1. What does it mean if the Electronic Stability Control (ESC) indicator lamp lights up while you’re driving?
The ESC system has activated
The ESC system has a fault
The ESC system is running a routine test
The ESC system is switched off
2. You're following other vehicles in fog. You have your headlights on dipped beam. What else can you do to reduce the chances of being in a collision?
Keep close to the vehicle in front
Use main beam instead of dipped headlights
Keep up with the faster vehicles
Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front
3. Which road users are most difficult to see when you're reversing your car?
Motorcyclists
Car drivers
Cyclists
Children
4. What does this arm signal mean?
The driver is slowing down
The driver intends to turn right
The driver wishes to overtake
The driver intends to turn left
5. You wish to turn right ahead. Why should you take up the correct position in good time?
To allow other drivers to pull out in front of you
To give a better view into the road that you're joining
To help other road users know what you intend to do
To allow drivers to pass you on the right
6. Which vehicle is most likely to take an unusual course at a roundabout?
Estate car
Milk float
Delivery van
Long vehicle
7. You've broken down on a two-way road. You have a warning triangle. At least how far from your vehicle should you place the warning triangle?
5 metres (16 feet)
25 metres (82 feet)
45 metres (147 feet)
100 metres (328 feet)
8. 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
9. 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
10. When should you use the left-hand lane of a motorway?
When your vehicle breaks down
When you're overtaking slower traffic in the other lanes
When you're making a phone call
When the road ahead is clear
11. You're following two cyclists as they approach a roundabout in the left-hand lane. Where would you expect the cyclists to go?
Left
Right
Any direction
Straight ahead
12. Some two-way roads are divided into three lanes. Why are they particularly dangerous?
Traffic in both directions can use the middle lane to overtake
Traffic can travel faster in poor weather conditions
Traffic can overtake on the left
Traffic uses the middle lane for emergencies only
13. You're driving a vehicle that has anti-lock brakes. How should you apply the footbrake when you need to stop in an emergency?
Slowly and gently
Slowly but firmly
Rapidly and gently
Rapidly and firmly
14. What's the purpose of triangular shaped signs?
To give warnings
To give information
To give orders
To give directions
15. What will be a serious distraction while you're driving?
Looking at road maps
Switching on your demister
Using your windscreen washers
Looking in your door mirror
16. What does this sign mean?
Maximum speed limit with traffic calming
Minimum speed limit with traffic calming
‘20 cars only’ parking zone
Only 20 cars allowed at any one time
17. You're driving in heavy traffic on a wet road. Which lights should you use if there's a lot of surface spray?
Main-beam headlights
Sidelights only
Rear fog lights if visibility is more than 100 metres (328 feet)
Dipped headlights
18. You're driving a friend's children home from school. They're both under 14 years old. Who's responsible for making sure they wear a seat belt or approved child restraint where required?
An adult passenger
The children
You, the driver
Your friend
19. What does this sign mean?
With-flow bus and cycle lane
Contraflow bus and cycle lane
No buses and cycles allowed
No waiting for buses and cycles
20. 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
21. What's the reason for the hatched area along the centre of this road?
It separates traffic flowing in opposite directions
It marks an area to be used by overtaking motorcyclists
It's a temporary marking to warn of the roadworks
It separates the two sides of the dual carriageway
22. You're approaching an unmarked crossroads. How should you deal with the junction?
Accelerate and keep to the middle
Slow down and keep to the right
Accelerate and look to the left
Slow down and look both ways
23. It's very windy. What should you do if you're behind a motorcyclist who's overtaking a high-sided vehicle?
Overtake the motorcyclist immediately
Keep well back
Stay level with the motorcyclist
Keep close to the motorcyclist
24. What should you do when you see this sign as you travel along a motorway?
Leave the motorway at the next exit
Turn left immediately
Change lane
Move onto the hard shoulder
25. 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
26. When will you feel the effects of engine braking?
When you only use the parking brake
When you're in neutral
When you change to a lower gear
When you change to a higher gear
27. You're driving on an open road in dry weather. What distance should you keep from the vehicle in front?
A two-second time gap
One car length
Two metres (6 feet 6 inches)
Two car lengths
28. 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
29. You're travelling behind a moped. What should you do if you want to turn left a short distance ahead?
Overtake the moped before the junction
Pull alongside the moped and stay level until just before the junction
Sound your horn as a warning and pull in front of the moped
Stay behind until the moped has passed the junction
30. What should you do if you want to overtake a tractor but aren't sure that it's safe?
Follow another vehicle as it overtakes the tractor
Sound your horn to make the tractor driver pull over
Speed past, flashing your lights at oncoming traffic
