Example Theory Tests In United Kingdom #1 / driverly

1. 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

2. What's the nearest you may park to a junction?

10 metres (32 feet)

12 metres (39 feet)

15 metres (49 feet)

20 metres (66 feet)

3. What safety device must be fitted to a trailer braking system?

Stabiliser

Jockey wheel

Corner steadies

Breakaway cable

4. What's the speed limit for a car towing a trailer on a motorway?

40 mph

50 mph

60 mph

70 mph

5. Your car requires an MOT certificate. When is it legal to drive it without an MOT certificate?

Up to seven days after the old certificate has run out

When driving to an MOT centre to arrange an appointment

When driving the car with the owner’s permission

When driving to an appointment at an MOT centre

6. How will your journey be affected by travelling outside the busy times of day?

Your journey will use more fuel

Your journey will take longer

Your journey will be more hazardous

Your journey will have fewer delays

7. How far are you allowed to reverse?

No further than is necessary

No more than a car’s length

As far as it takes to reverse around a corner

The length of a residential street

8. 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

9. You're driving on this dual carriageway. Why may you need to slow down?

There's a broken white line in the centre

There are solid white lines on either side

There are roadworks ahead of you

There are no footpaths

10. Where should you avoid overtaking?

Just after a bend

In a one-way street

On a 30 mph road

Approaching a dip in the road

11. What should you do to reduce the risk of your vehicle catching fire?

Keep water levels above maximum

Check out any strong smell of fuel

Avoid driving with a full tank of fuel

Use fuel additives

12. You need to top up your battery with distilled water. What level should you fill it to?

The top of the battery

Halfway up the battery

Just below the cell plates

Just above the cell plates

13. What should you do if you become tired while you're driving on a motorway?

Pull up on the hard shoulder and change drivers

Leave the motorway at the next exit and rest

Increase your speed and turn up the radio volume

Close all your windows and set the heating to warm

14. You're waiting at a level crossing. What should you do if the red warning lights continue to flash after a train has passed by?

Get out and investigate

Telephone the signal operator

Continue to wait

Drive across carefully

15. Which arm signal tells you that the car you're following is going to pull up?

A

B

C

D

16. You're driving a vehicle that has anti-lock brakes. How should you apply the footbrake when you need to stop in an emergency?

Slowly and gently

Slowly but firmly

Rapidly and gently

Rapidly and firmly

17. What colour are the reflective studs along the left-hand edge of the motorway?

Green

Amber

Red

White

18. 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

19. What does this sign mean?

With-flow bus and cycle lane

Contraflow bus and cycle lane

No buses and cycles allowed

No waiting for buses and cycles

20. 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

21. What's the maximum fine for driving or riding without insurance?

Unlimited

£500

£1000

£5000

22. 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

23. On a three-lane motorway, which lane should you use if there's no traffic ahead?

Left

Right

Centre

Either the right or centre

24. What does a red traffic light mean?

You should stop unless turning left

Stop, if you're able to brake safely

You must stop and wait behind the stop line

Proceed with care

25. Why could it be dangerous to reverse from a side road into a main road?

Your reverse sensors will beep

Your view will be restricted

Your reversing lights will be hidden

Your mirrors will need adjusting

26. 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

27. Where would parking your vehicle cause an obstruction?

Alongside a parking meter

In front of a property entrance

On your driveway

In a marked parking space

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

30 mph