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Car Mock Test 12

You have 57 minutes to answer 50 multiple choice driving theory test questions from the latest 2025 question bank. At least 43 out of 50 questions must be answered correctly in order to pass the test. Answers may be reviewed after each question or you can wait until the end of the test for your final score. Good luck!

Car Mock Test 12

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1 / 50

How can drinking alcohol affect your ability to drive?

Your confidence will be reduced

Your awareness of danger will be improved

Your ability to judge speed will be reduced

Your reactions will be faster

2 / 50

What's the purpose of triangular shaped signs?

To give information

To give warnings

To give directions

To give orders

3 / 50

Which lights should you switch on when daytime visibility is poor but not seriously reduced?

Front fog lights

Dipped headlights

Headlights and fog lights

Rear fog lights

4 / 50

What does this sign mean?

No parking on the days and times shown

End of the urban clearway restrictions

You can park on the days and times shown

No parking at all from Monday to Friday

5 / 50

When may front fog lights be used?

When they're fitted above the bumper

When they aren't as bright as the headlights

When an audible warning device is used

When visibility is seriously reduced

6 / 50

You're driving past a line of parked cars. What should you do if a ball bounces out into the road ahead?

Slow down and be prepared to stop for children

Continue driving at the same speed and flash your headlights

Continue driving at the same speed and sound your horn

Stop and wave the children across to fetch their ball

7 / 50

You're at the front of a queue of traffic waiting to turn right into a side road. Why is it important to check your right mirror just before turning?

To check for overtaking vehicles

To make sure the side road is clear

To look for pedestrians about to cross

To check for emerging traffic

8 / 50

When would you use an emergency refuge area on a smart motorway?

If you think you'll be involved in a road rage incident

In cases of emergency or breakdown

To make a private phone call

To stop and check where you are

9 / 50

When are you not allowed to sound your vehicle's horn?

Between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am in a built-up area

At any time in a built-up area

Between 11.30 pm and 6.00 am on any road

Between 10.00 pm and 6.00 am in a built-up area

10 / 50

What shape is a 'stop' sign?

11 / 50

What does the white line along the side of the road indicate?

The edge of the carriageway

No parking

No overtaking

The approach to a hazard

12 / 50

You're driving in town. Why should you be careful if there's a bus at a bus stop on the other side of the road?

The bus might move off suddenly

The bus might have broken down

Pedestrians might come from behind the bus

The bus might remain stationary

13 / 50

What will happen if you use rear fog lights in good conditions?

They'll make drivers behind keep back

They'll protect you from larger vehicles

They'll make it safer when towing a trailer

They'll dazzle other drivers

14 / 50

You want to reverse into a side road. What should you do if you aren't sure that the area behind your car is clear?

Look through the rear window only

Carry on, assuming it's clear

Check the mirrors only

Get out and check

15 / 50

What lights should you use when you're driving on a wet motorway and vehicles are throwing up surface spray?

Hazard warning lights

Dipped headlights

Sidelights

Rear fog lights

16 / 50

What should you do when you're following a learner driver who stalls at a junction?

Immediately steer around them and drive on

Start to rev your engine if they take too long to restart

Be patient, as you expect them to make mistakes

Stay very close behind and flash your headlights

17 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Cycles and buses only

With-flow cycle lane

No cycles or buses

Contraflow cycle lane

18 / 50

What's most likely to distract you while you're driving?

Using the mirrors

Using a mobile phone

Using the windscreen wipers

Using the demisters

19 / 50

On a road where trams operate, which vehicles will be most at risk from the tram rails?

Cars

Cycles

Lorries

Buses

20 / 50

You're approaching an unmarked crossroads. How should you deal with the junction?

Accelerate and keep to the middle

Accelerate and look to the left

Slow down and keep to the right

Slow down and look both ways

21 / 50

What should you do if you're towing a trailer and it starts to swing from side to side?

Let go of the steering wheel and let it correct itself

Accelerate until it stabilises

Ease off the accelerator to reduce your speed

Brake hard and hold the pedal down

22 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Cycle parking only

No cycling

End of cycle route

Cycle route ahead

23 / 50

You're on a motorway. What must you do if there's a red cross showing above every lane?

Slow down and watch for further signals

Pull onto the hard shoulder

Leave at the next exit

Stop and wait

24 / 50

What should you do when you park a car facing downhill?

