Example Theory Tests In United Kingdom #34 / driverly

1. You're on a motorway that isn't subject to smart motorway regulations. When should you use the hard shoulder?

When you're stopping in an emergency

When you're leaving the motorway

When you're stopping for a rest

When you're joining the motorway

2. What does a sign with a brown background show?

Tourist directions

Primary roads

Motorway routes

Minor roads

3. You're turning right at a crossroads. An oncoming driver is also turning right. What's the advantage of turning behind the oncoming vehicle?

You'll have a clearer view of any approaching traffic

You'll use less fuel because you can stay in a higher gear

You'll have more time to turn

You'll be able to turn without stopping

4. 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

5. On a road where trams operate, which vehicles will be most at risk from the tram rails?

Cars

Cycles

Buses

Lorries

6. When should you flash your headlights at other road users?

When showing that you're giving way

When showing that you're about to turn

When telling them that you have right of way

When letting them know that you're there

7. You're driving towards this left-hand bend. What danger should you be anticipating?

A vehicle overtaking you

Mud on the road

The road getting narrower

Pedestrians walking towards you

8. What should you do when you're unsure whether it's safe to reverse your vehicle?

Sound your horn

Rev your engine

Get out and check

Reverse slowly

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

13. What does it mean if this light comes on while you're driving?

A fault in the braking system

The engine oil is low

A rear light has failed

Your seat belt isn't fastened

14. What does this traffic sign mean?

No overtaking allowed

Give priority to oncoming traffic

Two-way traffic

One-way traffic only

15. What does this sign mean?

No through road

End of traffic-calming zone

Free-parking zone ends

End of controlled parking zone

16. What does this sign mean?

Contraflow cycle lane

With-flow cycle lane

Cycles and buses only

No cycles or buses

17. 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

18. What must you do if your ability to drive is impaired during a period of illness?

See your doctor each time before you drive

Take smaller doses of any medicines

Stop driving until you're fit to drive again

Take all your medicines with you when you drive

19. 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

20. You're on a three-lane motorway. Which lane are you in if there are red reflective studs on your left and white ones to your right?

In the right-hand lane

In the middle lane

On the hard shoulder

In the left-hand lane

21. What can seriously reduce your ability to concentrate?

Drugs

Busy roads

Tinted windows

Weather conditions

22. 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

23. 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

24. Which lights must you use if you're driving on a well-lit motorway at night?

Use only your sidelights

Use your headlights

Use rear fog lights

Use front fog lights

25. A police officer asks to see your documents. You don't have them with you. How many days do you have to produce them at a police station?

5 days

7 days

14 days

21 days

26. Where may you overtake on a one-way street?

Only on the left-hand side

Overtaking isn't allowed

Only on the right-hand side

On either the right or the left

27. 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

28. Which vehicles should use the left-hand lane on a three-lane motorway?

Any vehicle that isn't overtaking

Large vehicles only

Emergency vehicles only

Slow vehicles only

29. You're in the left-hand lane at traffic lights, waiting to turn left. Which signal means you must wait?

A

B

C

D

30. What should you check before you start a journey in foggy weather?

The radiator has enough anti-freeze

You have a warning triangle in the vehicle

The windows and lights are clean and clear

You have a mobile phone with you

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