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Our mock theory test allows you to practice your category 'B' (Car) theory test. We cover the five core areas that you will be tested on:

Control of the Vehicle
Legal Matters / Rules of the Road
Managing Risk
Safe and Socially Responsible Driving
Technical Matters

You have forty-five minutes to answer forty questions and must answer at least thirty-five correctly to pass.

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1 / 40

Category: Control of Vehicle

1. What type of noise might fast cornering create?

Tyre squeal

Engine backfire

Exhaust backfire

Brake squeal

2 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

2. What lights indicate a zebra crossing?

Continuously lit red beacons

Flashing red beacons

Flashing amber beacons

Continuously lit amber beacons

3 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

3. What danger could be associated with driving a tractor and trailer over a humpbacked bridge?

The tractor's suspension could smooth out the bump

The trailer's parking brake could automatically engage

The trailer could become detached

The trailer could jack-knife

4 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

4. When can a driver expect to encounter black ice?

Black ice only occurs on motorways.

When the temperature drops close to freezing.

Only in the early hours of the morning.

Only late at night.

5 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

5. What is the purpose of the red reflectors at the rear of a vehicle?

They warn the driver behind to switch to main beam

They reflect light at night to make other road users aware of the vehicle

They are a substitute in case of brake-light failure

They warn pedestrians of the vehicle's location

6 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

6. What should a driver do if involved in an incident where there is damage to property only?

It is only necessary to report the incident to the Gardaí within 10 day

It is not necessary to report it to the Gardaí provided it has been reported to the property owner

There is no need to report the incident if there is no damage to the vehicle

Report the incident both to the property owner and the Gardaí within 48 hours

7 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

7. When attaching a trailer to their vehicle, what must a driver check?

That the load is positioned to the front of the trailer.

That the trailer springs are well greased.

That the trailer coupling is attached securely.

That the trailer has a spare wheel.

8 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

8. What can be affected by driving on under-inflated tyres?

Climate control system

The exhaust system

Braking ability

Engine temperature

9 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

9. When changing a wheel on a public road, what should a person do to ensure their own safety?

Ensure the vehicle is in reverse gear and front wheels are facing the roadway

Ask a bystander to warn traffic by beckoning them from the middle of the road

Wear reflective clothing and switch on the vehicle hazard warning lights

Ensure the vehicle is in first gear and the wheels are facing the roadway

10 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

10. Subject to the speed limit, what is the 'safest' speed to drive at?

A driver should always try to drive at the speed of other road users, regardless of the speed limit

The speed that will enable the driver to stop the vehicle within the distance ahead that they can see to be clear

The speed of the slowest vehicle on the road

A driver should always try to drive at the speed limit for the road that they are on

11 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

11. What is the purpose of engine oil?

It lubricates the exhaust system

It lubricates the wheel bearings

It lubricates the engine

It lubricates the braking system

12 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

12. When is it recommended to use coolant?

In petrol engines only

Summer only

Winter only

All year round

13 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

13. If a driver wishes to drive another vehicle which is not currently taxed, would they be allowed to transfer the current tax disc from their own vehicle onto it?

Yes, provided their own vehicle is not being used at the same time

Under no circumstances should a tax disc be transferred to another vehicle

Under circumstances when the proper form has been completed and sent to the local Motor Tax Office

Only on a temporary basis if the other vehicle is subject to a lower rate of tax

14 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

14. If a motorist or a motorcyclist is taking medication which may affect their driving, what should they do?

Drive slower when under the influence of medication that affects driving

Drive for short distances only

Seek medical advice in relation to driving

Drink plenty of water while driving

15 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

15. What does the warning light and/or red zone on a fuel gauge mean?

The fuel tank has been over-filled.

There is leaded fuel in the tank

There is a leak in the fuel system

The level of fuel in the tank is low

16 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

16. If a vehicle is being driven by someone who is not the owner but has the owner's consent, who should ensure that the driver is properly insured?

The driver only

The insurance company

The vehicle owner only

The driver and the vehicle owner

17 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

17. What should a driver do when they want to safely change to the lane on the right in which there is other traffic?

Use the mirror, signal and move into the right-hand lane when a suitable gap appears in the traffic in that lane

Pull in and stop, wait until a suitable gap appears and then move out to the right-hand lane

Increase speed until travelling at the same speed as the traffic in the right lane, then move over and check mirrors

Move gradually into the right-hand lane, indicate and then check mirrors.

