Highway Code Test

1. Those travelling at the highest speed
2. Those driving the largest vehicles
3. Those who have held a licence the longest
4. Those most likely to be injured in a collision ✓

Answer: Those most likely to be injured in a collision. The hierarchy puts those most at risk in a collision at the top: pedestrians, cyclists, horse riders and motorcyclists. This is explained with Highway Code rule H1.

Highway Code rule H1

1. Pedestrians, because they can move unpredictably
2. Those in charge of vehicles that can cause the greatest harm ✓
3. Whoever arrives at the junction first
4. Cyclists, because they are harder to see

Answer: Those in charge of vehicles that can cause the greatest harm. Highway Code rule H1 says those in charge of vehicles that can cause the greatest harm bear the greatest responsibility. This applies most strongly to drivers of lorries, buses, vans, cars and motorcycles.

Highway Code rule H1

1. Cyclists, horse riders and drivers of horse-drawn vehicles ✓
2. Only lorry and bus drivers
3. Only learner drivers and their supervisors
4. Only people using mobility scooters

Answer: Cyclists, horse riders and drivers of horse-drawn vehicles. Highway Code rule H1 says cyclists, horse riders and drivers of horse-drawn vehicles likewise have a responsibility to reduce danger to pedestrians.

Highway Code rule H1

1. Yes, drivers are now always to blame in a collision
2. Yes, but only on roads in built-up areas
3. No, all road users must still have regard for their own and others' safety ✓
4. No, but only pedestrians keep any responsibility

Answer: No, all road users must still have regard for their own and others' safety. Highway Code rule H1 says the hierarchy does not take away the responsibility of all road users, including pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders, to look out for their own and others' safety.

Highway Code rule H1

1. Carry on, as they haven't stepped into the road yet
2. Sound your horn to warn them you're turning
3. Turn quickly before they have time to step out
4. Give way and let them cross before you turn ✓

Answer: Give way and let them cross before you turn. Highway Code rule H2 says you should give way to pedestrians crossing or waiting to cross a road into which or from which you are turning. Wait for them to cross, then turn.

Highway Code rule H2

1. Pedestrians and cyclists who are on the crossing ✓
2. Pedestrians only, as cyclists must wait
3. Cyclists only, as they are moving faster
4. Nobody, unless the lights show red

Answer: Pedestrians and cyclists who are on the crossing. A parallel crossing has a cycle route next to the zebra stripes. Highway Code rule H2 says you MUST give way to pedestrians and cyclists on a parallel crossing.

Highway Code rule H2

1. Pedestrians, and cyclists when the road is busy
2. Pedestrians, and anyone riding an e-scooter
3. Only pedestrians, including wheelchair and mobility scooter users ✓
4. Anyone travelling at less than 10 mph

Answer: Only pedestrians, including wheelchair and mobility scooter users. Highway Code rule H2 says only pedestrians may use the pavement, and that pedestrians include wheelchair and mobility scooter users.

Highway Code rule H2

1. Faster cyclists coming from behind
2. Pedestrians using the track ✓
3. Nobody, as cyclists have priority on cycle tracks
4. Only other cyclists coming the other way

Answer: Pedestrians using the track. Highway Code rule H2 says cyclists should give way to pedestrians on shared-use cycle tracks, and to horse riders on bridleways.

Highway Code rule H2

1. Wait behind and let the cyclist pass the junction before you turn ✓
2. Overtake the cyclist and turn in front of them
3. Signal left and expect the cyclist to stop for you
4. Turn slowly so the cyclist can steer around you

Answer: Wait behind and let the cyclist pass the junction before you turn. Highway Code rule H3 says you should not cut across cyclists going ahead when turning, whether they are in a cycle lane, on a cycle track or on the road. Give way and turn once they have passed.

Highway Code rule H3

1. Change gear
2. Look over their shoulder
3. Stop or swerve ✓
4. Move into the cycle lane

Answer: Stop or swerve. Highway Code rule H3 says do not turn at a junction if doing so would make a cyclist, horse rider or horse-drawn vehicle going straight ahead stop or swerve. Wait for a safe gap instead.

Highway Code rule H3

1. 0.5 metres
2. 1.5 metres ✓
3. 1 metre
4. 75 centimetres

Answer: 1.5 metres. Highway Code rule 163 advises leaving at least 1.5 metres when overtaking cyclists at speeds of up to 30 mph, and giving them more space at higher speeds.

Highway Code rule 163

1. At under 20 mph, leaving at least 1 metre
2. At under 30 mph, leaving at least 1.5 metres
3. At any speed, after sounding your horn
4. At under 10 mph, leaving at least 2 metres ✓

Answer: At under 10 mph, leaving at least 2 metres. Highway Code rule 163 says pass horse riders and horse-drawn vehicles at speeds under 10 mph and allow at least 2 metres of space. Never sound your horn, as it can scare the horse.

Highway Code rule 163

1. Leave at least 2 metres and keep to a low speed ✓
2. Leave at least 1 metre at your normal speed
3. Leave at least 0.5 metres and flash your headlights
4. Leave at least 1.5 metres and sound your horn

Answer: Leave at least 2 metres and keep to a low speed. Highway Code rule 163 says allow at least 2 metres of space and keep to a low speed when passing a pedestrian walking in the road. If you cannot give this space, wait behind.

Highway Code rule 163

1. Open it with your right hand, as it is closest to the handle
2. Open it quickly so it spends less time sticking out
3. Open it a little and wait to see if anyone sounds a horn
4. Open it with your left hand, so you turn to look over your shoulder ✓

Answer: Open it with your left hand, so you turn to look over your shoulder. Highway Code rule 239 suggests opening the door with the hand on the opposite side (often called the Dutch reach). It makes you turn your head, so you're more likely to see cyclists and motorcyclists passing.

Highway Code rule 239

1. Because cyclists must always ride in the centre
2. To show that they are about to stop
3. To be clearly seen and to stop unsafe overtaking ✓
4. Because they want you to overtake quickly

Answer: To be clearly seen and to stop unsafe overtaking. Highway Code rule 213 says cyclists may ride in the centre of the lane on narrow sections of road, quiet roads, junctions and in slower traffic, so they can see and be seen. Allow them to do so.

Highway Code rule 213

1. Riding two abreast is illegal, so sound your horn
2. It can be safer for them to ride two abreast, so be patient ✓
3. You should overtake straight away to clear them
4. They must move into single file as soon as you arrive

Answer: It can be safer for them to ride two abreast, so be patient. Highway Code rule 213 says it can be safer for groups of cyclists to ride two abreast on quiet roads and in slower traffic. Wait and overtake only when you can do so safely.

Highway Code rule 213

1. Assume they're leaving at the next exit
2. Give them priority and don't cut across them ✓
3. Overtake them within their lane
4. Sound your horn so they know you're there

Answer: Give them priority and don't cut across them. Highway Code rule 186 says you should give priority to cyclists on the roundabout. A cyclist signalling right in the left-hand lane is continuing around, so don't cut across them.

Highway Code rule 186

1. Sound your horn and drive across
2. Drive across slowly, as they will step aside
3. Give way to them before you cross the pavement ✓
4. Flash your headlights to ask them to wait

Answer: Give way to them before you cross the pavement. Highway Code rule 206 says that when you need to cross a pavement, cycle lane or cycle track to reach a driveway, you should give way to pedestrians on the pavement and to cyclists.

Highway Code rule 206

1. The left-hand side, with traffic coming from behind
2. The middle of the road, where you're easy to see
3. Whichever side has the widest verge
4. The right-hand side, facing oncoming traffic ✓

Answer: The right-hand side, facing oncoming traffic. Highway Code rule 2 says that if there is no pavement, keep to the right-hand side of the road so you can see oncoming traffic.

Highway Code rule 2

1. Cross well before the bend, then cross back after it ✓
2. Speed up and walk round the bend quickly
3. Stay on the right and walk close to the bend
4. Walk in the centre of the lane so drivers see you

Answer: Cross well before the bend, then cross back after it. Highway Code rule 2 says it may be safer to cross well before a sharp right-hand bend so oncoming traffic has a better chance of seeing you, then cross back after the bend.

Highway Code rule 2

1. Up to three times as far ✓
2. Up to twice as far
3. Up to five times as far
4. Up to ten times as far

Answer: Up to three times as far. Highway Code rule 3 says reflective materials such as armbands, sashes and jackets can be seen by drivers using headlights up to three times as far away as non-reflective materials.

