and heavy braking

Staying in lower gears

Question - 50 / 37

You're driving on an icy road. What distance from the car in front should you drive?

Four times the normal distance

Six times the normal distance

Ten times the normal distance

Eight times the normal distance

Question - 50 / 38

What should you expect if you see this sign ahead?

The road will go steeply uphill

The road will go steeply downhill

The road will bend sharply to the left

The road will bend sharply to the right

Question - 50 / 39

What should you do while you're driving or riding along a motorway?

Look much further ahead than you would on other roads

Maintain a shorter separation distance than you would on other roads

Concentrate more than you would on other roads

Travel much faster than you would on other roads

Question - 50 / 40

At an incident, a casualty isn't breathing. What should you do while helping them to start breathing again?

Put their arms across their chest

Open their airway

Roll them onto their side

Shake them firmly

Question - 50 / 41

What does this sign mean?

Ring road

Mini-roundabout

No vehicles

Roundabout

Question - 50 / 42

You're travelling along this road. How should you pass the cyclist?

Leave them plenty of room as you pass

Sound your horn as you pass

Keep close to them as you pass

Change down one gear before you pass

Question - 50 / 43

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 / 44

When may you cross a double solid white line in the middle of the road?

To pass traffic that's queuing back at a junction

To pass a car signalling to turn left ahead

To pass a road maintenance vehicle travelling at 10 mph or less

To pass a vehicle that's towing a trailer

Question - 50 / 45

How can you make sure that a satellite navigation (satnav) system doesn't distract you when you're driving?

Only set the destination when you're lost

Set it before starting your journey

Turn it off while you're driving in built-up areas

Choose a voice that you find calming

Question - 50 / 46

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 / 47

Where would you expect to see these markers?

On a motorway sign

On a railway bridge

On a large goods vehicle

On a diversion sign

Question - 50 / 48

Who's responsible for paying the vehicle tax?

The driver of the vehicle

The registered keeper of the vehicle

The car dealer

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)

Question - 50 / 49

You're driving in traffic at the speed limit for the road. What should you do if the driver behind is trying to overtake?

Move closer to the car ahead, so the driver behind has no room to overtake

Wave the driver behind to overtake when it's safe

Keep a steady course and allow the driver behind to overtake

Accelerate to get away from the driver behind

Question - 50 / 50

What does this sign mean?

End of cycle route

Cycle route ahead

Cycle parking only

No cycling