Turn the steering wheel away from the kerb

Park with two wheels on the kerb

Park close to the bumper of another car

Turn the steering wheel towards the kerb

25 / 50

You arrive at the scene of a motorcycle crash. The rider is injured. When should their helmet be removed?

Always, unless they're in shock

Only when the motorcyclist asks

Only when it's essential

Always straight away

26 / 50

Following a collision, a person has been injured. What would be a warning sign for shock?

Slow pulse

Flushed complexion

Warm dry skin

Rapid shallow breathing

27 / 50

You're on a smart motorway. What does it mean when a mandatory speed limit is displayed above the hard shoulder?

You shouldn't travel in this lane

You can park on the hard shoulder if you feel tired

The hard shoulder can be used as a running lane

You can pull up in this lane to answer a mobile phone

28 / 50

How much more fuel will you use by driving at 70 mph, compared with driving at 50 mph?

About 100%

About 15%

About 75%

About 5%

29 / 50

What will be a serious distraction while you're driving?

Using your windscreen washers

Switching on your demister

Looking at road maps

Looking in your door mirror

30 / 50

When are you allowed to stop on a motorway?

When you need to walk and get fresh air

When you're signalled to do so by traffic signals

When you wish to pick up hitchhikers

When you need to use a mobile telephone

31 / 50

What can be damaged if you turn the steering wheel when the car isn't moving?

The brakes

The engine

The tyres

The gearbox

32 / 50

Why is a toucan crossing different from other crossings?

It's controlled by two flashing lights

Moped riders can use it

It's controlled by a traffic warden

Cyclists can use it

33 / 50

When should you check the engine oil level?

Every time you drive the car

Early in the morning

When the engine is hot

Before a long journey

34 / 50

You're waiting to emerge from a junction. The windscreen pillar is restricting your view. What should you be particularly aware of?

Coaches

Buses

Lorries

Motorcyclists

35 / 50

What should you do when you're overtaking a horse and rider?

Go past slowly and carefully

Sound your horn as a warning

Flash your headlights as a warning

Go past as quickly as possible

36 / 50

Why should you be cautious when going past this bus waiting at a bus stop?

People may cross the road in front of it

There are driveways on the left

There's a zebra crossing ahead

The road surface will be slippery

37 / 50

What do the long white lines along the centre of the road mean?

Give way

Hazard warning

Bus lane

Lane marking

38 / 50

There are no speed-limit signs on the road. How is a 30 mph limit generally indicated?

By hazard warning lines

By pedestrian islands

By double or single yellow lines

By street lighting

39 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Contraflow bus lane

Give way to buses

With-flow bus lane

Bus station on the right

40 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Tall bridge

End of dual carriageway

End of narrow bridge

Road narrows

41 / 50

Which colour follows the green signal at a puffin crossing?

Flashing green

Steady amber

Steady red

Flashing amber

42 / 50

What's the national speed limit for cars and motorcycles on a dual carriageway?

70 mph

50 mph

60 mph

30 mph

43 / 50

You're leaving a safe gap as you follow a large vehicle. What should you do if a car moves into this gap?

Sound your horn

Flash your headlights

Start to overtake

Drop back further

44 / 50

What does this sign mean?

A route for pedestrians only

A route for pedestrians and cyclists

No route for pedestrians and cyclists

A route for cyclists only

45 / 50

What should you do when you see an older person about to cross the road ahead?

Be careful; they may misjudge your speed

Stop and wave them across the road

Expect them to wait for you to pass

Speed up to get past them quickly

46 / 50

What should you do if you can't see clearly behind when you're reversing?

Open the window to look behind

Ask someone to guide you

Look in the nearside mirror

Open the door to look behind

47 / 50

How should you overtake horse riders?

Speed isn't important but allow plenty of room

Use your horn just once to warn them

Drive up close and overtake as soon as possible

Drive slowly and leave plenty of room

48 / 50

How can you identify traffic signs that give orders?

They're rectangular with a yellow border

They're circular with a red border

They're square with a brown border

They're triangular with a blue border

49 / 50

What should you do when you meet an oncoming vehicle on a single-track road?

Switch on your hazard warning lights

Reverse back to the main road

Carry out an emergency stop

Stop at a passing place

50 / 50

An injured person has been placed in the recovery position. They're unconscious but breathing normally. What else should be done?

Place their arms by their side

Press firmly between their shoulders

Give them a hot sweet drink

Check their airway remains open

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