Highway Code rule 3

1. A red light at the front and a white light at the back
2. A white light at the front and a red light at the back ✓
3. An amber light at both the front and the back
4. A flashing blue light at the front only

Answer: A white light at the front and a red light at the back. Highway Code rule 5 says at night the look-out in front should show a white light and the one at the back a red light, matching what drivers expect to see on vehicles.

Highway Code rule 5

1. When walking to a service area
2. At night, when traffic is light
3. Only in an emergency ✓
4. On the hard shoulder at any time

Answer: Only in an emergency. Highway Code rule 6 says pedestrians MUST NOT be on motorways or slip roads except in an emergency.

Highway Code rule 6

1. Look right, then left, then right again
2. Wait for a gap in the traffic
3. Step out so drivers know you want to cross
4. Find a safe place to cross ✓

Answer: Find a safe place to cross. Highway Code rule 7 starts the Green Cross Code with finding a safe place to cross, using a crossing if there is one nearby.

Highway Code rule 7

1. Run across so you spend less time in the road
2. Go straight across without running, still looking and listening ✓
3. Cross diagonally to reach the other side sooner
4. Walk across looking only at the far kerb

Answer: Go straight across without running, still looking and listening. Highway Code rule 7 says go straight across the road and do not run. Keep looking and listening in case there is traffic you didn't see, and do not cross diagonally.

Highway Code rule 7

1. The driver, because they are on the main road
2. Whoever signalled their intention first
3. The driver, if their indicator is already on
4. You do, so the driver should give way ✓

Answer: You do, so the driver should give way. Highway Code rule 8 says that if you have started crossing and traffic wants to turn into the road, you have priority and drivers should give way (see also rule H2).

Highway Code rule 8

1. Cyclists who need extra grip
2. Drivers looking for somewhere to park
3. Blind or partially sighted people ✓
4. Children learning the Green Cross Code

Answer: Blind or partially sighted people. Highway Code rule 10 explains that tactile paving gives warning and guidance to blind or partially sighted people. Raised studs are used at crossing points with a dropped kerb.

Highway Code rule 10

1. The pedestrian side ✓
2. The cyclist side
3. A section for horse riders
4. The approach to a level crossing

Answer: The pedestrian side. Highway Code rule 13 says the pedestrian side has bars running across the direction of travel (a ladder pattern). On the cyclist side, the bars run in the direction of travel (a tramline pattern).

Highway Code rule 13

1. On the pavement, behind the parked cars
2. In the middle of the road, where you can see both ways
3. In front of a van that has its engine running
4. At the outside edge of the parked cars, as if it were the kerb ✓

Answer: At the outside edge of the parked cars, as if it were the kerb. Highway Code rule 14 says use the outside edges of the parked vehicles as if they were the kerb, stop there and make sure you can see and be seen. Never cross in front of or behind a vehicle with its engine running.

Highway Code rule 14

1. Never cross behind it ✓
2. Cross behind it quickly while there's room
3. Wave to the driver, then cross behind it
4. Cross behind it as long as you can hear the warning

Answer: Never cross behind it. Highway Code rule 15 says never cross behind a vehicle that is reversing, showing white reversing lights or sounding a warning. The driver may not be able to see you.

Highway Code rule 15

1. Between parked cars, where you are sheltered
2. Near a street light, so traffic can see you ✓
3. On a bend, where traffic is moving slowly
4. Just past the brow of a hill

Answer: Near a street light, so traffic can see you. Highway Code rule 17 says that at night, if there is no crossing nearby, cross near a street light so that traffic can see you more easily.

Highway Code rule 17

1. As soon as you are standing near the crossing
2. Only when you raise your hand to drivers
3. Once you have moved onto the crossing ✓
4. Only during school arrival and leaving times

Answer: Once you have moved onto the crossing. Highway Code rule 19 reminds pedestrians that traffic does not have to stop until someone has moved onto the crossing. Drivers should give way to people waiting, but you must still give them time to stop.

Highway Code rule 19

1. As one crossing, so keep walking
2. As two separate crossings ✓
3. As a crossing for cyclists only
4. As a place to wait only in heavy traffic

Answer: As two separate crossings. Highway Code rule 20 says a zebra crossing with a central island is two separate crossings. Wait on the island and check again before crossing the second half.

Highway Code rule 20

1. Cross quickly before the red figure shows
2. Press the button again and then cross
3. Cross if the traffic is still stopped
4. Do not start to cross ✓

Answer: Do not start to cross. Highway Code rule 22 says that when the green figure begins to flash you should not start to cross. If you have already started, you should have time to finish crossing safely.

Highway Code rule 22

1. The figures are above the control box on your side and there's no flashing green ✓
2. It lets cyclists and horse riders cross at the same time
3. It has no push button, so you wait for a gap
4. It has flashing amber beacons instead of lights

Answer: The figures are above the control box on your side and there's no flashing green. Highway Code rule 23 says puffin crossings have the red and green figures above the control box on your side of the road, and there is no flashing green figure phase.

Highway Code rule 23

1. Pedestrians only
2. Horse riders and pedestrians only
3. Pedestrians and cyclists, crossing at the same time ✓
4. Cyclists only, as pedestrians use pelicans

Answer: Pedestrians and cyclists, crossing at the same time. Highway Code rule 25 says toucan crossings let cyclists and pedestrians share the crossing space and cross at the same time. Cyclists are allowed to ride across.

Highway Code rule 25

1. A red light at the front and a white light at the rear
2. An amber light at the front and a red light at the rear
3. A white light at the front and a red light at the rear ✓
4. A single flashing white light at the rear

Answer: A white light at the front and a red light at the rear. Highway Code rule 60 says at night your cycle MUST have white front and red rear lights lit.

Highway Code rule 60

1. A white rear reflector
2. A blue front reflector
3. A green reflector on each wheel
4. A red rear reflector ✓

Answer: A red rear reflector. Highway Code rule 60 says a cycle used at night MUST have a red rear reflector, and amber pedal reflectors if made after 1 October 1985.

Highway Code rule 60

1. You should wear one that meets current regulations, fits and is fastened ✓
2. You MUST wear one by law whenever you ride on a road
3. You only need one when riding at night or in poor light
4. Only riders under 16 need to wear one, by law

Answer: You should wear one that meets current regulations, fits and is fastened. Highway Code rule 59 advises wearing a cycle helmet that conforms to current regulations, is the correct size and is securely fastened. It is advice, not a legal requirement.

Highway Code rule 59

1. Yes, you must always use it if one is provided
2. No, you can use your judgement about whether to use it ✓
3. Yes, but only during its hours of operation
4. Only if the lane is marked by a solid white line

Answer: No, you can use your judgement about whether to use it. Highway Code rule 61 says cyclists may use their judgement and are not obliged to use cycle lanes and tracks. Use them where they make your journey safer and easier.

Highway Code rule 61

1. Yes, if the road is busy or feels unsafe
2. Yes, if you ride slowly and ring your bell
3. Yes, as long as there are no pedestrians
4. No, you MUST NOT cycle on a pavement ✓

Answer: No, you MUST NOT cycle on a pavement. Highway Code rule 64 says you MUST NOT cycle on a pavement. Rule H2 also reminds us that only pedestrians may use the pavement.

Highway Code rule 64

1. A door's width or 1 metre ✓
2. At least 0.5 metres
3. At least 2 metres
4. About 30 centimetres

Answer: A door's width or 1 metre. Highway Code rule 67 says leave enough room, a door's width or 1 metre, to avoid being hit if a car door is opened, and watch for pedestrians stepping out.

Highway Code rule 67

1. Whenever there's a gap between it and the kerb
2. When the vehicle is signalling to turn left
3. Only when it's stationary or slow moving, and with caution ✓
4. Only when it is approaching a junction

Answer: Only when it's stationary or slow moving, and with caution. Highway Code rule 67 says only pass to the left of large vehicles when they are stationary or slow moving, and take care, as the driver may not see you. Be especially careful near junctions.

Highway Code rule 67

1. Riding in the centre of the lane
2. Holding onto a moving vehicle or trailer ✓
3. Riding two abreast on a quiet road
4. Choosing not to use a cycle track

Answer: Holding onto a moving vehicle or trailer. Highway Code rule 68 says you MUST NOT hold onto a moving vehicle or trailer. The other actions are allowed and are described in rules 61, 66 and 72.

