UK Car Theory: Rules of the Road Practice Test

Not quite. The answer is Apply your parking brake, leave your car in reverse, and steer towards the kerb.

When you park a manual car facing downhill, apply your parking brake, turn your wheels towards the kerb, and leave your car in reverse (or 'park' for an automatic). If your parking brake fails, your gears should stop your car from rolling. If they don’t, your car will roll into the kerb and stop instead of rolling the other way, into traffic.

Source: Rule 252, The Highway Code

Not quite. The answer is to warn others of danger.

You should only use your horn to warn others of danger. You should sound it only if you think someone may not have seen you, or you want to warn other road users of your presence; for example, at blind bends or junctions.

Not quite. The answer is further than necessary.

You should not reverse further than necessary because of the increased chance of a collision.

Not quite. The answer is visibility conditions are poor.

When your visibility is impaired (because of fog, for example) and you cannot see more than 100 meters (328 feet) ahead, you can use fog lights to make other motorists aware of your presence.

Not quite. The answer is get out of the car and check.

If necessary, get out of the car and check to ensure there are no objects that are in your blind spots or that are too small to see with your mirrors. Alternatively, get someone to guide you as you reverse.

Not quite. The answer is never stop, unless there is immediate danger to pedestrians, cyclists, or other motorists.

You should never obstruct a zebra crossing because that could endanger pedestrians. Once you're already on a zebra crossing, you are not allowed to stop unless there is immediate danger to pedestrians, cyclists, or other drivers.

Not quite. The answer is Not during the lane's hours of operation

You must not drive in a bus lane during its hours of operation unless your vehicle type is authorized. Some bus lanes will allow you to enter to load, unload, or stop. You should check the lane's signage before you proceed.

Source: Rule 141, The Highway Code

Not quite. The answer is Never

You are never permitted to cross a solid white line.

Not quite. The answer is When your vehicle is stationary and obstructing traffic

You may use your hazard warning lights to make your stationary vehicle more visible to other road users. Hazard lights should only be used when you have no choice but to stop or slow down in a dangerous location. Hazard lights should be used when your vehicle is a hazard, not as an excuse to create a hazard. Hazard lights will not make an illegal car park any less illegal.

Source: Rule 116, The Highway Code

Not quite. The answer is Only when the pedestrian has completely crossed the road

You must wait for the pedestrian to cross and leave the road before you proceed.

Source: Rule 195, The Highway Code

Not quite. The answer is Do any of the above.

To let an oncoming vehicle pass, you may pull into a passing place or stop opposite to a passing place on the other side of the road. Usually, the car travelling uphill has priority here.

Source: Rules 155 and 156, The Highway Code

Not quite. The answer is alerting drivers to your presence.

Except in emergencies, your vehicle's horn can only be used between 7.00 a.m. and 11.30 p.m., and only when your vehicle is in motion. It should be used only when other drivers need to be alerted to your presence.

Not quite. The answer is pull into a passing place on your left, or wait opposite a passing place on your right.

Single-track roads are only wide enough for one vehicle. They may have special passing places. If you see a vehicle coming towards you or the driver behind you wants to overtake, pull into a passing place on your left, or wait opposite a passing place on your right.

Not quite. The answer is Just before the solid white line across your side of the road

When you arrive at a red traffic light, you must stop behind the stop line. The stop line is the solid white line across your side of the road, near the traffic light or junction.

Source: Rule 175, The Highway Code

Not quite. The answer is Treat it as two crossings.

A zebra crossing with a central island should be treated as two separate crossings.

Source: Rules 20 and 195, The Highway Code

Not quite. The answer is stop and give way to oncoming traffic; they have right of way.

You should give way to oncoming traffic. They have right of way because the obstruction is on your side.

Not quite. The answer is sound your horn.

You must check your mirrors, signal, and check over your shoulder before you move off from the kerb. Always make sure that you perform a shoulder check as another vehicle may be hidden in your blind spot. You should only use your horn to warn other road users of your presence, and never while your vehicle is stationary.

Source: Rules 112 and 159, The Highway Code

Not quite. The answer is further than you actually need to.

Reversing further than you need to may endanger others.

Not quite. The answer is Carry on in your lane and find another way back to your route

Position yourself in good time. If you find you're in the wrong lane, don't try to change by cutting across other drivers at the last moment. Carry on in your lane and find another way back to your route.

Not quite. The answer is Get out of your vehicle and check if the road is clear.

You should get out of the car and check to make sure that there is nothing in your way that you could possibly hit.