1. How would under-inflated tyres affect your vehicle?
The vehicle's stopping distance would increase
The flash rate of the vehicle's indicators would increase
The vehicle's gear change mechanism would become stiff
The vehicle's headlights would aim high
2. What should you do when you leave your car unattended for a few minutes?
Leave the engine running
Switch the engine off but leave the key in
Lock it and remove the key
Park near a traffic warden
3. What’s the safest thing to do if you have to leave valuables in your car?
Put them in a carrier bag
Park near a school entrance
Lock them out of sight
Park near a bus stop
4. You're waiting at a T-junction. What should you do if a vehicle is coming from the right, with its left indicator flashing?
Move out and accelerate hard
Wait until the vehicle starts to turn in
Pull out before the vehicle reaches the junction
Move out slowly
5. Why is it bad technique to coast when you're driving downhill?
The fuel consumption will increase
The engine will overheat
The tyres will wear more quickly
The vehicle will gain speed more quickly
6. What colour are the reflective studs between a motorway and a slip road?
Amber
White
Green
Red
7. You see these double white lines along the centre of the road. When may you park on the left?
If the line nearest to you is broken
When there are no yellow lines
To pick up or set down passengers
During daylight hours only
8. Your vehicle has stalled in the middle of a level crossing. What should you do if the warning bells start to ring while you're trying to restart the engine?
Get out of the car and clear of the crossing
Run down the track to warn the signal operator
Carry on trying to restart the engine
Push the vehicle clear of the crossing
9. Other than direction indicators, how can you give signals to other road users?
By using brake lights
By using sidelights
By using fog lights
By using interior lights
10. What colour are the reflective studs between the lanes on a motorway?
Green
Amber
White
Red
11. Why is it dangerous to drive too close to the vehicle ahead?
Your engine will overheat
Your mirrors will need adjusting
Your view of the road ahead will be restricted
Your satnav will be confused
12. What should you do before starting a journey in foggy weather?
Wear a hi-visibility jacket
Have a caffeinated drink
Allow more time
Reduce your tyre pressures
13. Why does this junction have a 'stop' sign and a stop line on the road?
Speed on the major road is derestricted
It's a busy junction
Visibility along the major road is restricted
The junction is on a downhill gradient
14. What should you do when you're approaching this crossing?
Prepare to slow down and stop
Stop and wave the pedestrians across
Speed up and pass by quickly
Continue unless the pedestrians step out
15. An adult casualty isn't breathing. To maintain circulation, CPR should be given. What's the correct depth to press down on their chest?
1 to 2 centimetres
5 to 6 centimetres
10 to 15 centimetres
15 to 20 centimetres
16. You're driving on an icy road. What distance from the car in front should you drive?
Four times the normal distance
Six times the normal distance
Eight times the normal distance
Ten times the normal distance
17. What's the purpose of triangular shaped signs?
To give warnings
To give information
To give orders
To give directions
18. Where would you see this sign?
Near a school crossing
At a playground entrance
On a school bus
At a ‘pedestrians only’ area
19. What shape are traffic signs giving orders?
A
B
C
D
20. What should you do if you're being followed by an ambulance showing flashing blue lights?
Pull over as soon as it's safe to do so
Accelerate hard to get away from it
Maintain your speed and course
Brake harshly and stop well out into the road
21. What should you do if you're driving a slow-moving vehicle on a narrow winding road?
Keep well out to stop vehicles overtaking dangerously
Wave the vehicles behind to come past you if you think they can overtake quickly
Pull in when you can, to let the vehicles behind overtake
Give a left signal when it's safe for vehicles to overtake you
22. Why should you switch your headlights on when it first starts to get dark?
To make your dials easier to see
So others can see you more easily
So that you blend in with other drivers
Because the street lights are lit
23. What's a Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN)?
A notification to tell DVSA that a vehicle doesn't have a current MOT
Information kept by the police about the owner of a vehicle
A notification to tell DVLA that a vehicle isn't being used on the road
Information held by insurance companies to check a vehicle is insured
24. 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
25. What should you do before slowing down or stopping your vehicle?
Sound the horn
Use the mirrors
Select a higher gear
Flash the headlights
26. What should you do when you're overtaking at night?
Wait until a bend so that you can see oncoming headlights
Sound your horn twice before moving out
Go past slowly so that you can react to unseen hazards
Beware of bends in the road ahead
27. Why should you use your mirrors when you see a hazard ahead?
Because you'll need to accelerate out of danger
To assess how your actions will affect the traffic behind
Because you'll need to brake sharply and stop
To check what's happening on the road ahead
28. You stop on the hard shoulder of a motorway and use the emergency telephone. Where's the best place to wait for help to arrive?
Next to the phone
Well away from the carriageway
With your vehicle
On the hard shoulder
29. What does it mean if the signs at a bus lane show no times of operation?
The lane isn't in operation
The lane is only in operation at peak times
The lane is in operation 24 hours a day
The lane is only in operation in daylight hours
30. 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