Highway Code rule 68

1. If the passenger is under 12 years old
2. If you stay below 10 mph
3. Only if the cycle is built or adapted to carry one ✓
4. Only on cycle tracks, not on roads

Answer: Only if the cycle is built or adapted to carry one. Highway Code rule 68 says you MUST NOT carry a passenger unless your cycle has been built or adapted to carry one.

Highway Code rule 68

1. Beyond the final stop line, if the junction is clear
2. Only behind the first stop line, with other traffic
3. On the pedestrian crossing beyond the lines
4. Past the first stop line, but not over the final stop line ✓

Answer: Past the first stop line, but not over the final stop line. Highway Code rule 71 says when the lights are red you may cross the first stop line into the cyclists' area, but you MUST NOT cross the final stop line.

Highway Code rule 71

1. 0.5 metres ✓
2. 10 centimetres
3. 1.5 metres
4. 2 metres

Answer: 0.5 metres. Highway Code rule 72 says on busy roads with faster vehicles, let them overtake where safe while keeping at least 0.5 metres, and further where safer, from the kerb edge.

Highway Code rule 72

1. On a busy dual carriageway with fast traffic
2. On the approach to a junction where overtaking would be unsafe ✓
3. Whenever any car is following behind
4. When passing a bus waiting at a bus stop

Answer: On the approach to a junction where overtaking would be unsafe. Highway Code rule 72 advises riding in the centre of your lane at the approach to junctions or road narrowings where it would be unsafe for drivers to overtake, as well as on quiet roads and in slow traffic.

Highway Code rule 72

1. Go straight ahead on green to the marked waiting area, then stop ✓
2. Move to the centre of the road and wait for a gap
3. Turn right while the lights for traffic are red
4. Get off and walk across the first stop line

Answer: Go straight ahead on green to the marked waiting area, then stop. Highway Code rule 75 says on green, cyclists go straight ahead to the area marked with a cycle symbol and turn arrow and wait. They finish the turn when the lights facing them turn green.

Highway Code rule 75

1. The car, because it is the larger vehicle
2. You do, as you're going straight ahead ✓
3. Whoever reached the junction first
4. The car, if it is signalling to turn

Answer: You do, as you're going straight ahead. Highway Code rule 76 says if you are going straight ahead at a junction you have priority over traffic waiting to turn into or out of the side road. Still watch for drivers who may turn across you.

Highway Code rule 76

1. Ride along the pavement to the side road
2. Turn right from the left edge of the lane
3. Wait on the left for a safe gap, or get off and push across ✓
4. Signal left to slow the traffic behind you

Answer: Wait on the left for a safe gap, or get off and push across. Highway Code rule 74 says it may be safer to wait on the left until there is a safe gap, or to dismount and push your cycle across the road.

Highway Code rule 74

1. Signal left
2. No signal at all
3. Raise your arm straight up
4. Signal right ✓

Answer: Signal right. Highway Code rule 79 says if you keep to the left-hand lane, signal right to show you are not leaving the roundabout, and take extra care crossing exits.

Highway Code rule 79

1. Ride alongside it on the inside to get past
2. Give it plenty of room and stay out of the space it needs ✓
3. Overtake it quickly on the right-hand side
4. Stay close behind it so the driver can see you

Answer: Give it plenty of room and stay out of the space it needs. Highway Code rule 80 says give long vehicles plenty of room on roundabouts, as they need more space to manoeuvre. It may be safer to wait until they have cleared the roundabout.

Highway Code rule 80

1. Ride across slowly, giving way to walkers
2. Ride across if no pedestrians are using it
3. Get off and wheel your cycle across ✓
4. Ride across once traffic has stopped

Answer: Get off and wheel your cycle across. Highway Code rule 81 says do not ride across a pelican, puffin or zebra crossing; dismount and wheel your cycle across. You can ride across a toucan crossing.

Highway Code rule 81

1. Sound your horn to warn others
2. Switch on your hazard warning lights
3. Rev the engine so others can hear you
4. Look round for a final check ✓

Answer: Look round for a final check. Highway Code rule 159 says use all mirrors, check the blind spots, signal if necessary and look round for a final check. Move off only when it is safe.

Highway Code rule 159

1. Only overtaking or turning right ✓
2. Normal driving at a higher speed
3. Slow vehicles such as tractors
4. Parking and loading only

Answer: Only overtaking or turning right. Highway Code rule 135 says use the middle lane only for overtaking or turning right. Drivers coming the other way have just as much right to use it.

Highway Code rule 135

1. Move towards the centre line
2. Keep well to the left ✓
3. Straddle the centre line for a better view
4. Keep to the right-hand side of your lane

Answer: Keep well to the left. Highway Code rule 160 says keep well to the left on right-hand bends. It improves your view and reduces the risk of colliding with oncoming traffic.

Highway Code rule 160

1. When it's travelling below the speed limit
2. Whenever the left side of the road is clear
3. When it's signalling to turn right and there's room to pass ✓
4. When its driver waves you past

Answer: When it's signalling to turn right and there's room to pass. Highway Code rule 163 says only overtake on the left if the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right and there is room, or when queuing traffic on your right is moving more slowly.

Highway Code rule 163

1. Overtaking is only banned on the far side of the crossing
2. You must not overtake any vehicle on a road with a crossing
3. It's only illegal if you sound your horn as you pass
4. It is the vehicle nearest the crossing, and people may be crossing in front ✓

Answer: It is the vehicle nearest the crossing, and people may be crossing in front. Highway Code rule 191, backed up by rule 165, says you MUST NOT overtake the vehicle nearest the crossing, especially when it has stopped for pedestrians. They may be hidden from your view.

Highway Code rule 191

1. To pass a stationary vehicle, or a cycle, horse or works vehicle doing 10 mph or less ✓
2. To overtake any vehicle that is travelling below the speed limit for the road
3. Whenever you can see that the road ahead is clear of oncoming traffic
4. Only between sunset and sunrise, when traffic is usually light

Answer: To pass a stationary vehicle, or a cycle, horse or works vehicle doing 10 mph or less. Highway Code rule 129 says you MUST NOT cross a solid line nearest you, except to enter premises or a side road, pass a stationary vehicle, or overtake a cycle, horse or road maintenance vehicle doing 10 mph or less.

Highway Code rule 129

1. On a long, straight dual carriageway
2. After the end of a no-overtaking restriction
3. Approaching the brow of a hill ✓
4. On a straight road with a clear view

Answer: Approaching the brow of a hill. Highway Code rule 166 says do not overtake where you cannot see far enough ahead, for example approaching a bend, a hump bridge or the brow of a hill.

Highway Code rule 166

1. Speed up so they can't cut in front of you
2. Keep a steady course and speed, slowing down if necessary ✓
3. Move towards the centre of the road to block them
4. Brake firmly to show them it's unsafe

Answer: Keep a steady course and speed, slowing down if necessary. Highway Code rule 168 says maintain a steady course and speed, slowing if necessary to let them pass. Never obstruct them, and drop back to keep a two-second gap if they pull in ahead.

Highway Code rule 168

1. When you're turning right and only oncoming traffic is stopping you ✓
2. When the traffic lights for your lane are green
3. When your exit road is blocked but traffic is moving
4. Whenever the box is less than half full

Answer: When you're turning right and only oncoming traffic is stopping you. Highway Code rule 174 says you MUST NOT enter the box until your exit is clear, except when turning right and only stopped by oncoming traffic or other vehicles waiting to turn right.

Highway Code rule 174

1. Slow down and only stop if traffic is coming
2. Treat it as a give way and keep rolling
3. Stop beyond the line where you can see better
4. Stop behind the line before moving off ✓

Answer: Stop behind the line before moving off. Highway Code rule 171 says you MUST stop behind the line at a junction with a Stop sign and a solid white line, then wait for a safe gap before moving off.

Highway Code rule 171

1. Wait until you can cross both carriageways in one go ✓
2. Wait in the central gap with your rear sticking out
3. Cross the first half and wait on the far carriageway
4. Wait in the gap with your hazard lights on

Answer: Wait until you can cross both carriageways in one go. Highway Code rule 173 says if the central reservation is too shallow for your vehicle's length, wait until you can cross both carriageways in one go, so you don't obstruct traffic.

Highway Code rule 173

1. Close to the left-hand kerb
2. On the right-hand side of the road
3. Straddling the centre line
4. Just left of the middle of the road ✓

Answer: Just left of the middle of the road. Highway Code rule 179 says take up a position just left of the middle of the road, or in the space marked for traffic turning right, leaving room for others to pass on the left if possible.

