Driving Theory Exam in UK | Driving Practice Test

1.How often should the components of the fifth-wheel coupling be inspected?

Every 3000 miles (5000 km)

Every 12000 miles (20000 km)

Every 6000 miles (10000 km)

Every 9000 miles (15000 km)

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2.You’ll be driving your vehicle in Europe. Which of these documents must you carry?

The vehicle service record

Your medical examination form

Your national driving licence

The vehicle workshop manual

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3.You’re driving in a built-up area. Your vehicle is fitted with an audible warning device that sounds when it’s reversing. When must you turn off this alarm?

Between midnight and 6.30 am

Between 11.30 pm and 6.30 am

Between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am

Between 12.30 am and 7.00 am

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4.A mobile telephone is fitted to your vehicle. When should it be used?

When in light traffic

When travelling slowly

When you're stopped in a safe place

When on a motorway

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5.You’re loading goods of varying weights. How should they be distributed over the width of the vehicle?

Heavy items at the front, light items at the rear

Light items near the centre line, heavy items towards the sides

Light items at the front, heavy items at the rear

Heavy items near the centre line, light items towards the sides

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6.Which vehicle is most likely to be affected by ‘vehicle bounce’?

A short-wheelbase laden vehicle

A long-wheelbase laden vehicle

A short-wheelbase empty vehicle

A long-wheelbase empty vehicle

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7.In fast traffic, when should you leave a two-second gap between your vehicle and the one in front?

When the roads are dry

When it's raining and the roads are wet

When the roads are icy

When you're driving in fog

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8.What should you do while you’re driving a bus in a built-up area?

Allow less time for passengers to board

Stay ahead of cyclists and motorcyclists

Reduce your stopping distance

Keep junctions clear

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9.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 levers

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10.What must you check before setting out on a journey?

Your mirrors are concave

Your mirrors are convex

Your mirrors are tinted

Your mirrors are clean

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11.You’re driving a double-deck bus. What’s the minimum depth of tread required over three-quarters of each tyre’s width?

1.6 mm

2 mm

0.8 mm

1 mm

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12.What should you do if you want to make a business call on your mobile phone while you’re driving?

Make the call but take extra care

Use the cruise control while you're making the call

Reduce speed while you make the call

Stop in a safe place before making the call

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13.Where are you allowed to park a long, rigid vehicle?

At a pedestrian crossing

At a bus stop

At a school entrance

At a service area

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14.A disabled person is getting on your bus. What should you do if they’re having problems, but say they can manage?

Do nothing; you can’t leave your seat

Ask them politely to hurry up

Smile and offer to help them

Be prepared to move off

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15.What component fitted to your vehicle will help following drivers in wet weather?

Spray reducers

Side-panel skirts

Wind deflectors

Catalytic converter

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16.What does it indicate if you see white lights on a vehicle at night?

It's moving away from you

It's stationary and facing away from you

It's facing towards you

It's ahead of you and braking

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17.Tankers carrying liquids can experience the ‘wave effect’. What helps to reduce this problem?

Wind deflectors

Baffle plates

Harsh braking

Spray guards

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18.What should you do if you intend to overtake a lorry that’s throwing up spray?

Wait for the lorry to slow down on a hill

Get much closer before moving out

Wait until the other driver gives a left signal

Move out earlier than normal

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19.You’re on a country road. What should you expect to see coming towards you on your side of the road?

Horse riders

Motorcycles

Bicycles

Pedestrians

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20.What should you do if a car driver makes a mistake that causes you to brake?

Flag the driver down and explain the mistake

Overtake and sound your horn

Keep calm and don't retaliate

Drive close behind and sound your horn

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21.You’re carrying another vehicle piggyback on your lorry. Chocks should be used to secure the wheels. What else should you use to secure the load?

Baffle plates

Axle stands

Restraining straps

A scaffolding bar

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22.What should you do if you see two elderly pedestrians about to cross the road ahead?

Be careful; they might misjudge your speed

Expect them to wait for you to pass

Speed up to get past them quickly

Stop and wave them across the road

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23.How will your body clock affect your driving between 2.00 am and 7.00 am?

You're more likely to drive too close to the vehicle in front

You're more likely to feel road rage

You're more likely to fall asleep at the wheel

You're more likely to break the speed limit

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24.Your vehicle breaks down during a journey. You continue by driving in another vehicle with the same type of tachograph. What must you do with your tachograph chart?

Telephone the testing authority for permission to drive without a chart

Take it with you for security, but use a new chart in the new vehicle

Take it with you, and use it in the new vehicle

Leave it in the broken-down vehicle

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25.What should you do after overtaking on a dual carriageway?

Move back to the left when it's safe to do so

Indicate left, then right

Switch your rear lights on and off

Wait for the other driver to flash their headlights

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26.You’re carrying a bus full of passengers. What must you do if you see smoke coming from the engine compartment?

