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Are you ready to sit the Driving Standards Agency Theory Test? You will be asked 35 questions and the time allowed to complete the paper is 40 minutes. The pass mark is 30 out of 35. Always check your answers before you submit your paper.

Click on "How did I do?" (at bottom of form) to find out how well you did. Wrong answers will be checked on the left, and the number of correct answers with percentages will be given.


1 A driver should know the vehicles unladen weight. Where can this information be found?


2 Fifteen passengers on your vehicle would increase the weight by about


3 Unless otherwise shown, the headroom under bridges in the UK is at least


4 You are on a regular service and are not using a tachograph. What MUST you carry with you?

 


5 The driver of a bus with 18 seats on an excursion journey from London to Scotland should abide by drivers' hours rules?


6 When an enforcement officer keeps your tachograph records, the officer should sign the replacement chart with their


7 Under EC rules a tachograph must be checked at an approved calibration centre every


8 You are taking a weekly rest period away from your normal base. Under EC rules, the minimum number of consecutive hours this rest period must be is

 


9 You are about set off in your bus in very frosty weather. You notice a lack of brake air pressure. What is the likely cause of this?

 


10 An anti-lock braking system warning light fitted to a bus should go out

 


11 While driving on a very wet road with surface water your vehicle starts to aquaplane. You should take your foot of the accelerator and

 


12 Your coach is fully laden. You notice the steering feels heavy. What is the most likely reason?

 


13. What should you use your horn for?


14 You have been taking medicine for a few days which made you feel drowsy. Today you feel better, but still need to take medicine. You should only drive


15Your reactions will be much slower when driving


16 How will a police officer in a patrol vehicle normally get you to stop?

 


17 Large vehicles have many blind spots. What does "blind spot" mean?


18 You have a mobile telephone fitted in your vehicle. It should only be used when you are

 


19 What would you have to be especially aware of when driving a double-deck bus on a road with a steep camber?


20 What is the MAIN reason for using smooth acceleration when driving your bus?

 


21 Well ahead of you are traffic lights on green.What should you do in case the lights change to red?


22 Which of the following is a legal requirement for every bus?


23 If a passenger carries a white stick with a red ring painted on it this shows the person is

 


24 Your bus has broken down at night in heavy rain. Why should you move your passengers to the front of the bus?


25 Frequent tyre checks are advised on three axle double deck vehicles because


26 A bus lane on your left shows no times of operation. This means it is

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27 Why should rear fog lights NOT be used in clear weather?

28 A laminated windscreen is one which

 

29 You are treating a passenger who is in shock.You should

 

  30 You notice that two wheel nuts are missing from one of your wheels. What should you do?

31 When parked on the road at night buses and coaches must

 

  32 The nearside mirror is used for checking

33 How many people can you have standing on the upper deck of a double-decker bus?

 

34 You are entering a roundabout. A cyclist in front of you is signalling to turn right. What should you do?

  35 You are driving on a three-lane motorway. Unless overtaking slower vehicles you should

 

   


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