Highway Code rule 179

1. Left side to left side, turning in front of each other
2. The driver who arrived first turns while the other waits
3. Right side to right side, turning behind each other ✓
4. Both drivers wait in the middle until the road clears

Answer: Right side to right side, turning behind each other. Highway Code rule 181 says turning right side to right side, keeping the other vehicle on your right, is generally safer because you have a clear view of approaching traffic.

Highway Code rule 181

1. Traffic approaching from your left
2. Traffic approaching from your right ✓
3. Traffic coming up behind you
4. Any vehicle larger than yours

Answer: Traffic approaching from your right. Highway Code rule 185 says give priority to traffic approaching from your right, unless signs, road markings or traffic lights direct otherwise.

Highway Code rule 185

1. Signal left, approach in the left lane and keep left all the way round
2. Give no signal on approach, then signal right as you leave
3. Signal right, approach in the right lane, then signal left after the exit before yours ✓
4. Signal right on approach and keep signalling right as you leave

Answer: Signal right, approach in the right lane, then signal left after the exit before yours. Highway Code rule 186 says signal right and approach in the right-hand lane, keep to the right on the roundabout, then signal left after passing the exit before the one you want.

Highway Code rule 186

1. Drive straight over the central markings to save time
2. Pass round the central markings, unless physically unable to ✓
3. Stop before entering, even if the road is clear
4. Give way to traffic approaching from the left

Answer: Pass round the central markings, unless physically unable to. Highway Code rule 188 says all vehicles MUST pass round the central markings except large vehicles that physically cannot. Approach them the same way as normal roundabouts.

Highway Code rule 188

1. Yes, it shows them clearly that it's safe
2. Yes, as long as you also flash your headlights
3. Only if they look unsure about crossing
4. No, another vehicle may be approaching and not stop ✓

Answer: No, another vehicle may be approaching and not stop. Highway Code rule 195 says do not wave, flash your lights or use your horn to invite pedestrians across. It could be dangerous if another vehicle is approaching.

Highway Code rule 195

1. Don't do it; on a driveway, reverse in and drive out if you can ✓
2. It's fine, as long as you use your mirrors
3. It's allowed if you switch on your hazard lights
4. It's fine at night when the roads are quiet

Answer: Don't do it; on a driveway, reverse in and drive out if you can. Highway Code rule 201 says do not reverse from a side road into a main road. When using a driveway, reverse in and drive out if you can.

Highway Code rule 201

1. 50 mph
2. 70 mph
3. 40 mph
4. 60 mph ✓

Answer: 60 mph. Highway Code rule 124 gives a limit of 60 mph (96 km/h) for cars and motorcycles on single carriageways, unless signs show a lower limit.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 60 mph
2. 70 mph ✓
3. 50 mph
4. 80 mph

Answer: 70 mph. Highway Code rule 124 sets 70 mph (112 km/h) for cars and motorcycles on dual carriageways and motorways.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 60 mph ✓
2. 50 mph
3. 70 mph
4. 55 mph

Answer: 60 mph. Highway Code rule 124 says cars towing caravans or trailers are limited to 60 mph (96 km/h) on dual carriageways and motorways.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 40 mph
2. 60 mph
3. 50 mph ✓
4. 45 mph

Answer: 50 mph. Highway Code rule 124 says cars towing caravans or trailers are limited to 50 mph (80 km/h) on single carriageways.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 20 mph
2. 40 mph
3. 30 mph ✓
4. 60 mph

Answer: 30 mph. Highway Code rule 124 says a 30 mph limit generally applies to roads with street lights in England and Scotland (not motorways), unless signs show otherwise.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 20 mph ✓
2. 30 mph
3. 25 mph
4. 40 mph

Answer: 20 mph. Highway Code rule 124 says roads with street lights in Wales generally have a 20 mph limit, unless signs show otherwise. Some built-up roads in Wales are signed at 30 mph.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 40 mph
2. 60 mph
3. 45 mph
4. 50 mph ✓

Answer: 50 mph. Highway Code rule 124 gives 50 mph (80 km/h) on single carriageways for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes in England and Wales.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 50 mph
2. 40 mph ✓
3. 30 mph
4. 60 mph

Answer: 40 mph. Highway Code rule 124 sets a lower limit in Scotland: 40 mph (64 km/h) on single carriageways for goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 60 mph ✓
2. 70 mph
3. 50 mph
4. 56 mph

Answer: 60 mph. Highway Code rule 124 allows buses and coaches up to 12 metres long 70 mph on motorways, but 60 mph if they are longer than 12 metres.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 70 mph
2. 50 mph
3. 55 mph
4. 60 mph ✓

Answer: 60 mph. Highway Code rule 124 sets 60 mph on dual carriageways for motorhomes over 3.05 tonnes maximum unladen weight. Lighter motorhomes have the same limits as cars.

Highway Code rule 124

1. 70 mph
2. 60 mph ✓
3. 50 mph
4. 56 mph

Answer: 60 mph. Highway Code rule 124 allows goods vehicles up to 7.5 tonnes 70 mph on motorways, but 60 mph if they are articulated or towing a trailer.

Highway Code rule 124

1. It's the speed you should aim to keep to
2. It's only a guide, so you can exceed it when the road is clear
3. It's the absolute maximum, not a speed you should always drive at ✓
4. It only applies in bad weather or at night

Answer: It's the absolute maximum, not a speed you should always drive at. Highway Code rule 125 says the speed limit is the absolute maximum and does not mean it is safe to drive at that speed. Rule 146 adds: do not treat speed limits as a target.

Highway Code rule 125

1. 1 in 2
2. 1 in 20 ✓
3. 1 in 5
4. 1 in 100

Answer: 1 in 20. Highway Code rule 207 says at 20 mph there is only a 1 in 20 chance of the pedestrian being killed, while at 40 mph a vehicle will probably kill any pedestrian it hits.

Highway Code rule 207

1. When driving at night ✓
2. When driving on a dual carriageway
3. When the road is dry and straight
4. When there's no traffic behind you

Answer: When driving at night. Highway Code rule 125 says always reduce your speed when the road layout presents hazards, when sharing the road with vulnerable users, when the weather makes it safer and when driving at night.

Highway Code rule 125

1. It's an advisory speed you can ignore if the road is clear
2. It only applies to lorries and buses
3. It's the minimum speed for that lane
4. It's a maximum speed limit that you MUST NOT exceed ✓

Answer: It's a maximum speed limit that you MUST NOT exceed. Highway Code rule 261 says you MUST NOT exceed a speed limit displayed within a red circle on a sign. These limits are enforced by the police.

Highway Code rule 261

1. 80 mph on a quiet stretch of motorway
2. 40 mph on every dual carriageway
3. 50 mph on a single carriageway with known hazards ✓
4. 60 mph on roads with street lights

Answer: 50 mph on a single carriageway with known hazards. Highway Code rule 124 lists locally set limits such as 20 mph in some built-up areas in England and Scotland, and 50 mph on single carriageways with known hazards.

Highway Code rule 124

1. Keep to a reduced speed along the whole stretch ✓
2. Slow down for each hump, then speed up in between
3. Overtake slower vehicles between the humps
4. Keep to the speed limit, as humps don't affect it

Answer: Keep to a reduced speed along the whole stretch. Highway Code rule 153 says reduce your speed for traffic-calming features and maintain a reduced speed along the whole stretch. You should not overtake moving road users in these areas.

Highway Code rule 153

1. Your speedometer often reads wrong after a motorway
2. 50 mph may feel like 30 mph after driving at motorway speeds ✓
3. The speed limit always drops to 20 mph on slip roads
4. Speed cameras on slip roads use a lower limit

Answer: 50 mph may feel like 30 mph after driving at motorway speeds. Highway Code rule 274 says when leaving a motorway your speed may be higher than you realise, and 50 mph may feel like 30 mph. Check your speedometer and slow down for any sharp bends.

