1. 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
2. Why do motorcyclists often look round over their right shoulder just before turning right?
To listen for traffic behind them
Motorcycles don't have mirrors
It helps them balance as they turn
To check for traffic in their blind area
3. 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
4. Who's legally responsible for ensuring that a vehicle registration certificate (V5C) is updated?
The registered vehicle keeper
The vehicle manufacturer
Your insurance company
The licensing authority
5. What does this sign mean?
Turn left for parking area
No through road on the left
No entry for traffic turning left
Turn left for ferry terminal
6. What colour are the reflective studs along the left-hand edge of the motorway?
Green
Amber
Red
White
7. 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
8. After a collision, someone is unconscious in their vehicle. When should you call the emergency services?
Only as a last resort
As soon as possible
After you've woken them up
After checking for broken bones
9. 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?
Get out of the car and clear of the crossing
Run down the track to warn the signal operator
Carry on trying to restart the engine
Push the vehicle clear of the crossing
10. Where would you find these road markings?
At a railway crossing
At a mini-roundabout
On a motorway
On a pedestrian crossing
11. 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
12. What does it mean if your vehicle keeps bouncing after you sharply press down and release on the bodywork over a wheel?
The tyres are worn
The tyres are under inflated
The vehicle is on soft ground
The shock absorbers are worn
13. 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)
14. You wish to tow a trailer. Where would you find the maximum noseweight for your vehicle’s tow hitch?
In the vehicle handbook
In The Highway Code
In your vehicle registration certificate
In your licence documents
15. What's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road?
50 mph
60 mph
40 mph
70 mph
16. Why should you slow down as you approach this hazard?
Because of the level crossing
Because it’s hard to see to the right
Because of approaching traffic
Because of animals crossing
17. You’ve just gone through flood water. What should you do to make sure your brakes are working properly?
Accelerate and keep to a high speed for a short time
Go slowly while gently applying the brakes
Avoid using the brakes at all for a few miles
Stop for at least an hour to allow them time to dry
18. How can you avoid wheelspin when you're driving on an icy road?
Drive at a slow speed in the highest gear possible
Use the parking brake if the wheels start to slip
Brake gently and repeatedly
Drive in a low gear at all times
19. You're waiting to emerge from a junction. The windscreen pillar is restricting your view. What should you be particularly aware of?
Lorries
Buses
Motorcyclists
Coaches
20. What does third-party insurance cover?
Damage to your vehicle
Damage to other vehicles
Injury to yourself
All damage and injury
21. What's the purpose of triangular shaped signs?
To give warnings
To give information
To give orders
To give directions
22. What advice should you give to a driver who has had a few alcoholic drinks at a party?
Have a strong cup of coffee and then drive home
Drive home carefully and slowly
Go home by public transport
Wait a short while and then drive home
23. You're driving past parked cars. What should you do if you see a bicycle wheel sticking out between the cars?
Accelerate past quickly and sound your horn
Slow down and wave the cyclist across
Brake sharply and flash your headlights
Slow down and be prepared to stop for a cyclist
24. What should you do when there's an obstruction on your side of the road?
Carry on, as you have priority
Give way to oncoming traffic
Wave oncoming vehicles through
Accelerate to get past first
25. You're waiting to emerge at a junction. Your view is restricted by parked vehicles. What can help you to see traffic on the road you're joining?
Looking for traffic behind you
Reflections of traffic in windows
Making eye contact with other road users
Checking for traffic in your interior mirror
26. At an incident, it's important to look after any casualties. What should you do with them when the area is safe?
Move them away from the vehicles
Ask them how it happened
Give them something to eat
Keep them where they are
27. What does '25' mean on this motorway sign?
The distance to the nearest town
The route number of the road
The number of the next junction
The speed limit on the slip road
28. How do smart motorways prevent traffic bunching?
By using higher speed limits
By using advisory speed limits
By using minimum speed limits
By using variable speed limits
29. You're driving in busy traffic. You want to pull up just after a junction on the left. When should you signal?
