Example Theory Tests In United Kingdom #25 / driverly

1. What's likely to happen if you put too much oil in your engine?

The clutch pedal will lock

The air intake will become blocked

The timing belt will slip

The oil seals will leak

2. What does this sign mean?

Leave motorway at next exit

Lane for heavy and slow vehicles

All lorries use the hard shoulder

Rest area for lorries

3. 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

4. What lights should you use when you're driving on a wet motorway and vehicles are throwing up surface spray?

Hazard warning lights

Dipped headlights

Rear fog lights

Sidelights

5. You're driving with your front fog lights switched on. What should you do if the fog has cleared?

Leave them on if other drivers have their lights on

Switch them off as long as visibility remains good

Flash them to warn oncoming traffic that it's foggy

Drive with them on instead of your headlights

6. The fluid level in your battery is low. What fluid should you use to top it up?

Battery acid

Distilled water

Engine oil

Engine coolant

7. When are you allowed to park in a parking bay for disabled drivers?

When you have a Blue Badge

When you have a wheelchair

When you have an advanced driver certificate

When you have an adapted vehicle

8. 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

9. When may you drive over a pavement?

To overtake slow-moving traffic

When the pavement is very wide

If there are no pedestrians nearby

To gain access to a property

10. What does this sign mean?

Hump bridge

Traffic-calming hump

Low bridge

Uneven road

11. How will a school crossing patrol signal you to stop?

By pointing to children waiting to cross

By displaying a red light

By displaying a 'stop' sign

By giving you an arm signal

12. You're travelling along a residential street. There are parked vehicles on the left-hand side. Why should you keep your speed down?

So that oncoming traffic can see you more clearly

You may set off car alarms

There may be delivery lorries on the street

Children may run out from between the vehicles

13. What does this sign mean?

Through traffic to use left lane

Right-hand lane T-junction only

Right-hand lane closed ahead

11 tonne weight limit

14. How can you plan your route before starting a long journey?

Check your vehicle handbook

Ask your local garage

Use a route planner on the internet

Consult a travel agent

15. You're reversing into a side road. When would your vehicle be the greatest hazard to passing traffic?

After you’ve completed the manoeuvre

Just before you begin to manoeuvre

After you’ve entered the side road

When the front of your vehicle swings out

16. 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

17. How should you dispose of a used vehicle battery?

Bury it in your garden

Put it in the dustbin

Take it to a local-authority disposal site

Leave it on waste land

18. What's covered by third-party insurance?

Damage to your vehicle

Fire damage to your vehicle

Flood damage to your vehicle

Damage to other vehicles

19. What should you do if you park on the road when it's foggy?

Leave parking lights switched on

Leave dipped headlights and fog lights switched on

Leave dipped headlights switched on

Leave main-beam headlights switched on

20. What will reduce fuel consumption?

Driving more slowly

Accelerating rapidly

Late and heavy braking

Staying in lower gears

21. You're behind this cyclist. When 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

22. There's been a heavy fall of snow. What should you consider before driving in these conditions?

Whether you should fit an amber flashing beacon to your car

Whether you should drive without wearing your seat belt

Whether you should wear sunglasses to reduce the glare

Whether your journey is essential

23. If you're involved in a collision, what will reduce the risk of neck injury?

An air-sprung seat

Anti-lock brakes

A collapsible steering wheel

A properly adjusted head restraint

24. When should you use the right-hand lane of a three-lane dual carriageway?

When you're overtaking only

When you're overtaking or turning right

When you're using cruise control

When you're turning right only

25. You intend to turn left at the traffic lights. What should you do just before turning?

Check your right mirror

Move up closer to the car ahead

Move out to the right

Check for bicycles on your left

26. What will help you to move off on a snowy surface?

Using the car's lowest gear

Using a higher gear than normal

Using a high engine speed

Using the parking brake and footbrake together

27. 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

28. How should a load be carried on your roof rack?

Securely fastened with suitable restraints

Loaded towards the rear of the vehicle

Visible in your exterior mirror

Covered with plastic sheeting

29. You're planning to tow a caravan. What will help the handling of the combination?

A jockey wheel fitted to the tow bar

Power steering fitted to the towing vehicle

Anti-lock brakes fitted to the towing vehicle

A stabiliser fitted to the tow bar

30. What will help you to keep your car secure?

Being a member of a vehicle breakdown organisation

Registering with a Vehicle Watch scheme

Passing an advanced driving test

Taking car maintenance classes

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