Highway Code rule 274

1. 9 metres
2. 15 metres
3. 12 metres ✓
4. 18 metres

Answer: 12 metres. The typical stopping distances diagram in Highway Code rule 126 gives 12 metres at 20 mph, or about three car lengths. This is thinking distance plus braking distance in good, dry conditions.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 18 metres
2. 30 metres
3. 36 metres
4. 23 metres ✓

Answer: 23 metres. The typical stopping distances diagram in Highway Code rule 126 gives 23 metres at 30 mph, or about six car lengths. This is thinking distance plus braking distance in good, dry conditions.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 36 metres ✓
2. 28 metres
3. 40 metres
4. 53 metres

Answer: 36 metres. The typical stopping distances diagram in Highway Code rule 126 gives 36 metres at 40 mph, or about nine car lengths. This is thinking distance plus braking distance in good, dry conditions.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 38 metres
2. 53 metres ✓
3. 45 metres
4. 73 metres

Answer: 53 metres. The typical stopping distances diagram in Highway Code rule 126 gives 53 metres at 50 mph, or about thirteen car lengths. This is thinking distance plus braking distance in good, dry conditions.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 55 metres
2. 60 metres
3. 73 metres ✓
4. 96 metres

Answer: 73 metres. The typical stopping distances diagram in Highway Code rule 126 gives 73 metres at 60 mph, or about eighteen car lengths. This is thinking distance plus braking distance in good, dry conditions.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 75 metres
2. 70 metres
3. 120 metres
4. 96 metres ✓

Answer: 96 metres. The typical stopping distances diagram in Highway Code rule 126 gives 96 metres at 70 mph, or about twenty-four car lengths. This is thinking distance plus braking distance in good, dry conditions.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 9 metres ✓
2. 6 metres
3. 14 metres
4. 12 metres

Answer: 9 metres. In the diagram in Highway Code rule 126, the 23 metre stopping distance at 30 mph is made of 9 metres thinking distance and 14 metres braking distance.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 55 metres
2. 96 metres
3. 75 metres ✓
4. 21 metres

Answer: 75 metres. Highway Code rule 126 shows 21 metres thinking distance plus 75 metres braking distance at 70 mph, giving 96 metres overall.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 18 metres
2. 21 metres ✓
3. 15 metres
4. 24 metres

Answer: 21 metres. Highway Code rule 126 gives a thinking distance of 21 metres at 70 mph. Thinking distance goes up by 3 metres for every extra 10 mph in the diagram.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 24 metres
2. 53 metres
3. 15 metres
4. 38 metres ✓

Answer: 38 metres. Highway Code rule 126 shows 15 metres thinking distance and 38 metres braking distance at 50 mph, which adds up to 53 metres.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 18 metres thinking and 55 metres braking ✓
2. 21 metres thinking and 52 metres braking
3. 15 metres thinking and 58 metres braking
4. 12 metres thinking and 61 metres braking

Answer: 18 metres thinking and 55 metres braking. The diagram in Highway Code rule 126 shows 18 metres thinking distance plus 55 metres braking distance at 60 mph. Braking distance grows much faster than thinking distance as speed rises.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 3 metres
2. 4 metres ✓
3. 5 metres
4. 6 metres

Answer: 4 metres. The typical stopping distances diagram in Highway Code rule 126 uses an average car length of 4 metres (13 feet). For example, 96 metres at 70 mph is about twenty-four car lengths.

Highway Code rule 126

1. Three car lengths
2. Nine car lengths
3. Twelve car lengths
4. Six car lengths ✓

Answer: Six car lengths. Highway Code rule 126 gives 23 metres at 30 mph, or about six car lengths. Picturing car lengths can help you judge a safe gap.

Highway Code rule 126

1. How far you travel once the brakes are fully on
2. The gap you should leave behind the vehicle in front
3. How far you travel between seeing a hazard and starting to brake ✓
4. The distance you can see clearly ahead of you

Answer: How far you travel between seeing a hazard and starting to brake. Thinking distance is the first part of the overall stopping distance in Highway Code rule 126: the distance covered before you react and start to brake. Braking distance follows it.

Highway Code rule 126

1. Your attention ✓
2. The condition of your tyres
3. The road surface
4. The weight of your vehicle

Answer: Your attention. The note with the diagram in Highway Code rule 126 says distances depend on your attention (thinking distance), the road surface, the weather and the condition of your vehicle.

Highway Code rule 126

1. At least one second
2. At least four seconds
3. At least ten metres
4. At least two seconds ✓

Answer: At least two seconds. Highway Code rule 126 says allow at least a two-second gap between you and the vehicle in front on high-speed roads and in tunnels where visibility is reduced.

Highway Code rule 126

1. Keep the vehicle ahead's number plate just readable
2. Leave the length of two cars whatever your speed
3. Note when the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point, then count two seconds ✓
4. Watch the vehicle ahead's brake lights and count to two

Answer: Note when the vehicle ahead passes a fixed point, then count two seconds. Highway Code rule 126 suggests using a fixed point such as a sign. When the vehicle in front passes it, you should take at least two seconds to reach the same point.

Highway Code rule 126

1. Keep it the same if you have ABS
2. At least double it, to four seconds or more ✓
3. Increase it to three seconds
4. Increase it to ten seconds

Answer: At least double it, to four seconds or more. Highway Code rule 126 says the gap should be at least doubled on wet roads, and rule 227 says stopping distances will be at least double those on dry roads.

Highway Code rule 126

1. Up to ten times greater ✓
2. Up to twice as great
3. Up to three times greater
4. Up to five times greater

Answer: Up to ten times greater. Highway Code rule 230 says keep well back in icy or snowy weather, as stopping distances can be ten times greater than on dry roads. Rule 126 says the gap should be up to ten times greater on icy roads.

Highway Code rule 230

1. A two-second gap
2. A one-second gap
3. A six-second gap
4. A four-second gap ✓

Answer: A four-second gap. Highway Code rule 126 says large vehicles need a greater distance to stop, and if you're driving a large vehicle in a tunnel you should allow a four-second gap.

Highway Code rule 126

1. 1 metre
2. 2 metres
3. 5 metres ✓
4. 10 metres

Answer: 5 metres. Highway Code rule 126 says if you have to stop in a tunnel, leave at least a 5-metre gap between you and the vehicle in front.

Highway Code rule 126

1. The speed limit, as long as the road is dry
2. One that lets you stop well within the distance you can see to be clear ✓
3. One that keeps you in line with the traffic around you
4. Whatever speed lets you keep a one-second gap

Answer: One that lets you stop well within the distance you can see to be clear. Highway Code rule 126 begins: drive at a speed that will allow you to stop well within the distance you can see to be clear. Never get closer than the overall stopping distance.

Highway Code rule 126

1. A car towing a caravan
2. A motorcycle under 50 cc ✓
3. A minibus with 12 passengers
4. A car with an automatic gearbox

Answer: A motorcycle under 50 cc. Highway Code rule 253 lists vehicles and users who MUST NOT use motorways, including riders of motorcycles under 50 cc, cyclists, horse riders, pedestrians and holders of provisional motorcycle licences.

Highway Code rule 253

1. With an approved driving instructor in a dual-control car showing L plates ✓
2. With any supervisor aged 21 or over who has held a licence for 3 years
3. Once they have passed the theory test
4. Not until they have passed the practical driving test

Answer: With an approved driving instructor in a dual-control car showing L plates. Highway Code rule 253 says provisional car licence holders MUST NOT drive on the motorway unless accompanied by an ADI in a car with dual controls showing red L plates (or D plates in Wales).

Highway Code rule 253

1. Expect traffic in the left lane to move over for you
2. Stop at the end of the slip road and wait for a gap
3. Give priority to motorway traffic and match your speed to fit in ✓
4. Use the hard shoulder to build up your speed

Answer: Give priority to motorway traffic and match your speed to fit in. Highway Code rule 259 says give priority to traffic already on the motorway, match your speed to fit safely into the left-hand lane and do not use the hard shoulder.

Highway Code rule 259

1. The middle lane, as it's the safest
2. The right lane, if you're at the speed limit
3. Any lane, as long as you keep to the limit
4. The left lane, unless you're overtaking ✓

Answer: The left lane, unless you're overtaking. Highway Code rule 264 says keep in the left lane unless overtaking, and return to the left lane when it is safe to do so.

Highway Code rule 264

1. Stay in your lane and sound your horn
2. Slow right down and stop behind them
3. Switch on your hazard lights and keep going
4. Move into the next lane to give them more space ✓

Answer: Move into the next lane to give them more space. Highway Code rule 264 says if you are in the left lane and it's safe, move into the adjacent lane to create more space between you and people or vehicles stopped on the hard shoulder or in an emergency area.

Highway Code rule 264

1. A driver towing a trailer ✓
2. A motorcyclist
3. A car carrying five people
4. A driver of an electric car

Answer: A driver towing a trailer. Highway Code rule 265 says the right-hand lane of a motorway with three or more lanes MUST NOT be used by any vehicle towing a trailer, or by certain goods and passenger vehicles.

