Example Theory Tests In United Kingdom #14 / driverly

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1. The road outside this school is marked with yellow zigzag lines. What do these lines mean?

You may park on the lines when dropping off schoolchildren

You may park on the lines when picking up schoolchildren

You shouldn't wait or park your vehicle here

You must stay with your vehicle if you park here

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

Apply the parking brake and footbrake together

Keep both hands on the steering wheel

Select reverse gear

Give an arm signal

3. 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

4. You're driving along a wet road. How can you tell if your vehicle’s tyres are losing their grip on the surface?

The engine will stall

The steering will feel very heavy

The engine noise will increase

The steering will feel very light

5. What information is found on a vehicle registration document?

The registered keeper

The type of insurance cover

The service history details

The date of the MOT

6. Why would you fit chains to your wheels?

To help prevent damage to the road surface

To help prevent wear to the tyres

To help prevent skidding in deep snow

To help prevent the brakes locking

7. What should you do when you see these horse riders in front?

Pull out to the middle of the road

Slow down and be ready to stop

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Give a right-turn signal

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8. What should you do if the amber lights come on and a warning sounds while you're driving over a level crossing?

Get everyone out of the vehicle immediately

Stop and reverse back to clear the crossing

Keep going and clear the crossing

Stop immediately and use your hazard warning lights

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9. When must your vehicle have valid insurance cover?

Before you can make a SORN

Before you can sell the vehicle

Before you can scrap the vehicle

Before you can tax the vehicle

10. What would you expect to find at a contraflow system on a motorway?

Temporary traffic lights

Lower speed limits

Wider lanes than normal

Road humps

11. What might you expect to happen in this situation?

Traffic will move into the right-hand lane

Traffic speed will increase

Traffic will move into the left-hand lane

Traffic won't need to change position

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12. What does it mean if the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) indicator lamp lights up while you’re driving?

The ESC system has activated

The ESC system has a fault

The ESC system is running a routine test

The ESC system is switched off

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13. 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

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14. When may front fog lights be used?

When visibility is seriously reduced

When they're fitted above the bumper

When they aren't as bright as the headlights

When an audible warning device is used

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15. 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)

16. You've been driving in fog. What must you do when the visibility improves?

Switch off your fog lights

Keep your rear fog lights switched on

Keep your front fog lights switched on

Leave your fog lights switched on in case the fog returns

17. How can you reduce the risk of your vehicle being broken into at night?

Leave it in a well-lit area

Park in a quiet side road

Don’t engage the steering lock

Park in a poorly lit area

18. You're driving in a slow-moving queue of traffic. What should you do just before changing lane?

Sound the horn and flash your lights

Look for motorcyclists filtering through the traffic

Give a ‘slowing down’ arm signal

Change down to first gear

19. 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

20. You're on a three-lane motorway. How should you overtake a slow-moving lorry in the middle lane if it's showing this sign?

Cautiously approach the lorry, then overtake on either side

Follow the lorry until you can leave the motorway

Use the right-hand lane and overtake the lorry normally

Approach with care and overtake on the left of the lorry

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21. You're parked in a busy high street. What's the safest way to turn your vehicle around so you can drive in the opposite direction?

Turn around in a quiet side road

Drive into a side road and reverse out into the main road

Ask someone to stop the traffic

Carry out a U-turn

22. When may you overtake another vehicle on their left?

When you’re in a one-way street

When approaching a motorway slip road where you’ll be turning off

When the vehicle in front is signalling to turn left

When a slower vehicle is travelling in the right-hand lane of a dual carriageway

23. You're waiting to come out of a side road. Why should you look carefully for motorcycles?

Motorcycles are usually faster than cars

Police patrols often use motorcycles

Motorcycles can easily be hidden behind obstructions

Motorcycles have right of way

24. You've just been overtaken by this motorcyclist. What should you do if the rider cuts in sharply?

Sound the horn

Brake firmly

Keep a safe gap

Flash your lights

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25. What can you do to reduce environmental damage caused by your vehicle?

Avoid using the cruise control

Use the air conditioning whenever you drive

Use the gears to slow the vehicle

Avoid making a lot of short journeys

26. What does this sign mean?

No overtaking

No motor vehicles

Clearway (no stopping)

Cars and motorcycles only

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27. 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

28. Why do MOT tests include an exhaust emission test?

To recover the cost of expensive garage equipment

To help protect the environment against pollution

To discover which fuel supplier is used the most

To make sure diesel and petrol engines emit the same fumes

29. What should you do before driving into a tunnel?

Switch off your radio

Take off your sunglasses

Close your sunroof

Switch on your windscreen wipers

30. 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