50 Hardest Theory Test Questions
1
What can be affected by driving on under-inflated tyres?
Correct Answer: Braking ability.
Answered Correctly 30.117% of the time
2
Which vehicle is in the correct position to make a right turn from the major road into the minor road?
Correct Answer: 3
Answered Correctly 35.714% of the time
3
Unless otherwise indicated, what is the maximum speed allowed for a car towing a trailer on national roads?
Correct Answer: 80 km/h.
Answered Correctly 36.364% of the time
4
If a vehicle being driven through a tunnel goes on fire, what should the driver do?
Correct Answer: Leave the vehicle immediately and use the emergency phone at the nearest emergency station.
Answered Correctly 37.405% of the time
5
What is the recommended minimum stopping distance for a car travelling at 50 km/h on a dry road?
Correct Answer: 25 metres.
Answered Correctly 39.017% of the time
6
What should a driver do if they see a red warning triangle on the road?
Correct Answer: The driver should slow down and expect a hazard up ahead.
Answered Correctly 43.669% of the time
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When is it permissible to overtake another vehicle on the nearside (left-hand side)?
Correct Answer: When the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right.
Answered Correctly 45.094% of the time
9
What does this sign mean?
Correct Answer: Tramway crossing ahead.
Answered Correctly 45.169% of the time
10
If driving from A to B, what do these road markings mean?
Correct Answer: A driver may overtake if it is safe to do so.
Answered Correctly 45.324% of the time
11
What does this sign mean?
Correct Answer: U-turn not permitted.
Answered Correctly 45.455% of the time
12
What does this sign mean?
Correct Answer: Low bridge up ahead.
Answered Correctly 45.745% of the time
13
In general how regularly should a vehicle be serviced?
Correct Answer: As per the manufacturer’s recommendation.
Answered Correctly 46.667% of the time
14
If driving a vehicle with automatic transmission, what in particular should a driver be aware of?
Correct Answer: That engine braking power is reduced.
Answered Correctly 47.489% of the time
15
In normal driving conditions on a motorway, which lane should the driver occupy?
Correct Answer: Drive in the nearside (left-hand) lane unless intending to overtake.
Answered Correctly 47.619% of the time
16
When approaching a roundabout, to whom should a driver give way?
Correct Answer: The driver must give way to traffic approaching from the right or already on the roundabout.
Answered Correctly 47.799% of the time
17
What does this sign mean?
Correct Answer: Dual carriageway ends.
Answered Correctly 48.98% of the time
18
Which vehicle is in the correct position to make a right turn from a minor road onto a major road?
Correct Answer: 1
Answered Correctly 49.067% of the time
19
When must a current tax disc be displayed on a new vehicle on a public road?
Correct Answer: At all times when the vehicle is on a public road.
Answered Correctly 49.198% of the time
20
What should a driver do if their vehicle breaks down in a tunnel?
Correct Answer: Use the emergency telephone to call for help.
Answered Correctly 49.25% of the time
21
When joining a motorway from a slip road, what should a driver do?
Correct Answer: Adjust speed to match that of the motorway traffic, and merge into a suitable gap.
Answered Correctly 49.406% of the time
22
What should a driver do if they wish to drive across a busy road and the traffic lights which normally control the junction are temporarily out of action?
Correct Answer: Take good observation, wait for a clear break in the traffic and proceed to cross the road safely.
Answered Correctly 50% of the time
23
What should a driver do if their vehicle breaks down or they are involved in a collision in a tunnel?
Correct Answer: Switch on hazard warning lights and walk to emergency station to call for help.
Answered Correctly 50% of the time
24
What lights should a driver have on when driving behind other traffic at night?
Correct Answer: Dipped headlights.
Answered Correctly 50% of the time
25
What does this sign mean?
Correct Answer: Y-junction where main road bears to the left.
Answered Correctly 50.122% of the time
26
What should a driver do when they want to use a mobile phone?
Correct Answer: Pull in and stop in a safe place.
