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Example Test #78

1. You have to arrive on time for an appointment. How should you plan for the journey?
Allow plenty of time for the trip

Plan to travel at busy times

Avoid roads with the national speed limit

Prevent other drivers from overtaking

2. 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

3. Which sign means that pedestrians may be walking along the road?
A

B

C

D

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4. You're waiting to turn right out of a minor road. It's clear to the left but a lorry is coming from the right. Why should you wait, even if you have enough time to turn?
Anything overtaking the lorry will be hidden from view

The lorry could suddenly speed up

The lorry might be slowing down

The load on the lorry might be unstable

5. You're driving in busy traffic. You want to pull up just after a junction on the left. When should you signal?
As you're passing or just after the junction

Just before you reach the junction

Well before you reach the junction

It would be better not to signal at all

6. What does this sign mean?
Contraflow cycle lane

With-flow cycle lane

Cycles and buses only

No cycles or buses

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7. On a three-lane motorway, which lane should you use if there's no traffic ahead?
Left

Right

Centre

Either the right or centre

8. How can you avoid wasting fuel?
By having your vehicle serviced regularly

By revving the engine in the lower gears

By keeping an empty roof rack on your vehicle

By driving at higher speeds where possible

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

B

C

D

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10. What's the meaning of this traffic sign?
End of two-way road

Give priority to vehicles coming towards you

You have priority over vehicles coming towards you

Bus lane ahead

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11. You're travelling along this road. How should you pass the cyclist?
Sound your horn as you pass

Keep close to them as you pass

Leave them plenty of room as you pass

Change down one gear before you pass

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12. What should you do if you see a large box fall from a lorry onto the motorway?
Go to the next emergency telephone and report the hazard

Catch up with the lorry and try to get the driver's attention

Stop close to the box until the police arrive

Pull over to the hard shoulder, then remove the box

13. What should you do when you're overtaking a horse and rider?
Sound your horn as a warning

Go past as quickly as possible

Flash your headlights as a warning

Go past slowly and carefully

14. When should you use hazard warning lights?
When you're double-parked on a two-way road

When your direction indicators aren't working

When warning oncoming traffic that you intend to stop

When your vehicle has broken down and is causing an obstruction

15. What can you achieve if you drive smoothly?
Reduction in journey times by about 15%

Increase in fuel consumption by about 15%

Reduction in fuel consumption by about 15%

Increase in journey times by about 15%

16. You're driving towards a zebra crossing. What should you do if a person in a wheelchair is waiting to cross?
Continue on your way

Wave to the person to cross

Wave to the person to wait

Be prepared to stop

17. When may you overtake another vehicle on their left?
When you’re in a one-way street

When approaching a motorway slip road where you’ll be turning off

When the vehicle in front is signalling to turn left

When a slower vehicle is travelling in the right-hand lane of a dual carriageway

18. You're following a vehicle on a wet road. You stay a safe distance behind it. What should you do if a driver overtakes you and pulls into the gap you've left?
Flash your headlights as a warning

Try to overtake safely as soon as you can

Drop back to regain a safe distance

Stay close to the other vehicle until it moves on

19. What advice should you give to a driver who has had a few alcoholic drinks at a party?
Have a strong cup of coffee and then drive home

Drive home carefully and slowly

Go home by public transport

Wait a short while and then drive home

20. What must you do when you're overtaking a car at night?
Flash your headlights before overtaking

Select a higher gear

Switch your headlights to main beam before overtaking

Make sure you don't dazzle other road users

21. What's the main hazard the driver of the red car (arrowed) should be aware of?
Glare from the sun may affect the driver's vision

The black car may stop suddenly

The bus may move out into the road

Oncoming vehicles will assume the driver is turning right

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22. Which road users benefit from toucan crossings?
Car drivers and motorcyclists

Cyclists and pedestrians

Bus and lorry drivers

Tram and train drivers

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

Long vehicles

High vehicles

Heavy vehicles

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24. What's the speed limit for a car towing a caravan on a dual carriageway?
50 mph

40 mph

70 mph

60 mph

25. A single carriageway road has this sign. What's the maximum permitted speed for a car towing a trailer?
30 mph

40 mph

50 mph

60 mph

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26. Which sign means that there may be people walking along the road?
A

B

C

D

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27. What's the first thing you must do if you have a collision while you're driving your car?
Stop only if someone waves at you

Call the emergency services

Stop at the scene of the incident

Call your insurance company

28. What should you do if your vehicle pulls to one side when you use the brakes?
Increase the pressure in your tyres

Have the brakes checked as soon as possible

Change gear and pump the brake pedal

Use your parking brake at the same time

29. When should you check the engine oil level?
Before a long journey

When the engine is hot

Early in the morning

Every time you drive the car

30. What should you do if the vehicle starts reversing off the driveway?
Move to the opposite side of the road

Drive through as you have priority

Sound your horn and be prepared to stop

Speed up and drive through quickly

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