United Kingdom Driving License

1. For how long is a Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN) valid?

Until the vehicle is insured and MOT'd

Until the vehicle is taxed, sold or scrapped

Until the vehicle is repaired or modified

Until the vehicle is used on the road

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2. What should the left-hand lane of a motorway be used for?

Slow vehicles only

Normal driving

Breakdowns and emergencies only

Overtaking slower traffic in the other lanes

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3. 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?

100 metres (328 feet)

25 metres (82 feet)

5 metres (16 feet)

45 metres (147 feet)

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4. What does the term 'blind spot' mean for a driver?

An area covered by your right-hand mirror

An area covered by your left-hand mirror

An area not covered by your headlights

An area not covered by your mirrors

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5. In what way are provisional car licence holders restricted?

They can't drive at more than 40 mph

They can't carry passengers in the rear seats

They can't drive on the motorway

They can't drive between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am

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6. You're driving down a steep hill. Why could it be dangerous to keep the clutch down or roll in neutral for too long?

Fuel consumption will be higher

It will wear tyres out more quickly

It will damage the engine

Your vehicle will pick up speed

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7. How can driving in an ecosafe manner help protect the environment?

Through the legal enforcement of speed regulations

Through increased fuel bills

By increasing the number of cars on the road

By reducing exhaust emissions

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8. 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?

Your friend

You, the driver

The children

An adult passenger

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9. What should you do before making a U-turn?

Check signs to see that U-turns are permitted

Give an arm signal as well as using your indicators

Look over your shoulder for a final check

Select a higher gear than normal

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10. Why are these yellow lines painted across the road?

To help you choose the correct lane

To help you keep the correct separation distance

To tell you the distance to the roundabout

To make you aware of your speed

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11. In daylight, an approaching motorcyclist is using dipped headlights. Why?

Please select 2 correct answers

To stop the battery overcharging

To improve the rider's vision

The rider is inviting you to proceed

So that the rider can be seen more easily

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12. You're waiting at a level crossing. A train passes but the lights keep flashing. What must you do?

Park and investigate

Carry on waiting

Edge over the stop line and look for trains

Phone the signal operator

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13. What's the national speed limit on motorways for cars and motorcycles?

70 mph

30 mph

60 mph

50 mph

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14. Who can use a toucan crossing?

Trams and trains

Buses and lorries

Cyclists and pedestrians

Cars and motorcycles

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15. How can you identify traffic signs that give orders?

Green rectangles

Red circles

Red triangles

Blue rectangles

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16. The conditions are good and dry. When should you use the 'two-second rule'?

When checking your gap from the vehicle in front

When traffic lights change to green

Before restarting the engine after it has stalled

Before using the 'Mirrors - Signal - Manoeuvre' routine

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17. A driver's behaviour has upset you. What can you do to safely get over this incident?

Shout abusive language

Follow them, flashing your headlights

Gesture to them with your hand

Stop and take a break

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18. What should you do when you're approaching a bus that's signalling to move away from a bus stop?

Get past before it moves

Allow it to pull away, if it's safe to do so

Signal left and wave the bus on

Flash your headlights as you approach

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19. You're in the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway. What do these overhead signs mean?

Leave the motorway at the next exit

Use the hard shoulder until you've passed the hazard

Move to the left and reduce your speed to 50 mph

There are roadworks 50 metres (55 yards) ahead

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20. At an incident, a casualty isn't breathing. What should you do while helping them to start breathing again?

Roll them onto their side

Put their arms across their chest

Shake them firmly

Tilt their head back gently

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21. What should you do if you become tired while you're driving on a motorway?

Close all your windows and set the heating to warm

Increase your speed and turn up the radio volume

Pull up on the hard shoulder and change drivers

Leave the motorway at the next exit and rest

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22. You're about to drive home. You feel very tired and have a severe headache. What should you do?

