United Kingdom Driving License

1. Your lorry is stuck in snow. You use the diff-lock to move off. When should you switch the diff-lock off?

As soon as the vehicle is moving

Only after selecting top gear

As soon as the snow has cleared

Once the engine has warmed up

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2. You’re driving a lorry from a wet construction site onto a motorway. Why must you take extra precautions before leaving the site?

Your lorry’s spray-suppression equipment will be inoperative

It's an offence to deposit mud on a road

It's an offence to emerge from a works site onto a motorway

Your view from the cab will be obscured by plant machinery

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3. You’re driving a lorry of more than 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass along a motorway. When can you use the right-hand lane to overtake?

When the motorway has three lanes

When there's a 40 mph speed limit

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4. What’s the minimum depth of tread required over three-quarters of the breadth of a lorry tyre?

1.5 mm

5 mm

1 mm

2.5 mm

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5. You’re driving a lorry. During the journey you begin to feel ill and are unable to concentrate. What should you do?

Keep stopping at regular intervals for rest

Increase your speed to finish your work earlier

Stop in a safe place and seek help

Continue your journey and keep your windows open

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6. Which of the following is important when you're getting out of a lorry cab?

Checking your load is secure

Using the mirrors

Turning off the radio

Disconnecting the air lines

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7. What colour is the auxiliary line on a three-line braking system?

Red

Blue

Green

Yellow

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8. When should wheel nuts be checked?

After driving down a steep hill

Soon after initial tightening

Just after driving on a motorway

After unloading

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9. Where should you park your vehicle before checking the engine oil level?

On sloping ground

On a steep gradient

On flat ground

On a downhill slope

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10. Your vehicle has broken down at night on a two-way road. How should you try to leave the vehicle?

On the left of the road

Partly on the pavement

On a grass verge

On the right of the road

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11. You're following a long vehicle. As it approaches a crossroads, it signals left but moves out to the right. What should you do?

Stay well back and give it room

Assume the signal is wrong and that it's turning right

Overtake it as it starts to slow down

Get closer in order to pass it quickly

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12. You're a driver who's certified to carry dangerous goods. How long is your certificate valid?

One year

Two years

Five years

Ten years

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13. you arrive at an incident where someone is suffering from severe burns. What should you do to help?

Douse the burns with cold water

Remove anything stuck to the burns

Burst blisters that form on the burns

Apply ointment to the burns

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14. You've been issued with protective clothing. Who's responsible for its use?

You, the driver

The insurance company

The Health and Safety Executive

Your employer

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15. You're checking your vehicle's tyres before starting a long motorway journey. What check should be made on each tyre?

Air pressure

Tracking

Valve clearance

Tyre profile

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16. You're driving a lorry in a busy town. A driver pulls out in front of you and you have to brake hard. What should you do?

Overtake as quickly as possible

Stay calm and accept the error

Flash your lights to show your annoyance

Sound your horn and speed up

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17. In strong winds, an overtaking lorry can cause additional air turbulence that can affect other road users. Which vehicle is most at risk from this turbulence?

A car

A delivery van

A motorcycle

A coach

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18. What happens to diesel fuel when it gets hot?

It expands

It liquefies

It shrinks

It waxes

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19. What training must you take before driving a lorry loaded with toxic substances?

How to use fire-fighting equipment

How to operate a forklift truck

How to operate a lorry-mounted crane

How to use breathing apparatus

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20. You're driving along a motorway. What should you do if the air-pressure warning device starts to operate?

Stop immediately in the lane you're in

Continue slowly to the next service area

Stop on the hard shoulder as soon as possible

Leave the motorway at the next exit

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21. You're turning left from a main road into a side road. What should you do if people are already crossing the road into which you're turning?

Continue, as you have right of way

Signal to them to continue crossing

Wait and allow them to cross

Sound your horn to warn them of your presence

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22. Why should you use an approved coolant solution in your engine's cooling system?

To protect the coolant from freezing

For easier starting from cold

To prevent the air tank from freezing

For effective cab heating

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23. When should you check the oil level in your engine?

When the engine is running

When the engine is cold

When the engine is warm

When the engine is hot

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24. What should you do when there's a fire in your vehicle's engine compartment?

