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Number of Questions: 50
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1: What is the meaning of this sign?
National speed limit
Maximum speed limit is 40 mph
Minimum speed limit is 40 mph
Minimum speed limit is 30 mph
2: You are driving at the legal speed limit.A vehicle comes up quickly behind flashing its headlights.You should?
Maintain your speed and prevent the vehicle from overtaking
Touch your brakes to show your brake lights
Accelerate to maintain a gap behind you
Allow the vehicle to overtake
3: The national speed limit on a dual carriageway is
50 mph
70 mph
60 mph
40 mph
4: When driving on a narrow road only wide enough for one vehicle......
You may park in the passing places.
You should consider sounding your horn at sharp bends.
You should ONLY stop and give way to farm vehicles.
You should not give way at all
5: When driving at night the most important place to look is...
At the road ahead
At the car behind
At your speedometer
Anywhere
6: The left-hand lane on a three-lane motorway is for use by
any vehicle
large vehicles only
emergency vehicles only
slow vehicles only
7: What is the safest way to brake....
Brake lightly, then harder as you begin to stop, then ease off just before stopping
Put your gear lever into neutral, brake hard then ease off just before stopping
Brake lightly, push your clutch pedal down and pull your handbrake on just before stopping
Brake hard, out the gear lever into neutral and pull your handbrake on just before stopping
8: In what situation are other drivers allowed to flash their headlights at you?
To tell you that they are giving way to you
To warn you danger is ahead
To warn you when you're breaking the speed limit
To warn you of their presence
9: You have just bought a secondhand vehicle. When should you tell the licensing authority of change of ownership?
When an MOT is due
After 28 days
Only when you insure it
Immediately
10: You MUST NOT reverse?
For more than a cars length
For longer than necessary
Into a side road
In a built up area
11: What lane should you drive in on a motorway?
The right-hand lane
The left-hand lane
The middle lane
On the hard shoulder
12: Your mobile phone rings while you are travelling. You should
stop immediately
answer it immediately
pull up in a suitable place
pull up at the nearest kerb
13: Objects hanging from your interior mirror may...
restrict your view
help your concentration
provide entertainment
improve your driving
14: An injured motorcyclist is lying unconscious in the road. You should
Remove the safety helmet
Move them to the pavement
Seek medical assistance
Leave them
15: What colour are the reflective studs between a motorway and its slip road?
Red
White
Green
Amber
16: If you have a provisional licence you should not drive a car on the motorway...
Over 50mph
With passengers
At all
Over 70mph
17: What is your 'blind spot'?
An area not covered by your mirrors
An area not covered by your right mirror
An area you cannot see from your back window
When you have an eye patch on
18: What does this sign mean?
No Road Marking
No Entry
No Through Road
No Parking
19: A friend suggests a race home at the next set of lights. You know the road well and it's a quiet night. What do you say?
'Yeah' - but then drive off quietly while he races away
No i will not
'No' - but then race ahead anyway
Yeah and race
20: In daylight there is fog what lights should you use?
Sidelights
Dipped headlights
Hazard lights
Full beam headlights
21: How many drinks can you get away with if you're driving on an empty stomach?
Two - before you feel it
It depends on how long your journey is
None at all
If you vomit it back out
22: At what time is it permitted for you stop on a pedestrian crossing?
Not at any time
When there is a queue of traffic in front of you
Between the hours of 11.00pm and 7.00am
To avoid an accident
23: You stop for pedestrians waiting to cross at a zebra crossing. They do not start to cross. What should you do?
Be patient and wait
Wave them to cross
Drive on
Sound your horn
24: How should you deal with driver fatigue on the motorway?
Pull onto the hard shoulder, switch on your hazards, and do some stretches in your seat
Do math sums in your head to improve your mental alertness
Stop at the next service stop or parking bay, and park up for a 15-minute snooze
Keep driving as normal
25: What do AMBER studs on the motorway show?
The right hand edge of the carriageway
The left hand edge of the carriageway
The separation of the lanes
The slip road off the motorway
26: You MUST obey signs giving orders. These signs are mostly in
green rectangles
red triangles
blue rectangles
red circles
27: If you consider the vehicle behind you is following too close, what should you do ?
