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Example Test #20

1. When should you update your vehicle registration certificate?
When you pass your driving test

When you move house

When your vehicle needs an MOT

When you have a collision

2. You're about to overtake a cyclist. Why should you leave them as much room as you would give to a car?
The cyclist might speed up

The cyclist might get off their bicycle

The cyclist might be unsettled if you pass too near them

The cyclist might have to make a left turn

3. What should you remove from your car before leaving it unattended?
The car dealer’s details

The owner’s manual

The service record

The vehicle registration document

4. What's the purpose of a catalytic converter?
To reduce fuel consumption

To reduce the risk of fire

To reduce harmful exhaust gases

To reduce engine wear

5. At an incident, how could you help a small child who isn't breathing?
Find their parents and explain what's happening

Open their airway and begin CPR

Put them in the recovery position and slap their back

Talk to them confidently until an ambulance arrives

6. You're travelling on a road that has road humps. What should you do when the driver in front is travelling more slowly than you?
Sound your horn

Overtake as soon as you can

Flash your headlights

Slow down and stay behind

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7. When may a passenger travel in a car without wearing a seat belt?
When they're under 14 years old

When they're under 1.5 metres (5 feet) in height

When they're sitting in the rear seat

When they're exempt for medical reasons

8. 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

9. What should you do if you think the driver of the vehicle in front has forgotten to cancel their right indicator?
Flash your lights to alert the driver

Sound your horn before overtaking

Overtake on the left if there's room

Stay behind and don't overtake

10. An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They're unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?
Press firmly between their shoulders

Place their arms by their side

Give them a hot sweet drink

Check their airway remains open

11. You're driving in freezing conditions. What should you do as you approach a sharp bend?
Coast into the bend

Apply your parking brake

Firmly use your footbrake

Slow down gently

12. Which type of vehicle does this sign apply to?
Wide vehicles

Long vehicles

High vehicles

Heavy vehicles

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13. You're driving at night with your headlights on main beam. A vehicle is overtaking you. When should you dip your headlights?
Some time after the vehicle has passed you

Before the vehicle starts to pass you

Only if the other driver dips their headlights

As soon as the vehicle passes you

14. What should you do when you're following a learner driver who stalls at a junction?
Be patient, as you expect them to make mistakes

Stay very close behind and flash your headlights

Start to rev your engine if they take too long to restart

Immediately steer around them and drive on

15. You're driving towards this level crossing. What would be the first warning of an approaching train?
Both half-barriers down

A steady amber light

One half-barrier down

Twin flashing red lights

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16. What's the legal minimum depth of tread for car tyres?
1 mm

1.6 mm

2.5 mm

4 mm

17. What's the meaning of this traffic sign?
End of two-way road

Give priority to vehicles coming towards you

You have priority over vehicles coming towards you

Bus lane ahead

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18. How will you benefit from following the manufacturer's service schedule for your vehicle?
Your vehicle will be cheaper to insure

Your vehicle tax will be lower

Your vehicle will remain reliable

Your journey times will be reduced

19. What does this white arrow on the road mean?
Entrance on the left

All vehicles turn left

Return to your side of the road

Road bends to the left

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20. What should you do if you want to turn left at a junction where pedestrians have started to cross?
Go around them, leaving plenty of room

Stop and wave at them to cross

Sound your horn and proceed

Give way to them

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21. Why is it important to wear suitable shoes when you're driving?
To prevent wear on the pedals

To maintain control of the pedals

To enable you to adjust your seat

To enable you to walk for assistance if you break down

22. A horse rider is in the left-hand lane approaching a roundabout. Where should you expect the rider to go?
In any direction

To the right

To the left

Straight ahead

23. Which sign means no motor vehicles allowed?
A

B

C

D

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24. 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

25. Why should you never wave people across at pedestrian crossings?
Another vehicle may be coming

They may not be looking

It's safer for you to carry on

They may not be ready to cross

26. What should you do if you're being followed by an ambulance showing flashing blue lights?
Pull over as soon as it's safe to do so

Accelerate hard to get away from it

Maintain your speed and course

Brake harshly and stop well out into the road

27. Traffic officers operate on motorways and some primary routes in England and Wales. What are they authorised to do?
Stop and arrest drivers who break the law

Repair broken-down vehicles on the motorway

Issue fixed penalty notices

Stop and direct anyone on a motorway

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28. What must you do when the amber light is flashing at a pelican crossing?
Stop and wait for the green light

Stop and wait for the red light

Give way to pedestrians waiting to cross

Give way to pedestrians already on the crossing

29. You arrive at the scene of a motorcycle crash. No other vehicle is involved. The rider is unconscious and lying in the middle of the road. What's the first thing you should do at the scene?
Move the rider out of the road

Warn other traffic

Clear the road of debris

Give the rider reassurance

30. 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