Highway Code rule 265

1. Whenever the left-hand lane is clear ahead
2. When the vehicle on your right is below 60 mph
3. In congested conditions, when lanes are moving at similar speeds ✓
4. When you have signalled left before passing

Answer: In congested conditions, when lanes are moving at similar speeds. Highway Code rule 268 says do not overtake on the left, but in congested conditions, where lanes are moving at similar speeds, you may keep up with traffic in your lane. Do not weave between lanes.

Highway Code rule 268

1. When a red X is shown above it
2. Only when a speed limit is shown above it ✓
3. Whenever the other lanes are busy
4. When the sign above it is blank

Answer: Only when a speed limit is shown above it. Highway Code rule 269 says you can only use the hard shoulder as an extra lane when a speed limit is shown above it. A red X or blank sign means do not use it except in an emergency.

Highway Code rule 269

1. Slow to 40 mph and stay in the lane
2. Move safely to an open lane and not drive in the closed one ✓
3. Switch on your hazard lights and carry on
4. Stop in the lane and wait for it to clear

Answer: Move safely to an open lane and not drive in the closed one. Highway Code rule 258 says a red X identifies a closed lane. You MUST follow the signs to move safely to an open lane and MUST NOT drive in the closed lane.

Highway Code rule 258

1. Green signs with a white letter P
2. Brown signs with a white telephone symbol
3. Red signs with a white cross
4. Blue signs with an orange SOS telephone symbol ✓

Answer: Blue signs with an orange SOS telephone symbol. Highway Code rule 270 says emergency areas are marked by blue signs with an orange SOS telephone symbol and may have orange surfacing. They MUST only be used in an emergency.

Highway Code rule 270

1. Reverse carefully along the hard shoulder
2. Turn through a gap in the central reservation
3. Carry on to the next exit ✓
4. Stop on the hard shoulder and plan a new route

Answer: Carry on to the next exit. Highway Code rule 263 says you MUST NOT reverse, cross the central reservation or drive against the traffic. If you have missed your exit, carry on to the next one.

Highway Code rule 263

1. A service area ✓
2. An emergency area
3. The hard shoulder
4. The slip road

Answer: A service area. Highway Code rule 275 says the safest place to stop on motorways and high-speed roads is a service area. Hard shoulders give less protection because they are so close to fast traffic.

Highway Code rule 275

1. By the doors nearest the traffic, so you're seen
2. Through the boot, to stay behind the car
3. By the doors furthest from the traffic, if it's safe ✓
4. You should all stay inside with your seat belts off

Answer: By the doors furthest from the traffic, if it's safe. Highway Code rule 277 says exit your vehicle by the side furthest from traffic, if safe and possible, and make sure passengers do the same. Then get behind a safety barrier where there is one.

Highway Code rule 277

1. Yes, at least 45 metres behind the car
2. Yes, at least 100 metres behind the car
3. Only if it's dark or visibility is poor
4. No, do not place a warning triangle on a motorway ✓

Answer: No, do not place a warning triangle on a motorway. Highway Code rule 277 says do not place a warning triangle on the carriageway, and rule 276 says never use them on motorways. Walking back along the hard shoulder is dangerous.

Highway Code rule 277

1. Stay in the car with seat belts and hazard lights on, and call 999 ✓
2. Get out and walk along the lane to an emergency phone
3. Stand in front of the car and wave traffic past
4. Try to repair the fault so you can move off

Answer: Stay in the car with seat belts and hazard lights on, and call 999. Highway Code rule 277 says if you can't get to the left or get out safely, stay in your vehicle, keep seat belts and hazard lights on, and call 999 for the police (or press your SOS button).

Highway Code rule 277

1. Stop on the hard shoulder and pick it up quickly
2. Stop in a place of relative safety and call 999 ✓
3. Wave at other drivers to warn them, then collect it
4. Carry on and report it when you get home

Answer: Stop in a place of relative safety and call 999. Highway Code rule 280 says if anything falls onto a motorway or high-speed road, DO NOT remove it yourself. Stop in a place of relative safety and call the emergency services on 999.

Highway Code rule 280

1. Use the emergency telephone and follow the operator's advice ✓
2. Build up speed in the area and pull straight out
3. Switch on your hazard lights and wait for a gap
4. Reverse to the start of the area to get a better view

Answer: Use the emergency telephone and follow the operator's advice. Highway Code rule 278 says to rejoin from an emergency area you MUST use the emergency telephone and follow the operator's advice. A lane may need to be closed so you can rejoin safely.

Highway Code rule 278

1. Yes, as long as you switch on your hazard lights
2. No, not unless it's an emergency ✓
3. Yes, if the call is under five minutes
4. Yes, if you stop beside an emergency telephone

Answer: No, not unless it's an emergency. Highway Code rule 271 says do not stop on any part of a motorway to make or receive mobile phone calls, except in an emergency. Leave at the next exit or service area instead.

Highway Code rule 271

1. No waiting during working hours only
2. No loading, but waiting is allowed
3. Parking for permit holders only
4. No waiting at any time, even with no upright signs ✓

Answer: No waiting at any time, even with no upright signs. Highway Code rule 238 says double yellow lines indicate a prohibition of waiting at any time, even if there are no upright signs.

Highway Code rule 238

1. It always applies from 8 am to 6 pm
2. It applies only on weekdays
3. Check the nearby time plates or the zone entry signs ✓
4. Look for a blue sign with a white P

Answer: Check the nearby time plates or the zone entry signs. Highway Code rule 238 says you MUST NOT wait or park on yellow lines during the times shown on nearby time plates, or zone entry signs in a Controlled Parking Zone.

Highway Code rule 238

1. No, you MUST NOT stop there, even to set down ✓
2. Yes, if you stay in the car
3. Yes, for up to two minutes
4. Yes, outside school arrival times

Answer: No, you MUST NOT stop there, even to set down. Highway Code rule 238 says you MUST NOT wait, park, or stop to set down and pick up passengers on school entrance markings when upright signs show a prohibition of stopping.

Highway Code rule 238

1. Leave your sidelights and hazard lights on
2. Leave the engine running if you'll be back soon
3. Leave the car in gear with the handbrake off
4. Switch off the engine, headlights and fog lights, and apply the handbrake ✓

Answer: Switch off the engine, headlights and fog lights, and apply the handbrake. Highway Code rule 239 says you MUST switch off the engine, headlights and fog lights and MUST apply the handbrake before leaving the vehicle.

Highway Code rule 239

1. The side facing the traffic
2. The side next to the kerb ✓
3. Either side, if they look first
4. Whichever side is nearer the boot

Answer: The side next to the kerb. Highway Code rule 239 says it is safer for passengers, especially children, to get out of the vehicle on the side next to the kerb.

Highway Code rule 239

1. Within 2 metres
2. Within 5 metres
3. Within 10 metres ✓
4. Within 20 metres

Answer: Within 10 metres. Highway Code rule 243 says do not stop or park opposite or within 10 metres (32 feet) of a junction, except in an authorised parking space. It blocks the view for people turning and crossing.

Highway Code rule 243

1. It helps wheelchair and powered mobility vehicle users ✓
2. It's reserved for loading and unloading
3. It marks the edge of a bus stop
4. It's where road sweepers turn round

Answer: It helps wheelchair and powered mobility vehicle users. Highway Code rule 243 says do not park where the kerb has been lowered to help wheelchair users and powered mobility vehicles. In Scotland you MUST NOT park where the kerb has been lowered to help pedestrians or cyclists.

Highway Code rule 243

1. Only in Wales
2. Only outside schools
3. Only on roads with a 20 mph limit
4. In London and Scotland ✓

Answer: In London and Scotland. Highway Code rule 244 says you MUST NOT park partially or wholly on the pavement in London or Scotland. Elsewhere you should not, unless signs permit it.

Highway Code rule 244

1. Yes, if you leave your sidelights on
2. Yes, on any road with street lights
3. Only in a recognised parking space ✓
4. Only if you're stopping for under an hour

Answer: Only in a recognised parking space. Highway Code rule 248 says you MUST NOT park on a road at night facing against the direction of the traffic flow unless you are in a recognised parking space.

Highway Code rule 248

1. On every road, whatever the speed limit
2. On a road or lay-by with a speed limit greater than 30 mph ✓
3. Only when parked on a yellow line
4. Only when parked within 10 metres of a junction

Answer: On a road or lay-by with a speed limit greater than 30 mph. Highway Code rule 249 says all vehicles MUST display parking lights when parked on a road or a lay-by on a road with a speed limit greater than 30 mph.