Flash your brake lights on and off.
Accelerate away to increase the gap.
Apply your brakes suddenly.
Increase the gap between your vehicle and the one in front by slowing down very gently.
28: At red traffic lights you are behind a cyclist. The traffic lights change what should you do?
Try to move off before the cyclist
Allow the cyclist time and room
Turn right but give the cyclist room
Tap your horn and drive through first
29: You should reduce your speed when driving if...
The road is very dry
Another vehicle passes you
You see a sign for a bend ahead
The road is wet
30: After a breakdown you need to rejoin the main carriageway of a motorway from the hard shoulder. You should
move out onto the carriageway then build up your speed
move out onto the carriageway using your hazard lights
wait on the hard shoulder until someone flashes their headlights at you
gain speed on the hard shoulder before moving out onto the carriageway
31: You are approaching a red traffic light; the signal will change from red to what colours?
Red and amber, then green
Amber, then green
Green, then amber and red
Amber, red then green
32: An elderly person's driving ability could be affected because they may be unable to
obtain car insurance
react very quickly
understand road signs
give signals correctly
33: Overloading your vehicle can seriously affect the...
Steering
Gearbox
battery life
journey time
34: You are driving on a wet motorway with surface spray. You should...
use your hazard flashers
use your rear fog lights
use dipped headlights
drive in any lane with no traffic
35: When may you stop on a pedestrian crossing?
Between the hours 11 pm and 7 am
When there is a queue of traffic in front of you
To avoid an accident
Not at any time
36: You are following a vehicle on a wet road. You should leave a time gap of at least...
one second
two second
three second
four second
37: A policeman orders your car to stop. He finds you have a faulty tyre. Who is responsible?
You, the driver
Whoever services the car
The previous owner
Whoever issued the current MOT
38: What is the meaning of this sign?
No overtaking
Two-way traffic crosses one-way road
Two-way traffic straight ahead
Dual carriageway ahead
39: When you see a hazard ahead you should use the mirrors. Why is this?
because you will need to accelerate out of danger
because you will need to brake sharply to a stop
to assess how your actions will affect the following traffic
to see what is happening in the road ahead
40: What does this sign mean?
Water across the road
Bridge over the road
Uneven road
Ford factory ahead
41: You are turning left into a side road. What hazards should you be especially aware of?
One way street
Pedestrians
Traffic congestion
Parked vehicles
42: Before overtaking a large vehicle you should keep well back. Why is this?
To give acceleration space to overtake quickly on blind bends
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
To get the best view of the road ahead
43: You are in the left-hand lane and traffic is joining from a slip road, what should you do?
Slow down to let them onto the motorway
Speed up so they don't move in front of you
Move to the middle or right hand lane if it is safe to do so
Do nothing
44: Where are motorcyclists most at risk?
When moving off
On motorways
Approaching junctions
On dual carriageways
45: You are following a large lorry on a wet road. Spray makes it difficult to see. You should
drop back until you can see better
keep close to the lorry, away from the spray
put your headlights on full beam
speed up and overtake quickly
46: A driver pulls out of a side road in front of you. You have to brake hard. You should
ignore the error and stay calm
sound your horn to show your annoyance
flash your lights to show your annoyance
overtake as soon as possible
47: At a mini-roundabout you should?
Give way to traffic from the right
Give way to traffic from the left
Give way to traffic from the other way
Stop even when empty
48: The driver in front is driving very slowly. How do you deal with them?
Drive close to their bumper until they get the message and speed up
Use your horn to make them move over so you can overtake
Stay back and wait for an opportunity to pass
Overtake them quickly
49: You are travelling at 40 m.p.h. on a good, dry road. What is the overall stopping distance?
120 ft (36 m)
175 ft (53 m)
190 ft (58 m)
315 ft (96 m)
50: What must you have to park in a disabled space?
A wheelchair
A blue badge
A modified vehicle
An advanced driver certificate


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