Open all windows

Try to remove the load

Flag down a passing motorist

Cut off the fuel supply

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25. What condition could prevent you from holding a lorry or bus licence?

Dyslexia

Partial blindness

Dermatitis

Stomach upset

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26. You've stopped at a pelican crossing. What should you do if the lights have changed to green but a disabled person is still crossing?

Give way to them

Drive in front of them

Drive behind them

Sound your horn at them

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27. What colour are the markings on the rear of lorries over 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass?

Red/yellow

Red/white

Black/yellow

Black/white

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28. You must have enough tachograph charts with you for your journey. When do you need to start a new chart?

Every 24 hours

Every 48 hours

Every 36 hours

Every 10 hours

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29. Your vehicle has double rear wheels. Why should you check them before leaving a building site?

To make sure the diff-lock is disengaged

To make sure bricks or debris aren't wedged between the wheels

To make sure the diff-lock is engaged

To check that the load-sensing valve is operating correctly

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30. You're going to drive an articulated lorry with an ISO container on the trailer. How should the container be secured to the trailer?

The container must be held up against the headboard

The container must be sealed

The container must be secured by ropes

The container must be secured using the locking leversc

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31. You're covering a load using more than one sheet. Why should you start with the rearmost sheet, then work forwards?

To make it easier to carry longer loads

To make it much easier to fold up the sheets

To stop you tripping when walking on the load

To stop wind and rain from getting under the sheets

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32. Tankers carrying liquids can experience the 'wave effect'. What helps to reduce this problem?

Wind deflectors

Harsh braking

Baffle plates

Spray guards

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33. Which articulated trailer is most at risk of jack-knifing?

A loaded high-sided trailer

A laden fuel tanker

A loaded flat-bed trailer

An unladen trailer

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34. In what circumstances will short-wheelbase vehicles bounce more noticeably than long-wheelbase vehicles?

When travelling slowly

When empty

When turning

When laden

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35. The lorry you're driving is heavily laden. How will the load affect the vehicle if you approach a left-hand bend too fast?

The load will pull your lorry to the right

The load will push the lorry to the left

The load will push the lorry straight on

The load will hold the lorry back

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36. When must you notify telephone companies that you're moving a high load?

When the load's height exceeds 4.00 metres [13 feet]

When the load's height exceeds 4.30 metres [14 feet 2 inches]

When the load's height exceeds 5.25 metres [17 feet 6 inches]

When the load's height exceeds 5.00 metres [16 feet 6 inches]

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37. Which of the following is important when you're getting out of a lorry cab?

Checking your load is secure

Turning off the radio

Disconnecting the air lines

Using the mirrors

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38. When will an articulated car transporter be least stable?

When it's fully laden

When only the top deck is loaded

When only the lower deck is loaded

When it's unladen

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39. You're driving an articulated lorry. What could happen if you change to a lower gear while you're going too fast?

The brakes could fail

The engine could stall

The vehicle could jack-knife

The trailer could uncouple

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40. You're driving a lorry from a wet construction site onto a motorway. Why must you take extra precautions before leaving the site?

Your lorry's spray-suppression equipment will be inoperative

It's an offence to deposit mud on a road

Your view from the cab will be obscured by plant machinery

It's an offence to emerge from a works site onto a motorway

Correct! Wrong!

41. Your tractor unit has three air lines. You're connecting to a trailer that has two air-line couplings. What colour is the line you shouldn't connect to the trailer?

Black

Yellow

Red

Blue

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42. Which of the following is good practice in keeping your lorry and its load safe?

Parking in a well-lit lorry park

Making sure the back doors are accessible

Showing your papers to anyone who stops you

Parking in a quiet area, out of sight

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43. You're driving on a motorway and it's raining heavily. What should you do when spray is causing poor visibility?

Remove spray-suppression equipment

Use dipped headlights

Use the two-second rule

Use sidelights only

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44. You're driving a lorry with a sleeper cab. When would a quick sideways glance be helpful?

When driving round sharp bends

When traffic is merging from the right or left

After driving over a pedestrian crossing

Before climbing a steep hill

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45. What's prohibited when a Red Route is in operation?

Overtaking

Changing lanes

Stopping or parking

Straddling the lines

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