Driving licence test questions
All practice questions by topic, with the correct answer and the explanation. Practise them in timed tests too.
Road Rules · 42 questions
- When must a seatbelt be worn?
- Using a phone while driving without a hands-free device is:
- When is overtaking not allowed?
- What must a driver do for pedestrians on a crossing?
- Why keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front?
- Driving under the influence of alcohol:
- Dipped headlights should be used when:
- Parking where it blocks vehicles or pedestrians is:
- When driving, the driver must carry:
- Signalling before turning is used to:
- Can you always drive at the speed shown on the sign?
- On a blind bend, your speed must allow you to:
- On a wet road, the gap to the vehicle in front should be:
- A simple way to judge a safe gap is to:
- How is overtaking normally done?
- Overtaking just before a pedestrian crossing is:
- When another vehicle is overtaking you, you should:
- Before starting to overtake you must make sure:
- A solid line in the middle of the road means:
- On a road with two lanes in your direction, which lane do you normally use?
- Before changing lanes you should:
- The blind spot is:
- After turning, the indicator should:
- Reversing is allowed:
- If you miss your motorway exit:
- The hard shoulder on a motorway is used:
- When motorway traffic comes to a standstill, drivers should:
- Near a bus stopped at a stop with children getting off:
- When overtaking a cyclist:
- Before opening the door of a car parked on the street:
- Parking on a pedestrian crossing or right before it is:
- Stopping and parking on a blind bend or at the top of a hill are:
- When parking on a slope:
- The rear fog light is used:
- High beams must be switched to dipped when:
- Hazard lights are switched on:
- Young children in a car travel:
- If you feel tired and your eyes start closing while driving:
- Some medicines (e.g. for sleep or allergies):
- If you are involved in an accident with injuries:
- At a level crossing when the barriers are coming down or red lights flash:
- A U-turn is not allowed:
First Aid · 27 questions
- What is the first thing to do on arriving at an accident?
- When should emergency help be called?
- If the injured person does not respond, what do you check first?
- What do you do for heavy bleeding?
- Should an injured motorcyclist’s helmet be removed straight away?
- When may an injured person be moved?
- If the injured person is conscious, what should you do?
- For a minor burn, the injured area is usually:
- Why is the airway important?
- After an accident, the warning triangle is placed to:
- For an adult who is not breathing, CPR is done with:
- The casualty is unconscious but breathing normally. How do you position them?
- Signs of shock are pale cold skin, sweating and a fast pulse. What do you do?
- Do you give water or food to a seriously injured person?
- When you call the emergency services, what do you say first?
- Why are there gloves in the first-aid kit?
- When you get out on the road after an accident or breakdown, it is best to:
- When someone has a nosebleed:
- You suspect a broken arm. What do you do?
- After an accident the casualty complains of neck pain and cannot feel their legs. What do you do?
- With a burn, clothing stuck to the skin:
- When is a tourniquet used for bleeding?
- When you reach a crashed car, one of the first steps is to:
- The first-aid kit in the car should be:
- An adult is choking on food and cannot speak or cough. What do you do?
- After calling for help, you:
- There are several casualties. Who do you help first?
Intersection Priority · 30 questions
- At a junction without signs or lights, who has priority?
- When you are at a STOP or Give Way sign at a junction:
- At a roundabout, priority usually goes to:
- When turning left at a junction, you usually give way to:
- When a traffic officer’s signal differs from the traffic light:
- When an emergency vehicle approaches with lights and siren, the driver must:
- Even on a green light, the driver must:
- Entering a junction when the exit is blocked:
- Where special rules say so, the priority of rail vehicles:
- When turning into a road that pedestrians are crossing:
- What is the order of precedence when signals contradict each other?
- There is a STOP sign at the junction, but the traffic light is working and green. What applies?
- A traffic light flashing amber means:
- When the amber light comes on (steady) and you are close to the stop line:
- An extra green arrow to the right beside a red light means:
- A police officer stands with arms stretched out sideways and you are facing his chest. What do you do?
- A police officer raises one arm. This means:
- The main road bends left (shown by a supplementary panel). You are on it and follow the bend. Who do you give way to?
- When leaving a yard, car park or unpaved road onto a public road:
- You are at a red light and an ambulance with a siren comes up behind you. What do you do?
- You turn right on green and pedestrians also have green. Who goes first?
- You turn right and a cyclist on the cycle lane to your right is going straight on. What do you do?
- When turning left on green with oncoming traffic:
- Four vehicles arrive at the same time from all four sides of an unsigned junction. How is it solved?
- “Giving way” means:
- At a STOP sign without a stop line, where do you stop?
- A bus in town signals that it is pulling out of a stop. Drivers behind it:
- Two lanes merge into one before roadworks. How do you behave?
- At a level crossing, who has priority?
- A pedestrian has reached the central island and is about to carry on. You are approaching on the other half. What do you do?
Technical Condition · 28 questions
- Which system is essential for stopping the vehicle safely?
- Why is correct tyre pressure important?
- Before a night drive, what must you check?
- If the oil warning light comes on:
- A vehicle on the road must have:
- Wipers should be checked because:
- Coolant is used to:
- The battery is important because:
- The vehicle’s mirrors should be:
- The horn is used to:
- Tyres with worn tread:
- Tyre pressure is best checked:
- In winter, on snow and ice, which tyres are safest?
- The brake pedal goes down too far and feels soft. What could it be?
- The brakes squeal or grind with a metallic noise. This usually means:
- When braking, the car pulls to one side. The cause may be:
- The steering wheel has a lot of free play (turns without turning the car). This is:
- The engine temperature gauge goes into the red. What do you do?
- The red brake warning light comes on while driving. It may mean:
- The battery warning light comes on while driving. Usually:
- During hard braking, ABS:
- Why should headlights and rear lights be cleaned in winter?
- A cracked windscreen in the driver’s field of view:
- A load on the car roof must:
- The engine oil level is checked:
- A regular technical inspection of the vehicle is for:
- The head restraint is set correctly when:
- A rear-facing child seat may go on the front seat only when:
Eco-Driving · 22 questions
- Which driving style helps reduce fuel consumption?
- Why is anticipating traffic useful?
- Leaving the engine running while stationary for no reason:
- Under-inflated tyres usually:
- Carrying unnecessary load in the vehicle:
- Driving at a suitable, steady speed:
- From an environmental point of view, regular maintenance:
- Using the air conditioning unnecessarily:
- Choosing a route with fewer stops and jams:
- Keeping the engine at very high revs for no reason:
- For economical driving, change gear:
- When approaching a red light from far away:
- An empty roof box or rack:
- At high speed, open windows:
- On a cold morning, a modern car:
- Before a short uphill stretch:
- Driving very fast on the motorway:
- Very short car trips (a few hundred metres):
- Cruise control on a flat road:
- Planning a trip before setting off:
- Sharing rides with others (car-pooling):
- During a long wait (e.g. at a level crossing with barriers down):