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Car Mock Test 5

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 5

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1 / 50

What should you do before making a U-turn?

Check road markings to see that U-turns are permitted

Look over your shoulder for a final check

Give an arm signal as well as using your indicators

Select a higher gear than normal

2 / 50

Why is it dangerous to drive too close to the vehicle ahead?

Your mirrors will need adjusting

Your satnav will be confused

Your engine will overheat

Your view of the road ahead will be restricted

3 / 50

What should you do if you're being followed by an ambulance showing flashing blue lights?

Brake harshly and stop well out into the road

Accelerate hard to get away from it

Pull over as soon as it's safe to do so

Maintain your speed and course

4 / 50

What type of emergency vehicle is fitted with a green flashing beacon?

Road gritter

Fire engine

Doctor's car

Ambulance

5 / 50

What makes the vehicle in the picture 'environmentally friendly'?

It's powered by electricity

It's powered by unleaded petrol

It's powered by diesel

It's powered by gravity

6 / 50

What should the driver of the car approaching the crossing do?

Sound the horn

Continue at the same speed

Drive through quickly

Slow down and get ready to stop

7 / 50

Why do motorcyclists often look round over their right shoulder just before turning right?

To listen for traffic behind them

Motorcycles don't have mirrors

It helps them balance as they turn

To check for traffic in their blind area

8 / 50

You're about to overtake a slow-moving motorcyclist. Which sign would make you take special care?

9 / 50

You're approaching a mini-roundabout. What should you do if a long vehicle in front signals left but positions over to the right?

Sound your horn

Follow the same course as the lorry

Overtake on the left

Keep well back

10 / 50

You're driving on a single carriageway road. Why should you keep well back while you're following a large vehicle?

To get the best view of the road ahead

To give yourself acceleration space if you decide to overtake

To offer other drivers a safe gap if they want to overtake you

To leave a gap in case the vehicle stops and rolls back

11 / 50

Which road users benefit from toucan crossings?

Bus and lorry drivers

Tram and train drivers

Cyclists and pedestrians

Car drivers and motorcyclists

12 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Cycle in single file

Cycles aren't allowed

Cycle route ahead

Cyclists must dismount

13 / 50

Which sign means there's a double bend ahead?

14 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Soft verges

Hump bridge

Humps in the road

Entrance to tunnel

15 / 50

Which sign means the end of a dual carriageway?

16 / 50

What does this sign mean?

Toilet ahead

Telephone box ahead

No through road

T-junction

17 / 50

Which is the sign for a ring road?

18 / 50

Why does this junction have a 'stop' sign and a stop line on the road?

The junction is on a downhill gradient

Visibility along the major road is restricted

It's a busy junction

Speed on the major road is derestricted

19 / 50

You're approaching a junction where the traffic lights aren't working. What should you do when a police officer gives this signal?

Turn left only

Turn right only

Stop at the stop line

Continue ahead only

20 / 50

What does this arm signal mean?

The driver intends to turn left

The driver intends to turn right

The driver is slowing down

The driver wishes to overtake

21 / 50

Which sign means that the national speed limit applies?

22 / 50

What should you do when going through a contraflow system on a motorway?

Stay close to the vehicle ahead to reduce queues

Keep a good distance from the vehicle ahead

Use dipped headlights

Switch lanes to keep the traffic flowing

23 / 50

What should you do before slowing down or stopping your vehicle?

Use the mirrors

Select a higher gear

Flash the headlights

Sound the horn

24 / 50

What's the reason for the hatched area along the centre of this road?

It separates traffic flowing in opposite directions

It marks an area to be used by overtaking motorcyclists

It's a temporary marking to warn of the roadworks

It separates the two sides of the dual carriageway

25 / 50

The conditions are good and dry. When should you use the 'two-second rule'?

When checking your gap from the vehicle in front

When traffic lights change to green

Before restarting the engine after it has stalled

Before using the 'Mirrors - Signal - Manoeuvre' routine

26 / 50

You're driving on a three-lane motorway. How should you overtake a slow-moving lorry in the middle lane if it's showing this sign?

Use the right-hand lane and overtake the lorry normally

Follow the lorry until you can leave the motorway

Approach with care and overtake on the left of the lorry

Cautiously approach the lorry, then overtake on either side

27 / 50

A driver's behaviour has upset you. How can you get over this incident safely?

Follow them, flashing your headlights

Stop and take a break

Shout abusive language

Gesture to them with your hand

28 / 50

What should you do if you want to overtake a long, slow-moving vehicle on a busy road?

