Irish Road Sign Test

Get Ready for Your Driving Test

Our Irish road sign test allows you to practice the road signs that you may be asked on your driving test. You have 15 minutes to answer 25 questions and must answer 70% correctly to pass.

On your driving test, you are likely to be asked between 5 and 10 road sign questions before you leave the test centre.

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Irish Road Sign Test

1 / 25

What does this road marking and information plate together mean?

Taxi rank at times shown
Loading bay at times shown
Parking not allowed at the times shown
No parking at any time

2 / 25

What should a driver do when approaching traffic lights that change from green to amber?

Accelerate to clear the junction.
Sound the horn while proceeding through the junction.
Stop the vehicle immediately.
Stop, unless it is unsafe to do so.

When you are approaching a set of traffic lights showing green, you should take care and be prepared to stop if the amber light comes on.

3 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Road closed - drivers must turn back
Sharp change of direction to the right.
Sharp change of direction to the left.
Series of speed ramps ahead.

This sign gives advance warning of a sharp change of direction to the right. You should slow down as you approach the hazard.

4 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Dual carriageway ahead
Heavy vehicles have priority
Mini-roundabout ahead
Start of central reserve or obstruction

5 / 25

What do these signs together mean?

Access for buses and taxis only during times shown.
Pedestrianised street ahead - traffic not allowed except during times shown.
Clearway ahead - no stopping or parking during times shown.
Parking not allowed during times shown.

When posted together these signs tells you that there is a pedestrianised street ahead and that traffic is not allowed to enter except during the times stated on the information plate.

6 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Traffic island ahead
Sharp rise in the road ahead - for example, a humpback bridge
Road falls from centre to left and right
Series of bumps or hollows ahead

7 / 25

What does this sign mean?

You must turn right ahead.
Diversion to the right ahead.
Sharp bend to the right ahead.
One-way traffic to the right ahead.

This sign tells you that you must turn right ahead. It is usually displayed on the approach to a one-way system.

8 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Tramline ahead.
Overtake only on the left ahead.
Road divides ahead.
Railway tunnel ahead.

This sign gives advance warning that the road divides ahead. You should prepare to move to the left.

9 / 25

If driving from A to B, what do these road markings mean?

Road narrows ahead
A driver may not overtake
Dual carriageway ahead
A driver may overtake if it is safe to do so

10 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Dual carriageway crossing ahead
No overtaking for 200 metres
200 metres to the next exit
Sharp descent in 200 metres

11 / 25

What does this hand signal mean?

The driver intends to turn left
The driver intends to slow down
The driver will begin to reverse
The driver intends to turn right

12 / 25

What does this sign mean?

No overtaking
No stopping/parking on the right.
End of dual carriageway.
Double parking not allowed.

This sign tells you that overtaking is prohibited. These signs are usually found in places where overtaking may be dangerous, such as in areas with reduced visibility.

13 / 25

Which car, if any, is parked incorrectly?

The green car.
The red car.
Both cars.
Neither car.

It is an offence to park within 15 metres before or 5 metres after a pedestrian crossing. Parking in this manner may restrict the zone of vision of drivers approaching the crossing and endanger pedestrians.

14 / 25

What does this hand signal mean?

The cyclist intends to turn left
The cyclist is giving way to other traffic
The cyclist intends to go straight on
The cyclist intends to stop

15 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Steep hills ahead.
Series of rumble strips ahead.
Road works ahead.
Series of bumps or hollows ahead.

This sign gives advance warning of a series of bumps or hollows ahead. Be prepared to reduce your speed as necessary.

16 / 25

What does this hand signal mean?

The driver intends to do a U-turn
The driver intends to move out or turn right
The driver intends to turn left
The driver intends to stop ahead

17 / 25

What does this sign mean?

T-junction ahead with a road of major importance.
T-junction ahead with a road of minor importance.
Cul-de-sac to the right.
Cul-de-sac to the left and right.

This sign gives advance warning of a T-junction ahead with a major road. Be prepared to yield or stop as necessary.

18 / 25

What does this hand signal mean?

The cyclist intends to stop
The cyclist is signalling the driver to stop
The cyclist intends to cross the road
The cyclist intends to turn left

19 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Low bridge ahead.
Guarded level crossing ahead.
Unguarded level crossing ahead.
T-junction with dual carriageway ahead.

20 / 25

What does the broken yellow line road marking mean?

Slow lane for heavy vehicles only
No stopping for any reason except in an emergency
Parking prohibited at all times
The edge of the carriageway or hard shoulder.

21 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Traffic from the left has priority.
End of dual carriageway ahead.
Traffic merging from the right.
Traffic merging from the left.

This sign gives advance warning of traffic merging from the left. You should expect vehicles to join from the left. You may need to slow down, allowing them to merge safely.

22 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Unguarded level crossing ahead.
Crossroads with dual carriageway ahead.
Level crossing ahead guarded by gates.
T-junction with crossroads ahead.

This sign gives advance warning of a crossroads junction at a dual carriageway ahead. Drivers need to be observant, taking extra care for traffic coming from each direction. Yield and/or stop as appropriate.

23 / 25

What does this Garda signal mean?

Proceed if approaching from the front
Stop if approaching from behind
Proceed if approaching from behind
Stop if approaching from the front

24 / 25

What does this road marking indicate?

Zebra crossing
Pedestrian island
Cycle lane
Traffic calming

25 / 25

What does this sign mean?

Keep left.
No left turn.
Steep decline to the left.
Pass on the left.

This sign tells you that you must keep left. It is usually displayed at a traffic island in the centre of the road and also used on occasion to control traffic at roadworks.

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