03 - DVLA DRIVING TEST PRACTICE: FREE MOCK THEORY EXAM

Driving is a complex task that requires not only practical skills, but also theoretical knowledge. To ensure that drivers are competent and knowledgeable enough to operate a vehicle safely, most countries have implemented a driving theory test called The Essential Skills.

The Essential Skills - Test 03

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Cruise control can help you do what?

Save fuel

Avoid accidents

Reach your destination faster

Concentrate better

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Before you start a vehicle, you should make sure that the gear lever is in...?

First gear

Neutral

Reverse

Second gear

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The indicators on your car must flash what colour?

Any of these

Amber

Red

White

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If a motorcyclist has been involved in an incident and appears injured, you should remove their helmet...?

As long as they can sit up

Immediately

Only if absolutely necessary

Provided they are conscious

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If you're towing a separate caravan, nobody should be inside the caravan...?

At any time

During the hours of darkness

In urban areas

On motorways

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Driving without insurance can incur which of these penalties?

Eight penalty points

Vehicle confiscation and destruction

All of them

An unlimited fine

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You are driving at speed and you suffer a tyre blowout. What is the first thing you should do?

Steer to the side of the road

Do all these things simultaneously

Release the accelerator

Apply the brakes hard

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If you break down on the motorway and have to park on the hard shoulder, turn your wheels...?

To the centre

To the right

Any of these

To the left

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On a road which has an unbroken white line and dashed white lines next to each other down the centre, you may not...?

Make a U-turn

Overtake going in either direction

Park except for loading and unloading

Turn into driveways on the opposite side of the road

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Tyre pressures should be checked...?

At the end of a long journey

After driving a mile

When cold

After driving 5 miles

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When can you stop on a double red line ('red route')?

Never

For loading

Between 7 PM and 7 AM

To take on passengers

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When there is a hazard ahead for which there is not a specific warning sign, you will see...?

A red triangle with an upraised hand in it

A solid red circle

A red triangle with an exclamation mark in it

A blank red triangle

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When waiting to make a right turn, you should position yourself...?

With your right hand wheels on the lane dividing line

In the centre of your lane

As far to the right in your lane as is safe

Straddling the lane dividing line

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The MSM routine stands for...?

Manoeuvre-signal-manoeuvre

Manoeuvre-signal-mirror

Mirror-signal-manoeuvre

Mirror-signal-mirror

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If an oncoming driver's full beam headlights dazzle you at night, what should you do?

Sound your horn repeatedly

Turn on your full beams

Turn your lights off

Keep your headlights on dipped

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The best time to switch on your headlights for night driving is...?

At lighting up time

Just before lighting up time

Well after sunset

Just after lighting up time

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If you are towing a caravan or trailer, Unless road signs tell you otherwise, you mustn't exceed ______ on dual carriageways or motorways.

60 mph

55 mph

65 mph

50 mph

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If you're involved in traffic incident, under what circumstances is it permissible not to stop?

None

If damage is only superficial

If it wasn't your fault

If nobody is injured

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The best thing to do with your mobile phone before you set out is what?

Place it where you can see the screen

Turn it off

Switch it to vibrate only

Fix it in a dashboard holder

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For maximum protection, head restraints should be adjusted so that the rigid part is level with...?

The eyes

The top of the head

The back of the neck

The chin

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An ambulance may have to travel slowly even with flashing lights on for the comfort of its patient. If it is doing so...?

You must still pull out of its way

You may overtake it

You may drive ahead of it

You may follow close behind it

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Convex mirrors often found as wing mirrors make vehicles behind seem...?

Smaller

Slower

Faster

Larger

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On a very slippery surface, stopping distances can be increased by how much?

Three times

Ten times

Five times

Eight times

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At an unmarked junction, you should...?

Assume you have priority

Slow down but keep driving through

Any of these depending on traffic

Act as if there is a stop sign

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Anyone supervising a learner driver must have held a full licence for the vehicle being driven for at least...?

3 years

1 year

2 years

4 years

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DVLA Driving Test Practice

This test assesses a range of driving-related knowledge, such as road signs, traffic rules, and hazard perception. It is essential that drivers pass this test before they are granted a full driving licence. It is important to note that The Essential Skills theory test is designed to be challenging, as it aims to prepare drivers for real-life driving situations. As such, it is highly recommended that drivers take advantage of free practice tests that are available online. Bypassing The Essential Skills theory test, drivers can demonstrate their ability to operate a vehicle safely and responsibly, contributing to a safer road environment for all.

Practice while driving: For you to move from being a novice to achieving proficiency in driving, it is a requirement for you to link both practical driving and driving theory tests. Before any driving lesson, it is advisable for you to look through your DVLA driving test practice material. In case of any difficulty, the instructor is always there to help you fully grasp all concepts.

To gain your full driver’s license, you need to first pass the UK Driving Theory Test. This free DVLA Driving Test Practice is designed to test your knowledge of the Highway Code and driving in the UK. Questions are created using the Official DVSA Guide to Driving.

Many of the rules in The Highway Code are legal requirements, and if you disobey these rules you are committing a criminal offence.