Test Your Theory Knowledge

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How long is an MOT certificate normally valid?

One year after the date it was issued

30,000 miles

10,000 miles

Three years after the date it was issued

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You're travelling on a road that has road humps. What should you do if the driver in front is travelling more slowly than you?

Overtake as soon as you can

Flash your headlights

Sound your horn

Slow down and stay behind

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When should you use your vehicle horn?

To signal your annoyance

To greet other road users

To alert others to your presence

To allow you right of way

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You're driving on the motorway.

Which lane should you get into well before you reach your exit?

The right-hand lane

The middle lane

The hard shoulder

The left-hand lane

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You're driving in traffic at the speed limit for the road. What should you do if the driver behind is trying to overtake?

Move closer to the car ahead, so the driver has no room to overtake

Keep a steady course and allow the driver behind to overtake

Wave the driver behind to overtake when it's safe

Accelerate to get away from the driver behind

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What should you do before slowing down or stopping your vehicle?

Use the mirrors

Sound the horn

Select a higher gear

Flash the headlights

7 / 20

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

Wait for a short time, then drive home slowly

Wait until you're fit and well before driving

Drive home if you can stay awake for the journey

Drive home, but take a tablet for headaches

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You're travelling along a residential street.

There are parked vehicles on the left-hand side. Why should you keep your speed down?

There may be delivery lorries on the street

So that oncoming traffic may see you more clearly

You may set off car alarms

Children may run out from between the vehicles

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When would you increase the pressure in your tyres so that it's above the normal value?

When the roads are slippery

When the tyre tread is worn below 2mm

When carrying a heavy load

When the vehicle is fitted with anti-lock brakes

10 / 20

What should you do if a tyre bursts while you're driving?

Pull up slowly at the side of the road

Pull on the parking brake

Brake as quickly as possible

Continue on at a normal speed

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When must you stop your vehicle?

If you're involved in an incident that causes damage or injury

At a junction where there are 'give way' lines

At the end of a one-way street

Before merging onto a motorway

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You're driving on a single carriageway road.

Why should you keep well back while you're following a large vehicle?

To get the best view of the road ahead

To give yourself acceleration space if you decide to overtake

To offer other drivers a safe gap if they want to overtake you

To leave a gap in case the vehicle stops and rolls back

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You're planning to tow a caravan.

What will help the handling of the combination?

A stabiliser fitted to the tow bar

Anti-lock brakes fitted to the towing vehicle

Power steering fitted to the towing vehicle

A jockey wheel fitted to the tow bar

14 / 20

When do windscreen pillars cause a serious obstruction to your view?

When you're driving on a motorway

When you're approaching bends and junctions

When you're driving on a dual carriageway

When you're approaching a one-way street

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What should you do if you have to stop while you're going through a congested tunnel?

Ignore any message signs, as they're never up to date

Make a U-turn and find another route

Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front

Pull up very close to the vehicle in front to save space

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You're driving down a one-way street. What should you do if you realise you've taken the wrong route?

Reverse into a driveway

Reverse out of the road

Continue and find another route

Turn around in a side route

17 / 20

What does a sign with a brown background show?

Primary roads

Tourist directions

Minor roads

Motorway routes

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What vehicles are prohibited from using the motorway?

Double-deck buses

Motorcycles over 50cc

Cars with automatic transmission

Powered mobility scooters

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

Pull up on the hard shoulder and change drivers

Increase your speed and turn up the radio volume

Close all your windows and set the heating to warm

Leave the motorway at the next exit and rest

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You're driving towards a zebra crossing.

What should you do if a person in a wheelchair is waiting to cross?

Wave to the person to cross

Continue on your way

Be prepared to stop

Wave to the person to wait

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