Highway Code rule 249

1. Anywhere on the road, as long as the street lights are on
2. At least 10 metres from a junction, close to the kerb, facing the traffic flow ✓
3. Only if it is within 10 metres of a lit street light
4. Only if you leave the hazard warning lights flashing

Answer: At least 10 metres from a junction, close to the kerb, facing the traffic flow. Highway Code rule 250 says cars may be parked without lights on roads of 30 mph or less if at least 10 metres from a junction, close to the kerb and facing the direction of traffic, or in a recognised parking place or lay-by.

Highway Code rule 250

1. Select reverse and turn your wheels towards the kerb
2. Leave it in neutral with the wheels straight
3. Select a forward gear and turn your wheels away from the kerb ✓
4. Select a forward gear and turn your wheels towards the kerb

Answer: Select a forward gear and turn your wheels away from the kerb. Highway Code rule 252 says when facing uphill, apply the handbrake firmly, select a forward gear and turn your steering wheel away from the kerb.

Highway Code rule 252

1. Select a forward gear and turn your wheels away from the kerb
2. Leave it in neutral with the wheels straight
3. Select reverse and keep the wheels straight
4. Select reverse and turn your wheels towards the kerb ✓

Answer: Select reverse and turn your wheels towards the kerb. Highway Code rule 252 says when facing downhill, apply the handbrake firmly, select reverse gear and turn your steering wheel towards the kerb.

Highway Code rule 252

1. No, except to pick up or set down passengers, or to load or unload ✓
2. Yes, because the line on your side is broken
3. Yes, but only outside rush hours
4. Yes, if you leave your hazard lights on

Answer: No, except to pick up or set down passengers, or to load or unload. Highway Code rule 240 says you MUST NOT stop or park on a road marked with double white lines, even when a broken line is on your side, except to pick up or set down passengers or to load or unload goods.

Highway Code rule 240

1. Park as close as you can to save space
2. Leave extra room, as the occupant may need it to get in or out ✓
3. Park in front so they can see your car
4. Leave your hazard lights on while you're away

Answer: Leave extra room, as the occupant may need it to get in or out. Highway Code rule 239 says do not stop too close to a vehicle displaying a Blue Badge, as the occupant may need more room to get in or out.

Highway Code rule 239

1. Run it across the pavement by the shortest route
2. Leave it on the pavement for the next driver
3. Cover it with a mat and leave it in place
4. Avoid creating a trip hazard, and put it back neatly afterwards ✓

Answer: Avoid creating a trip hazard, and put it back neatly afterwards. Highway Code rule 239 says park close to the charge point, avoid trailing cables that could trip pedestrians, and return cables and connectors neatly after use.

Highway Code rule 239

1. On a verge, pavement or land between carriageways ✓
2. In a lay-by on a dual carriageway
3. In a marked loading bay
4. At a motorway service area

Answer: On a verge, pavement or land between carriageways. Highway Code rule 246 says vehicles over 7.5 tonnes maximum laden weight MUST NOT be parked on a verge, pavement or land between carriageways without police permission, except when essential for loading, and then never unattended.

Highway Code rule 246

1. Yes, if you're stopping for less than an hour
2. Yes, as long as there's another one nearby
3. No, you should not park in passing places ✓
4. Yes, outside the summer months

Answer: No, you should not park in passing places. Highway Code rule 156 says do not park in passing places. They are needed so vehicles can pass each other or let others overtake (rule 155).

Highway Code rule 156

1. As you are passing the side road ✓
2. Well before you reach the side road
3. Only once you have come to a stop
4. As soon as you can see the side road

Answer: As you are passing the side road. Highway Code rule 103 says if you want to stop after a side road, do not signal until you are passing it. Signalling earlier may make others think you are turning in.

Highway Code rule 103

1. Yes, once you've signalled for three seconds
2. No, signalling does not give you priority ✓
3. Yes, if you also give an arm signal
4. Only in slow-moving traffic

Answer: No, signalling does not give you priority. Highway Code rule 103 says remember that signalling does not give you priority. Only move when you have checked it is safe.

Highway Code rule 103

1. Your right arm only
2. Your left arm only
3. Either arm ✓
4. Neither, you must use your indicator

Answer: Either arm. The 'Signals by authorised persons' section shows arm signals to persons controlling traffic: to turn left you may use either hand. Rule 105 says you MUST obey police signals.

Highway Code rule 105; Signals by authorised persons

1. To tell another driver they can go first
2. To thank a driver who let you out
3. To warn others about a speed camera
4. To let other road users know you're there ✓

Answer: To let other road users know you're there. Highway Code rule 110 says only flash your headlights to let other road users know you are there. Do not use them to give any other message or to intimidate others.

Highway Code rule 110

1. Use your own judgement, as it may not be an invitation to go ✓
2. Turn straight away, as they're letting you go
3. Flash your headlights back and then turn
4. Sound your horn to confirm, then turn

Answer: Use your own judgement, as it may not be an invitation to go. Highway Code rule 111 says never assume that flashing headlights is a signal inviting you to proceed. Use your own judgement and proceed carefully.

Highway Code rule 111

1. 10.00 pm and 6.00 am
2. 11.30 pm and 7.00 am ✓
3. Midnight and 6.00 am
4. 11.00 pm and 7.30 am

Answer: 11.30 pm and 7.00 am. Highway Code rule 112 says you MUST NOT use your horn when driving in a built-up area between 11.30 pm and 7.00 am, or while stationary, except when another road user poses a danger.

Highway Code rule 112

1. Speed up to find a lay-by further ahead
2. Stop immediately where you are, even on a bend
3. Move into the right lane to let it pass
4. Pull over and stop as soon as it's safe, then switch off your engine ✓

Answer: Pull over and stop as soon as it's safe, then switch off your engine. Highway Code rule 106 says if the police want to stop you, you MUST pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, then switch off your engine.

Highway Code rule 106

1. By flashing blue lights
2. By flashing green lights
3. By flashing amber lights ✓
4. By flashing red lights

Answer: By flashing amber lights. Highway Code rule 107 says DVSA officers attract your attention with flashing amber lights, either in front asking you to follow them, or behind directing you to pull over. It is an offence not to comply.

Highway Code rule 107

1. Whenever the junction ahead looks clear of other traffic
2. Only if you've crossed the stop line or are so close stopping might cause a collision ✓
3. If you think you can get through before it turns red
4. Only if you are turning left and no one is crossing

Answer: Only if you've crossed the stop line or are so close stopping might cause a collision. Highway Code rule 175 says if the amber light appears you may go on only if you have already crossed the stop line or are so close to it that stopping might cause a collision.

Highway Code rule 175

1. Go, if the junction is clear
2. Get ready to stop, as red is next
3. Stop, and do not go until green shows ✓
4. Go, but only if you're turning left

Answer: Stop, and do not go until green shows. The 'Light signals controlling traffic' section says red and amber also means Stop: do not pass through or start until green shows. Rule 109 says you MUST obey all traffic light signals.

Highway Code rule 109; Light signals controlling traffic

1. Go only in the direction of the arrow, if the way is clear ✓
2. Go in any direction, as green is showing
3. Wait until the main light turns green
4. Go straight ahead only

Answer: Go only in the direction of the arrow, if the way is clear. Highway Code rule 177 says you may go in the direction of the green arrow when it, or the full green light, shows. Give other traffic, especially cyclists, time and room.

Highway Code rule 177

1. Slow down and go on with care
2. Give way to traffic from the right
3. Stop only if a vehicle is coming out
4. You MUST stop ✓

Answer: You MUST stop. The 'Light signals controlling traffic' section says alternately flashing red lights mean you MUST stop. Rule 109 says you MUST obey all traffic light signals.

Highway Code rule 109; Light signals controlling traffic

1. Give way to the pedestrian ✓
2. Drive on, as flashing amber lets you go
3. Sound your horn to hurry them
4. Edge forward to show you're waiting

Answer: Give way to the pedestrian. Highway Code rule 196 says when the amber light is flashing at a pelican crossing you MUST give way to any pedestrians on the crossing. If it's clear, you may go on with caution.

Highway Code rule 196

1. Slow down and drive past with care
2. Stop ✓
3. Stop only if children are on the road
4. Sound your horn to warn the children

Answer: Stop. Highway Code rule 210 says you MUST stop when a school crossing patrol shows a 'Stop for children' sign. Rule 105 also says you MUST obey signs used by school crossing patrols.