Get everyone off the bus quickly and safely

Drive to the bus station for a replacement bus

Open the engine cover to investigate

Move the passengers to the front of the bus

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27.While you’re driving, you notice your tachograph isn’t working. What should you do?

Stop immediately and don't drive until it's been repaired

Continue your journey but make a manual record

Report it to the nearest police station

Phone the vehicle testing authority and report the fault

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

Air pressure

Tyre profile

Tracking

Valve clearance

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29.You’re the driver of a fuel tanker. What danger should you be aware of when opening the tank hatches?

Speed limiters

Emergency air lines

Low air pressure

Slippery walkways

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30.Where must extra care be taken when using an endurance brake (retarder)?

On uneven roads

On slippery roads

On uphill gradients

On downhill gradients

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31.Under EU drivers’ hours regulations, a 45-minute break must be taken after 4.5 hours of driving. What shorter breaks can this be split into?

One of 10 minutes, plus one of 35

One of 15 minutes, plus one of 30

One of 20 minutes, plus one of 25

One of 40 minutes, plus one of 5

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32.It’s been eight hours since you last had an alcoholic drink. What effect could the alcohol have on your driving?

You can't be breathalysed

Your driving won't be impaired

You'll have no alcohol in your system

You may still be over the legal drink-drive limit

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33.You’re at a road junction, turning into a minor road. What should you do if there are pedestrians crossing the minor road?

Sound your horn to let the pedestrians know that you're there

Give way to the pedestrians who are already crossing

. Carry on; the pedestrians should give way to you

Stop and wave the pedestrians across

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34.Your vehicle is fitted with an air-assisted hydraulic braking system. What would warn you that the vacuum pump isn’t working?

The brake pedal travels a long way

The brake pedal has little resistance

The brake pedal feels spongy when pressed

The brake pedal feels hard when pressed

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35.What do you need to be aware of when driving a vehicle fitted with power-assisted steering?

It makes it easier for you to steer

It causes less tyre wear

It only works at high speeds

It prevents you from oversteering

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36.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?

Red

Blue

Yellow

Black

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37.As a guide, how many passengers equal 1 tonne?

30

20

15

25

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38.What’s the minimum distance you should allow for braking when it’s raining heavily?

Five times the normal distance

Three times the normal distance

Twice the normal distance

The normal distance

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39.What should you watch for when you drive away from a bus stop?

Passengers using expired travel passes

Passengers leaving the bus

Passengers smoking in the lower saloon

Passengers who avoid paying the correct fare

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40.Where in particular should you look out for motorcyclists?

When entering a car park

At a filling station

At a road junction

Near a service area

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41.You’re entering a roundabout. What should you do if a cyclist in front of you is signalling to turn right?

Overtake on the right

Sound the horn

Allow plenty of room

Overtake on the left

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42.You’re parking your lorry at night. Where must you use parking lights?

In dock-authority areas

In a factory entrance

In a motorway service area

On the road

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43.What should you do if you suddenly become tired while you’re driving on a motorway?

Stop on the verge of the motorway and rest

Stop on the next slip road and rest

Leave by the next exit and find a place to stop

Stop on the hard shoulder and rest

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44.You’re stationary. The brake air-pressure warning light comes on. Why should you keep the parking brake on?

Because the service brake may not stop you

Because it will cause the air pressure to rise

Because the vehicle will suddenly roll backwards

Because it will make the warning light go out

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45.You’re following two cyclists as they approach a roundabout in the left-hand lane. In which direction should you expect them to go?

Straight ahead

Left

Right

Any direction

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Truck test 3

1.How often should the components of the fifth-wheel coupling be inspected?

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2.You’ll be driving your vehicle in Europe. Which of these documents must you carry?

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3.You’re driving in a built-up area. Your vehicle is fitted with an audible warning device that sounds when it’s reversing. When must you turn off this alarm?

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4.A mobile telephone is fitted to your vehicle. When should it be used?

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5.You’re loading goods of varying weights. How should they be distributed over the width of the vehicle?

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6.Which vehicle is most likely to be affected by ‘vehicle bounce’?

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7.In fast traffic, when should you leave a two-second gap between your vehicle and the one in front?

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8.What should you do while you’re driving a bus in a built-up area?

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

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10.What must you check before setting out on a journey?

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11.You’re driving a double-deck bus. What’s the minimum depth of tread required over three-quarters of each tyre’s width?

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12.What should you do if you want to make a business call on your mobile phone while you’re driving?

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13.Where are you allowed to park a long, rigid vehicle?

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14.A disabled person is getting on your bus. What should you do if they’re having problems, but say they can manage?

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15.What component fitted to your vehicle will help following drivers in wet weather?

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16.What does it indicate if you see white lights on a vehicle at night?

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17.Tankers carrying liquids can experience the ‘wave effect’. What helps to reduce this problem?

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18.What should you do if you intend to overtake a lorry that’s throwing up spray?

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19.You’re on a country road. What should you expect to see coming towards you on your side of the road?

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20.What should you do if a car driver makes a mistake that causes you to brake?

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