Answered Correctly 50.388% of the time
27
If the vehicle’s oil-pressure gauge is reading low or the red oil-pressure warning light comes on, what should a driver do?
Correct Answer: Drive to a safe place, stop the vehicle and check the oil level.
Answered Correctly 50.773% of the time
28
What do these road markings mean?
Correct Answer: Continuous white lines ahead.
Answered Correctly 51.036% of the time
29
What lights should be shown on a parked car, tractor or works vehicle at night on an unlit public road?
Correct Answer: At least one side lamp front and rear on the side nearest the centre of the road.
Answered Correctly 51.629% of the time
30
When is jack-knifing most likely to occur?
Correct Answer: When trying to reduce speed sharply while travelling downhill.
Answered Correctly 52.328% of the time
31
After changing a wheel on a vehicle, which of the following should be checked after a short distance?
Correct Answer: The wheel nut tightness.
Answered Correctly 52.577% of the time
32
After a heavy downpour, why should a driver keep a greater distance from the vehicle in front?
Correct Answer: Because the required stopping distances is greater.
Answered Correctly 52.703% of the time
33
What are the possible consequences of having incorrectly adjusted headlights?
Correct Answer: Oncoming road users could be dazzled.
Answered Correctly 52.941% of the time
34
If a driver wishes to drive another vehicle which is not currently taxed, would they be allowed to transfer the current tax disc from their own vehicle onto it?
Correct Answer: Under no circumstances should a tax disc be transferred to another vehicle.
Answered Correctly 53.333% of the time
35
What effect could incorrectly aligned headlights have?
Correct Answer: They could dazzle oncoming drivers.
Answered Correctly 53.518% of the time
36
There are pedestrians on the footpath ahead and there are pools of water on the road. What should a driver do?
Correct Answer: Reduce speed and try to avoid the pools of water so as not to splash the pedestrians.
Answered Correctly 54.139% of the time
37
What does this sign mean?
Correct Answer: 200 metres to the next exit.
Answered Correctly 54.646% of the time
38
On a motorway, when should a driver use the hazard warning lights?
Correct Answer: When slowing down quickly because of danger ahead.
Answered Correctly 55.556% of the time
39
What is the effect on the control of the vehicle if there is a film of water between the vehicle’s tyres and the road surface?
Correct Answer: Steering and braking will be less effective.
Answered Correctly 55.714% of the time
40
When may you pass another vehicle on the left-hand side?
Correct Answer: When the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right or in slow moving lanes of traffic.
Answered Correctly 55.838% of the time
41
What does this road marking mean?
Correct Answer: All traffic must keep to the left of the white line.
Answered Correctly 56.171% of the time
42
When approaching the pedestrian crossing, what should the driver do in this situation?
Correct Answer: Slow down in good time and be prepared to stop.
Answered Correctly 56.335% of the time
43
A driver who is about to undertake a journey is upset or angry. What should they do?
Correct Answer: A driver should not drive until they are calm.
Answered Correctly 56.378% of the time
44
What should a driver do if their vehicle gets into a four-wheel sideways skid?
Correct Answer: Turn the steering wheel in the same direction as the skid and ease off the accelerator.
Answered Correctly 56.959% of the time
45
What does this sign mean?
Correct Answer: Clearway - no stopping or parking during the times shown.
Answered Correctly 57.431% of the time
46
What should a driver be alert to in this area?
Correct Answer: Pedestrians may cross between parked cars.
Answered Correctly 57.606% of the time
47
What should a driver do if their vehicle goes on fire in a tunnel?
Correct Answer: Leave the vehicle and follow the emergency escape route.
Answered Correctly 57.843% of the time
48
What does this sign mean?
Correct Answer: Staggered crossroads ahead with roads of equal importance.
Answered Correctly 58.019% of the time
49
What is the maximum speed allowed for cars and motorcycles on motorways?
Correct Answer: 120 km/h.
Answered Correctly 58.177% of the time
50
What does this road marking and information plate together mean?
Correct Answer: Parking not allowed at the times and days shown.
Answered Correctly 58.333% of the time
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