Highway Code rule 210

1. When you're double parked for just a few minutes
2. When you're driving slowly through a built-up area
3. On a motorway or unrestricted dual carriageway, to warn of a hazard ahead ✓
4. To thank a driver who has let you out of a junction

Answer: On a motorway or unrestricted dual carriageway, to warn of a hazard ahead. Highway Code rule 116 says you MUST NOT use hazard warning lights while driving unless you're on a motorway or unrestricted dual carriageway and need to warn drivers behind of a hazard ahead.

Highway Code rule 116

1. Whenever it is raining, however light the rain is
2. Whenever you drive on a motorway, in any weather
3. Whenever you drive in a built-up area with street lights
4. When visibility is seriously reduced, generally under 100 metres ✓

Answer: When visibility is seriously reduced, generally under 100 metres. Highway Code rule 226 says you MUST use headlights when visibility is seriously reduced, generally when you cannot see for more than 100 metres (328 feet).

Highway Code rule 226

1. Leave them on until you reach the end of your journey
2. Switch them off, as they can dazzle others and hide your brake lights ✓
3. Switch off the front fog lights but keep the rear ones on
4. Leave them on in case the fog comes back later

Answer: Switch them off, as they can dazzle others and hide your brake lights. Highway Code rule 236 says you MUST NOT use fog lights unless visibility is seriously reduced, and MUST switch them off when it improves, as they dazzle others and can obscure your brake lights.

Highway Code rule 236

1. The lane ahead is closed and you MUST leave it
2. The road ahead is clear and you can speed up
3. There's a service area at the next junction
4. There's a hazard ahead, so reduce speed and be ready ✓

Answer: There's a hazard ahead, so reduce speed and be ready. Highway Code rule 257 says flashing amber signals warn of a hazard ahead. Reduce your speed and only speed up again when you pass a signal that is not flashing or one showing 'END'.

Highway Code rule 257

1. 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres ✓
2. 22 microgrammes per 100 millilitres
3. 50 microgrammes per 100 millilitres
4. 80 microgrammes per 100 millilitres

Answer: 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres. Highway Code rule 95 says in England and Wales you MUST NOT drive with a breath alcohol level higher than 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres of breath.

Highway Code rule 95

1. 50 milligrammes per 100 millilitres
2. 35 milligrammes per 100 millilitres
3. 80 milligrammes per 100 millilitres ✓
4. 107 milligrammes per 100 millilitres

Answer: 80 milligrammes per 100 millilitres. Highway Code rule 95 says in England and Wales you MUST NOT drive with more than 80 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

Highway Code rule 95

1. 35 microgrammes per 100 millilitres
2. 17 microgrammes per 100 millilitres
3. 50 microgrammes per 100 millilitres
4. 22 microgrammes per 100 millilitres ✓

Answer: 22 microgrammes per 100 millilitres. Highway Code rule 95 says the limits are lower in Scotland: you MUST NOT drive with a breath alcohol level higher than 22 microgrammes per 100 millilitres.

Highway Code rule 95

1. 80 milligrammes per 100 millilitres
2. 50 milligrammes per 100 millilitres ✓
3. 22 milligrammes per 100 millilitres
4. 67 milligrammes per 100 millilitres

Answer: 50 milligrammes per 100 millilitres. Highway Code rule 95 says in Scotland you MUST NOT drive with more than 50 milligrammes of alcohol per 100 millilitres of blood.

Highway Code rule 95

1. Faster reactions to hazards
2. Better judgement of distance
3. A false sense of confidence ✓
4. Sharper vision at night

Answer: A false sense of confidence. Highway Code rule 95 says alcohol gives a false sense of confidence, reduces co-ordination, slows reactions and affects judgement of speed, distance and risk.

Highway Code rule 95

1. Alcohol takes time to leave your body ✓
2. Sleep makes alcohol stronger
3. Breakfast raises your alcohol level
4. Limits are lower in the morning

Answer: Alcohol takes time to leave your body. Highway Code rule 95 says alcohol takes time to leave your body, so you may be unfit to drive the morning after drinking the previous evening.

Highway Code rule 95

1. Drink only beer or wine, not spirits
2. Don't drink any alcohol at all ✓
3. Stop drinking an hour before you leave
4. Drink plenty of water between drinks

Answer: Don't drink any alcohol at all. Highway Code rule 95 says the best solution is not to drink at all when planning to drive, because any amount of alcohol affects your ability to drive safely.

Highway Code rule 95

1. Drive as normal, as prescribed medicine is always safe
2. Take half the dose on days you need to drive
3. Check with your doctor or pharmacist, and don't drive if told you may be impaired ✓
4. Drive only on short, local journeys

Answer: Check with your doctor or pharmacist, and don't drive if told you may be impaired. Highway Code rule 96 says you MUST NOT drive under the influence of drugs or medicine. Check with your doctor or pharmacist and do not drive if you are advised you may be impaired.

Highway Code rule 96

1. The limits for illegal drugs are set at very low levels ✓
2. Illegal drugs are tested in your breath, not blood
3. There's no limit, as all amounts are ignored
4. Limits for illegal drugs are higher than for alcohol

Answer: The limits for illegal drugs are set at very low levels. Highway Code rule 96 says illegal drugs have been specified at very low levels, so even small amounts of use could be above the specified limits.

Highway Code rule 96

1. The DVSA
2. Your local council
3. Your nearest police station
4. The DVLA ✓

Answer: The DVLA. Highway Code rule 90 says you MUST report to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) any health condition likely to affect your driving.

Highway Code rule 90

1. 20 metres ✓
2. 10 metres
3. 15 metres
4. 25 metres

Answer: 20 metres. Highway Code rule 92 says you MUST be able to read a number plate in good daylight from 20 metres (20.5 metres for the old style). If you need glasses to do this, you MUST wear them whenever you drive.

Highway Code rule 92

1. Between 6 pm and midnight
2. Between 6 am and 9 am
3. Between midnight and 6 am ✓
4. Between 1 pm and 3 pm

Answer: Between midnight and 6 am. Highway Code rule 91 advises avoiding long journeys between midnight and 6 am, when natural alertness is at a minimum.

Highway Code rule 91

1. At least 30 minutes after every four hours
2. At least 10 minutes every hour
3. At least 45 minutes after every five hours
4. At least 15 minutes after every two hours ✓

Answer: At least 15 minutes after every two hours. Highway Code rule 91 recommends a minimum break of at least 15 minutes after every two hours of driving.

Highway Code rule 91

1. Stop on the hard shoulder and have a short nap
2. Leave at the next exit or service area and take a break ✓
3. Pull into an emergency area to rest
4. Open the window and keep going to your destination

Answer: Leave at the next exit or service area and take a break. Highway Code rule 91 says if you feel sleepy, stop in a safe place, but not in an emergency area or on the hard shoulder. Rule 262 points you to service areas and exits for a break.

Highway Code rule 91

1. Yes, as long as the engine is switched off
2. Yes, as long as the handbrake is on
3. No, it's illegal even when you're stationary in traffic ✓
4. Yes, if the queue hasn't moved for a minute

Answer: No, it's illegal even when you're stationary in traffic. Highway Code rule 149 says you MUST NOT pick up and use your hand-held phone or similar device while stationary in traffic. Pull over somewhere safe first.

Highway Code rule 149

1. To tell someone at home that you're running late
2. To call 999 or 112 in a genuine emergency when it's unsafe to stop ✓
3. When you're driving at less than 20 mph in queues
4. When you're on a quiet country road with no traffic

Answer: To call 999 or 112 in a genuine emergency when it's unsafe to stop. Highway Code rule 149 makes an exception to call 999 or 112 in a genuine emergency when it is unsafe or impractical to stop. There is also an exception for contactless payments while stationary.

Highway Code rule 149

1. Yes, because you aren't the one driving
2. Yes, but only to send text messages
3. Yes, on roads with a 30 mph limit or less
4. No, the ban also applies when supervising a learner ✓

Answer: No, the ban also applies when supervising a learner. Highway Code rule 149 says you MUST NOT use a hand-held mobile phone or similar device for any purpose when driving or when supervising a learner driver.

Highway Code rule 149

1. It's likely to distract you; it's far safer not to use any phone ✓
2. It's completely safe, as both hands stay on the wheel
3. It's safe for short calls of under a minute
4. It's illegal at all times on every road

Answer: It's likely to distract you; it's far safer not to use any phone. Highway Code rule 149 says hands-free equipment is also likely to distract your attention. It is far safer not to use any phone while driving; find a safe place to stop first.

Highway Code rule 149