18 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

18. What should a driver do if they arrive at the scene of a collision involving a vehicle carrying hazardous materials?

Try to prevent any further leakage of hazardous materials before raising the alarm

Contact the haulage company who own the vehicle

Keep well clear and call the emergency services

Try to move the vehicle to a safe place

19 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

19. How could towing an overloaded trailer affect a vehicle?

It could improve braking ability when going downhill

It could impair the vehicle?s steering and braking

It could improve the vehicle?s fuel consumption

It could improve road holding on bends

20 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

20. What do flashing amber lights at a pelican crossing mean?

Drivers have right of way

Stop and give way to pedestrians - proceed if the way is clear

Danger ahead. A driver must stop and wait until the light stops flashing

A driver is entering a special speed limit area

21 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

21. On a 2-lane motorway, what procedure should a driver adopt when wishing to overtake another vehicle safely?

Use their mirrors, signal and overtake in the left-hand lane only.

Use their mirrors, signal and overtake in the right-hand lane when it is safe to do so.

Check for following traffic and overtake in either lane.

Signal, use their mirrors and overtake in any available lane when it is safe to do so.

22 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

22. Is tailgating allowed on a motorway or dual carriageway?

No, because other vehicles do not have room to overtake

Yes, because all traffic moves in the one direction at the same time

Yes, because there is oncoming traffic

No, because the vehicle in front may stop suddenly

23 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

23. What should a driver do if involved in a collision with another vehicle where nobody is injured?

Submit a written report to the Insurance Bureau of Ireland

Give their name and address only to the other person

Exchange no details but report the incident to the Gardaí

Exchange all relevant details with the other driver

24 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

24. Why should the valve be replaced when having a tubeless tyre fitted?

To ensure the wheel nuts remain tight

To ensure the tyre will remain inflated

To ensure the wheel remains balanced

To ensure the wheel remains aligned

25 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

25. What distance before a zebra crossing is parking prohibited?

15 metres

20 metres

5 metres

10 metres

26 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

26. With regard to vehicle speed, what should a driver do when driving at night?

Drive at a higher speed than during the day to reduce the chances of falling asleep.

Maintain normal vehicle speed and drive with full headlights.

Increase vehicle speed as traffic is lighter at night.

Drive at a speed that enables the driver to stop within the distance ahead that they can see to be clear.

27 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

27. 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.

28 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

28. If a driver wishes to drive another privately-owned vehicle but they are uncertain if they are insured to drive that vehicle, what should they do?

A driver should contact their own insurer to confirm whether or not their insurance policy covers the driving of other vehicles

Transfer the insurance disc from their own vehicle on to the vehicle they wish to drive

Drive it provided that they tell their insurance company within 10 days and agree to pay any additional premium

Drive if there is an insurance disc on the vehicle

29 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

29. What does this sign mean?

Loose chippings on road

Uneven surface on left

Vehicle broken down ahead on right

Flooding up ahead on left

30 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

30. What does this sign mean?

Turn left ahead

Sharp corner to the left ahead

Diversion to the left ahead

One-way traffic to the left ahead

31 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

31. What does this Garda signal mean?

Traffic approaching from the front may proceed

Traffic approaching from behind must stop

Traffic approaching from the right may proceed

Traffic approaching from the front must stop

Traffic approaching from the front may proceed

32 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

32. Apart from cyclists and motorised wheelchairs, what other road users may use an unoccupied cycle lane accompanied by a broken white line?

Only moped riders and motorcyclists

Only buses and taxis

All drivers may make temporary use

Only hackneys and taxis

33 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

33. What does this sign mean?

Lane reserved for pedestrians

Beware of pedestrians at night

School ahead

Pedestrian crossing ahead

34 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

34. When should a driver use fog lights on their vehicle?

Use fog lights to improve visibility during light rain.

Switch on fog lights as a warning to pedestrians.

Use fog lights only in dense fog and falling snow.

Use fog lights on a badly lit country road.

35 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

35. What traffic may use a contra-flow bus lane?

Buses on a scheduled service.

Buses, taxis and motorcycles.

Buses and motorised wheelchairs only.

Buses, taxis and cyclists.

36 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

36. What does this hand signal mean?

The driver will begin to reverse

The driver intends to slow down

The driver intends to turn right

The driver intends to turn left

37 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

37. What does this sign mean at a junction?

Yield to traffic coming from your right only.

Yield to traffic on the major road.

Yield to all heavy goods vehicles.

Slow down and yield to pedestrians.

38 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

38. In general, when turning right on a two-way road, where should a driver position the vehicle?

Just left of the middle of the road

At either side of the middle of the road.

At the far right-hand side of the road.

At the far left-hand side of the road.

39 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

39. With regard to tyres, what should a driver do before starting a long journey?

Increase the air pressure in the tyres

Reduce the air pressure in the tyres

Reduce front tyre air pressure and increase rear tyre air pressure

Check the tyres are inflated to normal air pressure

40 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

40. What should a driver do when entering a tunnel?

Never drive below the posted speed limit.

Keep a safe distance from the vehicle in front.

Drive closer to the vehicle in front.

Always switch off your radio to avoid distractions.

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