Stay behind until the driver waves you past

Follow it closely and keep moving out to see the road ahead

Flash your headlights for the oncoming traffic to give way

Keep well back so that you get a good view of the road ahead

29 / 50

What must you do when you see this sign?

Stop only if traffic is approaching

Stop only if a red light is showing

Stop only if children are waiting to cross

Stop even if the road is clear

30 / 50

You've stopped at a railway level crossing. What should you do if the red lights continue to flash after a train has gone by?

Wait

Phone the signal operator

Proceed with caution

Alert drivers behind you

31 / 50

You're at an incident. What could you do to help an unconscious casualty?

Take photographs of the scene

Check that they're breathing normally

Splash their face with cool water

Move them to somewhere more comfortable

32 / 50

You arrive at an incident. There's no danger from fire or further collisions and the emergency services have been called. What's your first priority when attending to an unconscious motorcyclist?

Check whether they have any broken bones

Check whether they have any bruising

Check whether they're breathing normally

Check whether they're bleeding

33 / 50

You're behind this cyclist. When the traffic lights change, what should you do?

Try to move off before the cyclist

Allow the cyclist time and room

Tap your horn and drive through first

Turn right but give the cyclist room

34 / 50

Why should you reduce your speed here?

A staggered junction is ahead

A low bridge is ahead

The road narrows ahead

The road surface changes ahead

35 / 50

What must you do if your ability to drive is impaired during a period of illness?

Stop driving until you're fit to drive again

Take smaller doses of any medicines

See your doctor each time before you drive

Take all your medicines with you when you drive

36 / 50

Which road users are most difficult to see when you're reversing your car?

Motorcyclists

Children

Cyclists

Car drivers

37 / 50

You want to turn right from a junction. What should you do if your view is restricted by parked vehicles?

Sound your horn and pull out if there's no reply

Stop, then move forward slowly until you have a clear view

Move out quickly, but be prepared to stop

Stop, get out and look along the main road to check

38 / 50

A single carriageway road has this sign. What's the maximum permitted speed for a car towing a trailer?

60 mph

40 mph

30 mph

50 mph

39 / 50

You're driving with your front fog lights switched on. What should you do if the fog has cleared?

Switch them off as long as visibility remains good

Flash them to warn oncoming traffic that it's foggy

Drive with them on instead of your headlights

Leave them on if other drivers have their lights on

40 / 50

You're driving along a wet road. How can you tell if your vehicle's tyres are losing their grip on the surface?

The engine will stall

The steering will feel very light

The engine noise will increase

The steering will feel very heavy

41 / 50

You're driving on this dual carriageway. Why may you need to slow down?

There are no footpaths

There are roadworks ahead of you

There's a broken white line in the centre

There are solid white lines on either side

42 / 50

Which lights must you use if you're driving on a well-lit motorway at night?

Use front fog lights

Use your headlights

Use only your sidelights

Use rear fog lights

43 / 50

You're driving at night with your headlights on main beam. A vehicle is overtaking you. When should you dip your headlights?

Some time after the vehicle has passed you

Only if the other driver dips their headlights

As soon as the vehicle passes you

Before the vehicle starts to pass you

44 / 50

When may you drive a car in this bus lane?

Outside its hours of operation

To overtake slow-moving traffic

You may not use it at any time

To get to the front of a traffic queue

45 / 50

What's likely to happen if you use a hands-free phone while you're driving?

It will increase your concentration

It will improve your safety

It will divert your attention

It will reduce your view

46 / 50

How can you reduce the chances of your car being broken into when leaving it unattended?

Take all valuables with you

Park near a fire station

Place any valuables on the floor

Park near a taxi rank

47 / 50

Your vehicle breaks down on a motorway and you manage to stop on the hard shoulder. What should you do if you use your mobile phone to call for help?

Stand at the rear of the vehicle while making the call

Phone a friend and ask them to come and collect you

Wait in the car for the emergency services to arrive

Check your location from the nearest marker posts beside the hard shoulder

48 / 50

You're parked in a busy high street. What's the safest way to turn your vehicle around so you can drive in the opposite direction?

Carry out a U-turn

Turn around in a quiet side road

Ask someone to stop the traffic

Drive into a side road and reverse out into the main road

49 / 50

How can you make sure that a satellite navigation (satnav) system doesn't distract you when you're driving?

Choose a voice that you find calming

Only set the destination when you're lost

Turn it off while you're driving in built-up areas

Set it before starting your journey

50 / 50

What's the legal minimum tread depth for tyres on your trailer or caravan?

2 mm

2.6 mm

1.6 mm

1 mm

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