UK Car Theory Test (Multiple Choice)
Other types of vehicle: practice questions
Our UK Car Theory Test bank has 27 questions on this topic. Here are 5 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.
Question 1
What should you do when meeting a vehicle with a plate showing hazardous goods that has been involved in a collision?
- Go close enough to read the label, then try to move the vehicle yourself
- Clean up any spilt liquid
- Go close to read the label
- Keep well away and tell emergency services the details on the plate
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D. Keep well away and tell emergency services the details on the plate — Rule 284: keep well away, and give the emergency services as much information as possible about the labels.
Question 2
What should you do if a bus pulls out from a stop ahead of you in town?
- Give way to it, if safe
- Overtake on the left
- Accelerate past it before it pulls out
- Sound your horn
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A. Give way to it, if safe — Rule 223: give priority to buses pulling out from stops if safe.
Question 3
When overtaking a cyclist, why should you look well ahead?
- To check the cyclist's lights and reflectors are working properly
- To check you can complete the move without cutting in
- To check for low bridges
- To see the cyclist's face
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B. To check you can complete the move without cutting in — Rule 163: do not cut in after overtaking a cyclist.
Question 4
A tractor is driving slowly ahead on a narrow lane. What should you do?
- Sound your horn until the driver pulls over to let you by
- Be patient and only overtake when it is safe
- Overtake on a bend
- Sound your horn until it pulls over
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B. Be patient and only overtake when it is safe — Rule 169: be patient with slow vehicles and do not overtake where you cannot see clearly.
Question 5
What should you do when a vehicle with a flashing amber beacon is ahead on a dual carriageway?
- Expect it to be travelling slowly
- Expect it to be a doctor attending an emergency
- Expect it to turn right
- Expect it to stop
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A. Expect it to be travelling slowly — Rule 225: amber beacons warn of slow-moving vehicles.