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Question - 50 / 1

What does this sign mean?

Quayside or river bank

Steep hill downwards

Uneven road surface

Road liable to flooding

Question - 50 / 2

When may you drive a car in this bus lane?

Outside its hours of operation

To get to the front of a traffic queue

You may not use it at any time

To overtake slow-moving traffic

Question - 50 / 3

How can you use your vehicle's engine to control your speed?

By changing to a lower gear

By selecting reverse gear

By changing to a higher gear

By selecting neutral

Question - 50 / 4

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 / 5

What must you do when you hitch a trailer to a towing vehicle?

Make sure you can see the trailer in the mirrors

Grease the tow ball and hitch

Fit a secondary coupling device

Switch off the reversing sensor on the towing vehicle

Question - 50 / 6

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 / 7

Where would you find these flashing red light signals?

Pelican crossings

Motorway exits

Zebra crossings

Level crossings

Question - 50 / 8

What should you do when you see this sign at a crossroads?

Maintain the same speed

Carry on with great care

Find another route

Telephone the police

Question - 50 / 9

You're on a smart motorway. What does it mean when a red cross is displayed above the hard shoulder?

Use this lane as a running lane

You shouldn't travel in this lane

Pull up in this lane to answer your mobile phone

This lane can be used if you need a rest

Question - 50 / 10

What may help to deter a thief from stealing your car?

Always keeping the headlights on

Fitting reflective glass windows

Always keeping the interior light on

Etching the registration number on the windows

Question - 50 / 11

The conditions are good and dry. When should you use the 'two-second rule'?

Before restarting the engine after it has stalled

When checking your gap from the vehicle in front

Before using the 'Mirrors - Signal - Manoeuvre' routine

When traffic lights change to green

Question - 50 / 12

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 / 13

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 / 14

You're following a vehicle on a wet road. You stay a safe distance behind it. What should you do if a driver overtakes you and pulls into the gap you've left?

Flash your headlights as a warning

Drop back to regain a safe distance

Try to overtake safely as soon as you can

Stay close to the other vehicle until it moves on

Question - 50 / 15

What type of vehicle uses an amber flashing beacon on a dual carriageway?

An ambulance

A fire engine

A doctor on call

A tractor

Question - 50 / 16

Why are vehicle mirrors often slightly curved (convex)?

They give a wider field of vision

They totally cover blind spots

They make it easier to judge the speed of the traffic behind

They make the traffic behind look bigger

Question - 50 / 17

You're waiting to emerge from a junction. The windscreen pillar is restricting your view. What should you be particularly aware of?

Motorcyclists

Buses

Lorries

Coaches

Question - 50 / 18

Why should the junction on the left be kept clear?

To allow vehicles to enter and emerge

To allow the bus to reverse

To allow vehicles to make a U-turn

To allow vehicles to park

Question - 50 / 19

(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 / 20

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 / 21

What should you do when you're overtaking a horse and rider?

Sound your horn as a warning

Go past as quickly as possible

Flash your headlights as a warning

Go past slowly and carefully

Question - 50 / 22

What does the term 'blind spot' mean?

An area covered by your right hand mirror

An area not visible to the driver

An area covered by your left-hand mirror

An area not covered by your headlights

Question - 50 / 23

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 / 24

You're driving at night. What should you do if you're dazzled by headlights coming towards you?

Pull down your sun visor

Slow down or stop

Flash your main-beam headlights

Shade your eyes with your hand

Question - 50 / 25

What should you do if you want to overtake a tractor but aren't sure that it's safe?

Follow another vehicle as it overtakes the tractor

Sound your horn to make the tractor driver pull over

Speed past, flashing your lights at oncoming traffic

Stay behind it if you're in any doubt

Question - 50 / 26

You see these double white lines along the centre of the road. When may you park on the left?

If the line nearest to you is broken

When there are no yellow lines

To pick up or set down passengers

During daylight hours only

Question - 50 / 27

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 / 28

You're driving on a road that has a cycle lane. What does it mean if the lane is marked by a broken white line?

You shouldn't drive in the lane unless it's unavoidable

There's a reduced speed limit for motor vehicles using the lane

Cyclists can travel in both directions in that lane

The lane must be used by motorcyclists in heavy traffic

Question - 50 / 29

What should you do if the red lights start flashing as you approach a level crossing?

Go over it quickly

Go over it carefully

Stop before the barrier

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Question - 50 / 30

How much can stopping distances increase in icy conditions?

Three times

Two times

Five times

Ten times

Question - 50 / 31

What should you do when you're unsure whether it's safe to reverse your vehicle?

Sound your horn

Rev your engine

Get out and check

Reverse slowly

Question - 50 / 32

You're driving on a busy main road. What should you do if you find that you're driving in the wrong direction?

Turn into a side road on the right and reverse into the main road

Make a U-turn in the main road

Make a 'three-point" turn in the main road

Turn around in a side road

Question - 50 / 33

When may you drive without wearing your seat belt?

When you're carrying out a manoeuvre that includes reversing

When you're moving off on a hill

When you're testing your brakes

When you're driving slowly in queuing traffic

Question - 50 / 34

What does this line across the road at the entrance to a roundabout mean?

Give way to traffic from the right

Traffic from the left has right of way

You have right of way

Stop at the line

Question - 50 / 35

What's likely to happen if you use a hands-free phone while you're driving?

It will divert your attention

It will increase your concentration

It will reduce your view

It will improve your safety

Question - 50 / 36

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 / 37

What part of the car does the law require you to keep in good condition?

The gearbox

The transmission

The door locks

The seat belts

Question - 50 / 38

What should you do if you want to turn left at a junction where pedestrians have started to cross?

Give way to them

Stop and wave at them to cross

Go around them, leaving plenty of room

Sound your horn and proceed

Question - 50 / 39

You're turning right onto a dual carriageway. What should you do if the central reservation is too narrow to contain your vehicle?

Proceed to the central reservation and wait

Wait until the road is clear in both directions

Stop in the first lane so that other vehicles give way

Emerge slightly to show your intentions

Question - 50 / 40

Other than direction indicators, how can you give signals to other road users?

By using brake lights

By using sidelights

By using fog lights

By using interior lights

Question - 50 / 41

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 / 42

You see a pedestrian carrying a white stick that also has a red band. What does this mean?

They're blind

They're deaf

They have limited mobility

They're deaf and blind

Question - 50 / 43

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 / 44

What style of driving causes increased risk to everyone?

Considerate

Defensive

Competitive

Responsible

Question - 50 / 45

What does this sign mean?

Multi-exit roundabout

Risk of ice

Six roads converge

Place of historical interest

Question - 50 / 46

What does this road marking mean?

Don't cross the line

No stopping allowed

You're approaching a hazard

No overtaking allowed

Question - 50 / 47

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 / 48

When are you allowed to wait on the yellow grid markings?

When you are turning left

Never

When you are turning right

When you are going straight on

Question - 50 / 49

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 / 50

What does this traffic sign mean?

No overtaking allowed

Give priority to oncoming traffic

Two-way traffic

One-way traffic only