1. 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
2. What does this sign mean?
Traffic lights out of order
Amber signal out of order
Temporary traffic lights ahead
New traffic lights ahead
3. You're at the front of a queue of traffic waiting to turn right into a side road. Why is it important to check your right mirror just before turning?
To look for pedestrians about to cross
To check for overtaking vehicles
To make sure the side road is clear
To check for emerging traffic
4. You're following a large vehicle as it approaches a crossroads. What should you do if the driver signals to turn left?
Overtake if you can leave plenty of room
Overtake if there are no oncoming vehicles
Wait for the driver to cancel his signal
Wait for the vehicle to finish turning
5. How can you use your vehicle's engine as a brake?
By changing to a lower gear
By selecting reverse gear
By changing to a higher gear
By selecting neutral gear
6. A cycle lane, marked by a solid white line, is in operation. What does this mean for car drivers?
They may park in the lane
They may drive in the lane at any time
They may use the lane when necessary
They mustn't drive along the lane
7. You're following a cyclist. What should you do when you wish to turn left a short distance ahead?
Overtake the cyclist before you reach the junction
Pull alongside the cyclist and stay level until after the junction
Hold back until the cyclist has passed the junction
Go around the cyclist on the junction
8. You're travelling along a motorway. Where would you find a crawler or climbing lane?
On a steep gradient
Before a service area
Before a junction
Along the hard shoulder
9. What does this motorway sign mean?
Temporary minimum speed 50 mph
No services for 50 miles
Obstruction 50 metres (164 feet) ahead
Temporary maximum speed 50 mph
10. At traffic lights, what does it mean when the amber light shows on its own?
Prepare to go
Go if the way is clear
Go if no pedestrians are crossing
Stop at the stop line
11. You're carrying two 13-year-old children and their parents in your car. Who's responsible for seeing that the children wear seat belts?
The children's parents
You, the driver
The front-seat passenger
The children
12. How should you drive in areas with traffic-calming measures?
At a reduced speed
At the speed limit
In the centre of the road
With headlights on dipped beam
13. A driver’s behaviour has upset you. How can you get over this incident safely?
Stop and take a break
Shout abusive language
Gesture to them with your hand
Follow them, flashing your headlights
14. What does this road marking mean?
Don't cross the line
No stopping allowed
You're approaching a hazard
No overtaking allowed
15. You need to top up your battery with distilled water. What level should you fill it to?
The top of the battery
Halfway up the battery
Just below the cell plates
Just above the cell plates
16. You're travelling in very heavy rain. How is this likely to affect your overall stopping distance?
It will be doubled
It will be halved
It will be ten times greater
It will be no different
17. Why must you take great care when emerging from this junction?
The road surface is poor
The footpath is narrow
The kerbs are high
The view is restricted
18. You're at an incident. What could you do to help an unconscious casualty?
Take photographs of the scene
Check that they're breathing normally
Move them to somewhere more comfortable
Splash their face with cool water
19. How can you make sure that a satellite navigation (satnav) system doesn't distract you when you're driving?
Turn it off while you're driving in built-up areas
Choose a voice that you find calming
Only set the destination when you're lost
Set it before starting your journey
20. 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
21. What does fuel-efficient driving achieve?
Increased fuel consumption
Improved road safety
Damage to the environment
Increased exhaust emissions
22. How should you position yourself when you use the emergency telephone on a motorway?
Stay close to the carriageway
Face the oncoming traffic
Keep your back to the traffic
Stand on the hard shoulder
23. 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
24. 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
25. 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
26. You're approaching this roundabout. What should you do when a cyclist is keeping to the left while signalling to turn right?
Sound your horn
Overtake them
Assume they're turning left
Allow them space to turn
27. You're towing a trailer along a three-lane motorway. When may you use the right-hand lane?
When there are lane closures
When there's slow-moving traffic
When you can maintain a high speed
When large vehicles are in the left and centre lanes
28. What's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road for cars and motorcycles?
30 mph
50 mph
60 mph
70 mph
29. What can cause excessive or uneven tyre wear?
A faulty gearbox
A faulty braking system
A faulty electrical system
A faulty exhaust system
30. Where is your vehicle most likely to be affected by side winds?