Drive home, but take a tablet for headaches

Wait until you're fit and well before driving

Drive home if you can stay awake for the journey

Wait for a short time, then drive home slowly

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23. Who's especially in danger of not being seen as you reverse your car?

Cyclists

Children

Car drivers

Motorcyclists

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24. Your car gets a puncture while you're driving on the motorway. You get it onto the hard shoulder. What should you do?

Only change the wheel if you have a passenger to help you

Use an emergency telephone and call for help

Try to wave down another vehicle for help

Carefully change the wheel yourself

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25. What should you do if a trailer starts to swing from side to side while you're towing it?

Ease off the accelerator to reduce your speed

Accelerate until it stabilises

Let go of the steering wheel and let it correct itself

Brake hard and hold the pedal down

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26. How can you avoid wasting fuel?

By keeping an empty roof rack on your vehicle

By driving at higher speeds where possible

By having your vehicle serviced regularly

By revving the engine in the lower gears

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27. You're driving along this road. What should you be prepared to do?

Squeeze through the gap

Sound your horn and continue

Report the driver to the police

Slow down and give way

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28. What should you do when leaving your vehicle parked and unattended?

Leave the left indicator on

Park in a housing estate

Park near a busy junction

Lock it and remove the key

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29. Why could it be dangerous to keep the clutch down, or select neutral, for long periods of time while you're driving?

Engine damage may be caused

You'll have less steering and braking control

Fuel spillage will occur

It will wear tyres out more quickly

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30. You enter a road where there are road humps. What should you do?

Maintain a reduced speed throughout

Drive slowly at school times only

Always keep to the maximum legal speed

Accelerate quickly between each one

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31. Where should you take particular care to look for motorcyclists and cyclists?

On dual carriageways

At junctions

At zebra crossings

On one-way streets

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32. You find that your eyesight has become very poor and your optician cannot help you. By law, who should you tell?

Another optician

Your own doctor

The driver licensing authority

The local police

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33. When driving a car fitted with automatic transmission, what would you use 'kick down' for?

Quick acceleration

Fuel economy

Cruise control

Slow braking

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34. Where would parking your vehicle cause an obstruction?

On your driveway

In a marked parking space

Alongside a parking meter

In front of a property entrance

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35. While you're driving in fog, it becomes necessary to use front fog lights. What should you remember?

Switch them off when visibility improves

Only use them in heavy traffic conditions

Don't use them on motorways

Only use them on dual carriageways

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36. You're on the motorway. Luggage falls from your vehicle. What should you do?

Stop at the next emergency telephone and contact the police

Pull up on the hard shoulder and wave traffic down

Stop on the motorway and switch on hazard warning lights while you pick it up

Walk back up the motorway to pick it up

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37. Which driving technique can help you save fuel?

Missing out some gears

Accelerating sharply in each gear

Using lower gears as often as possible

Using each gear in turn

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

Any vehicle

Large vehicles only

Emergency vehicles only

Slow vehicles only

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39. What does this sign mean?

Bend to the right

Road on the right closed

No traffic from the right

No right turn

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40. What’s the main hazard shown in this picture?

Vehicles turning right

Vehicles doing U-turns

The cyclist crossing the road

Parked cars around the corner

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41. What should the driver of the car approaching the crossing do?

Drive through quickly

Continue at the same speed

Slow down and get ready to stop

Sound the horn

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42. What’s the purpose of road humps, chicanes and narrowings?

To separate lanes of traffic

To increase traffic speed

To allow pedestrians to cross

To reduce traffic speed

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43. Which of these isn’t allowed to travel in the right-hand lane of a three-lane motorway?

A motorcycle and sidecar

A vehicle towing a trailer

A motorcycle

A small delivery van

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44. When mustn’t you sound your vehicle’s horn?

Between 11.30 pm and 6.00 am on any road

Between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am in a built-up area

At any time in a built-up area

Between 10.00 pm and 6.00 am in a built-up area

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45. 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

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