The driver: HGV theory test questions

1. Open the window and carry on to your destination
2. Stop on the hard shoulder for a nap
3. Leave at the next exit or services and take a proper rest ✓
4. Turn the radio up loud and keep driving

Answer: Leave at the next exit or services and take a proper rest. If you feel sleepy you should stop in a safe place, such as a service area. Never stop on the hard shoulder or in an emergency area to rest.

The Highway Code: rule 91

1. 35 hours every year
2. 35 hours every 5 years ✓
3. 7 hours every 5 years
4. 20 hours every 3 years

Answer: 35 hours every 5 years. You must do 35 hours of periodic training every 5 years to keep your Driver CPC. You only need one set of training if you drive both lorries and buses.

GOV.UK: Driver CPC training

1. £100
2. £250
3. £1,000 ✓
4. £5,000

Answer: £1,000. You can be fined up to £1,000 for driving a lorry, bus or coach professionally without Driver CPC.

GOV.UK: Driver CPC training

1. Never, except to call 999 or 112 in a genuine emergency when it's unsafe to stop ✓
2. When you're in slow-moving traffic
3. When you're driving below 20 mph
4. When you're stopped at traffic lights

Answer: Never, except to call 999 or 112 in a genuine emergency when it's unsafe to stop. You must not use a hand-held phone while driving, even when queuing or stopped in traffic. The only exception is a genuine emergency call when it's unsafe or impractical to stop.

The Highway Code: rule 149

1. Alcohol always leaves your body within 6 hours
2. A strong coffee will make you safe to drive
3. The legal limit doesn't apply in the morning
4. You could still be over the legal limit ✓

Answer: You could still be over the legal limit. Alcohol can stay in your body for many hours, so you could still be over the limit the next morning. Only time removes alcohol from your system.

The Highway Code: rule 95

1. Drive a short distance to see how you feel
2. Ask a colleague who has taken it
3. Ask your doctor or pharmacist ✓
4. Take half the dose before driving

Answer: Ask your doctor or pharmacist. Check with your doctor or pharmacist and don't drive if you're told your driving may be impaired. Driving under the influence of medicines is an offence.

The Highway Code: rule 96

1. You must be able to read a number plate at night from 10 metres
2. You must be able to read a number plate in good daylight from 20 metres ✓
3. You must wear glasses whenever you drive
4. You need an eye test before every journey

Answer: You must be able to read a number plate in good daylight from 20 metres. All drivers must be able to read a number plate in good daylight from 20 metres, using glasses or contact lenses if needed. Lorry and bus drivers also have to meet higher eyesight standards.

The Highway Code: rule 92

1. Stay calm and don't react ✓
2. Brake sharply to warn them
3. Follow them to get their registration
4. Sound your horn and flash your lights

Answer: Stay calm and don't react. Don't get involved if someone behaves badly on the road. Staying calm keeps you focused and reduces the risk of a collision.

The Highway Code: rule 147

1. Adjust it quickly while driving slowly
2. Ask a passenger to hold it while you type
3. Adjust it while waiting at traffic lights
4. Stop in a safe place before adjusting it ✓

Answer: Stop in a safe place before adjusting it. In-vehicle systems can distract you. If you need to adjust them, find a safe place to stop first.

The Highway Code: rule 150

1. Eating a large meal just before you set off
2. Turning the heating up high
3. Keeping the cab well ventilated ✓
4. Planning regular breaks ✓

Answer: Keeping the cab well ventilated; Planning regular breaks. A well-ventilated cab and regular breaks help prevent drowsiness. Heavy meals and warm, stuffy cabs can make you sleepy.

The Highway Code: rules 91 and 237

1. 8 hours
2. 10 hours ✓
3. 12 hours
4. 13 hours

Answer: 10 hours. If you work at night, your working time must not go over 10 hours in any 24-hour period, unless a collective or workforce agreement allows it.

GOV.UK: Drivers' hours – working time rules

1. As a break
2. As other work ✓
3. As rest
4. It doesn't need to be recorded

Answer: As other work. Loading is work, so it must be recorded as other work. It can't count as a break or rest.

GOV.UK: Drivers' hours and tachographs – goods vehicles

1. Use the steps and handholds, facing the cab ✓
2. Jump down from the cab to save time
3. Climb down facing away from the cab
4. Use the door as a handhold while it swings

Answer: Use the steps and handholds, facing the cab. Facing the cab and using the steps and handholds keeps three points of contact. Jumping down is a common cause of injury.

Vehicle handbook and operator guidance

1. 22:00 to 06:00
2. 01:00 to 05:00
3. 00:00 to 04:00 ✓
4. 23:00 to 07:00

Answer: 00:00 to 04:00. For goods vehicle drivers, night time is 00:00 to 04:00. If you work during that time, the night work limit applies.

GOV.UK: Drivers' hours – working time rules

1. Drive it, but only on local roads
2. Drive it if a category C driver sits beside you
3. Refuse, because your licence doesn't cover it ✓
4. Drive it if it's empty

Answer: Refuse, because your licence doesn't cover it. Category C1 covers vehicles between 3,500 kg and 7,500 kg. You need category C to drive an 18-tonne rigid lorry.

GOV.UK: Driving licence categories