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Example Test #32

1. When may you enter a box junction?
When there are fewer than two vehicles ahead

When signalled by another road user

When your exit road is clear

When traffic signs direct you

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2. The road is wet. Why would a motorcyclist steer around drain covers while they were cornering?
To avoid puncturing the tyres on the edge of the drain covers

To prevent the motorcycle sliding on the metal drain covers

To help judge the bend using the drain covers as marker points

To avoid splashing pedestrians on the pavement

3. 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

4. You're driving in traffic at the speed limit for the road. What should you do if the driver behind is trying to overtake?
Move closer to the car ahead, so the driver behind has no room to overtake

Wave the driver behind to overtake when it's safe

Keep a steady course and allow the driver behind to overtake

Accelerate to get away from the driver behind

5. How much can stopping distances increase in icy conditions?
Two times

Three times

Five times

Ten times

6. 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

7. Who has priority when traffic lights are out of order?
Traffic going straight on

Traffic turning right

Nobody

Traffic turning left

8. The conditions are good and dry. When should you use the 'two-second rule'?
Before restarting the engine after it has stalled

When checking your gap from the vehicle in front

Before using the 'Mirrors - Signal - Manoeuvre' routine

When traffic lights change to green

9. What can seriously reduce your ability to concentrate?
Drugs

Busy roads

Tinted windows

Weather conditions

10. Why have 'red routes' been introduced in major cities?
To raise the speed limits

To help the traffic flow

To provide better parking

To allow lorries to load more freely

11. What would you do if you see older people crossing the road ahead?
Wave them across so they know that you've seen them

Be patient and allow them to cross in their own time

Rev the engine to let them know that you're waiting

Tap the horn in case they're hard of hearing

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12. 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

13. You're driving along a country road. You see this sign. What should you do after dealing safely with the hazard?
Check your tyre pressures

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Accelerate briskly

Test your brakes

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14. 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

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15. What colour are the reflective studs between the hard shoulder and the left-hand lane of a motorway?
Green

Red

White

Amber

16. Which sign means the end of a dual carriageway?
A

B

C

D

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17. Why is it important to make full use of the slip road as you join a motorway?
Because there's space available to turn round if you need to

To allow you direct access to the overtaking lanes

To allow you to fit safely into the traffic flow in the left-hand lane

Because you can continue on the hard shoulder

18. How should you signal if you're going straight ahead at a roundabout?
Signal right on the approach and then left to leave the roundabout

Signal left after you leave the roundabout and enter the new road

Signal right on the approach to the roundabout and keep the signal on

Signal left just after you pass the exit before the one you're going to take

19. What does it mean if your insurance policy has an excess of £500?
The insurance company will pay the first £500 of any claim

You'll be paid £500 if you don't claim within one year

Your vehicle is insured for a value of £500 if it's stolen

You'll have to pay the first £500 of the cost of any claim

20. What should you do as you approach this overhead bridge?
Move out to the centre of the road before going through

Find another route; this one is only for high vehicles

Be prepared to give way to large vehicles in the middle of the road

Move across to the right-hand side before going through

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21. What should you do to avoid fuel spillage?
Check that your tank is only three-quarters full

Check that you've used a locking filler cap

Check that your fuel gauge is working

Check that your filler cap is securely fastened

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

Long vehicles

High vehicles

Heavy vehicles

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23. You're approaching a roundabout. What should you do if a cyclist ahead is signalling to turn right?
Overtake on the right

Give a warning with your horn

Signal the cyclist to move across

Give the cyclist plenty of room

24. Which instrument-panel warning light would show that headlights are on main beam?
A

B

C

D

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25. You're in a built-up area at night and the road is well lit. Why should you use dipped headlights?
So that you can see further along the road

So that you can go at a much faster speed

So that you can switch to main beam quickly

So that you can be easily seen by others

26. 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

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

Amber

Red

White

28. What restrictions apply if you're towing a trailer on a three-lane motorway?
You mustn't exceed 50 mph

You mustn't overtake

You must have a stabiliser fitted

You mustn't use the right-hand lane

29. Why should the junction on the left be kept clear?
To allow vehicles to enter and emerge

To allow the bus to reverse

To allow vehicles to make a U-turn

To allow vehicles to park

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30. How should you use anti-lock brakes when you need to stop in an emergency?
Keep pumping the footbrake to prevent skidding

Brake normally but grip the steering wheel tightly

Brake promptly and firmly until you've stopped

Apply the parking brake to reduce the stopping distance