01 - FREE UK DRIVING THEORY TEST

The Essential Skills - Test 01

1 / 25

After using your mirrors to check, you should always check over your shoulder in your blindspot...?

Unless you have auxiliary mirrors

Unless you have a radar system

In all circumstances

Unless you have a camera system

2 / 25

When moving off uphill, you will use...?

Accelerator, clutch and parking brake

Clutch and parking brake

Accelerator and parking brake

Accelerator and clutch

3 / 25

A vehicle ahead of you moves to overtake the next vehicle down the road. You also want to overtake. What should you do?

Wait until the other driver has completed their overtake

Follow the other driver at a distance

Follow the other driver closely

Overtake both vehicles at once

4 / 25

After a traffic light has displayed a red light, what is the next light in the cycle?

Green

Green and amber together

Amber

Red and amber together

5 / 25

A single broken white line at the entrance to a roundabout means what?

You have priority

You must give way to the right

You don't need to stop before joining roundabout

None of the above

6 / 25

When you see a sign warning you to look out for children, you can ignore it...?

Out of school hours

Under no circumstances

During school holidays

At night time

7 / 25

You're approaching a left turn into a minor road that you wish to join; there's a cyclist between you and the junction. What should you do?

Hang back until the cyclist has cleared the junction

Speed up to make the junction before the cyclist

Shout a warning to the cyclist

Hoot to tell the cyclist that you are coming

8 / 25

At a four exit roundabout, you want to go all the way round then back the way you've come. You should...?

Drive round between the left and right lanes

Stay in the right lane until you've passed the exit before the one you want

Stay in the left lane all the way round

Stay in the left lane then switch to right halfway round

9 / 25

You're approaching a major road from a minor road. At the junction, who has priority?

Whoever is travelling fastest

Traffic on the major road

You

Whoever reaches the junction first

10 / 25

At roadworks, a red stop sign with white lettering is...?

None of these

Advisory only

Only applicable if there is oncoming traffic

As compulsory as a red traffic light

11 / 25

An elderly pedestrian is taking a long time to get over crossing. You should...?

Edge forward to the crossing boundary

Pull round on the crossing when there is room

Wait patiently until they are across

Rev your engine to hurry them

12 / 25

Left and right turn arrows painted on the road tell you what?

That you have priority for the turn

Exactly where to make the turn

Which lane to choose for your turn

That the turn is opposite you

13 / 25

When travelling in good dry conditions at 55 miles an hour, the gap between you and the vehicle in front should be...?

55 m

35 m

65 m

45 m

14 / 25

In normal circumstances, which of these describes how you should use the brakes?

Use the maximum force possible

Pump the brakes on and off

Start lightly and increase pressure

Start forcefully and decrease pressure

15 / 25

At a Y junction, who has priority?

Vehicles going straight ahead

It may be any of these

Vehicles joining the main road

Vehicles leaving the main road

16 / 25

Two amber lights flashing warn traffic of what?

Swing bridge ahead

Fire station ahead

School crossing point ahead

Low-flying aircraft ahead

17 / 25

If you have to brake on a bend, you should anticipate the vehicle being thrown...?

Straight forward

To the inside of the curve

To the outside of the curve

Sideways

18 / 25

For normal overtaking, when there is a solid white line down the centre of the road you must not...?

Drive your car completely over it

Drive more than three quarters of your car width over it

Cross it at all

Drive more than half your car width over it

19 / 25

When approaching a left-hand bend, you should...?

Move to the right of your lane

Move to the left of your lane

Move halfway into the opposite lane if possible

Keep to the centre of your lane

20 / 25

Fluorescent white studs are used to mark what?

The right-hand side of the road

The left-hand side of the road

The edge of a slip road

Lane dividers or the centre of the road

21 / 25

When making an overtake, you should consider doing what?

Switching rapidly between gears

Changing to a lower gear

Changing to neutral

Changing to a higher gear

22 / 25

The lap part of a seatbelt should fit...?

Around the navel

At the top of the hips

As low on the hips as possible

Just under the ribs

23 / 25

You're planning to slow down 50 m ahead. To warn drivers behind, you can...?

Any of these

Flash your brake lights

Sound your horn

Turn on your hazard lights

24 / 25

The maximum speed permitted on a single carriageway road in the UK is what?

50 mph

40 mph

70 mph

60 mph

25 / 25

Skidding is usually caused by what?

Poor driving

Mechanical faults

Road conditions

Tyre failure

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The Essential Skills theory test for driving is a crucial component in ensuring road safety for all road users. This test is designed to assess a driver’s knowledge of the rules and regulations of driving, as well as their ability to apply them in real-life situations.