Mock Theory Test

Practice Your RSA Theory Test

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 get 35 correct to pass. Good luck!

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

1. What should a driver do when they get a puncture while driving?

Maintain speed until a place to change the wheel is identified

Continue on your journey and arrange for repair when convenient

If on a motorway, stop and change the wheel immediately

Stop at a safe place and change the wheel

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

A driver may not cross the lines to overtake

Only motorcyclists may cross the lines to overtake

Oncoming traffic may not cross the lines to overtake

A driver may cross the lines to overtake

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Category: Control of Vehicle

3. What can cause a vehicle to skid?

Excessive heavy braking

Controlled acceleration

Coasting to a stop

Stopping in fourth gear

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

4. What does this sign mean?

Bus and tram lane on left

Trams emerging from left

No parking inside the white line

Tram lane on left

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Category: Technical Matters

5. What should a driver do before checking the engine oil level on a vehicle?

Make sure that the engine is running

Make sure that the engine is switched off and cold

Make sure that the engine is switched on and hot

Make sure that the vehicle is in a low gear

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

6. What should a driver do when driving on a wide road behind a vehicle that has signalled to turn right ahead?

Overtake on the right-hand side and carry on

Stay behind and tap the brakes to signal other drivers to slow down

Overtake on the left-hand side and carry on if safe to do so

Overtake on the left, but only if turning left a short distance ahead

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

7. When stopped at traffic lights and the green light comes on, what should a driver do?

Move off quickly and then check the mirrors

Accelerate at a greater rate than other drivers so as to facilitate overtaking

Move off slowly and then check the mirrors

Check that other road users have cleared the junction and move off with care

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Category: Managing Risk

8. When should tyre pressure be checked?

At service intervals only

When the tyres are part-worn

When the tyres are cold

When the tyres are hot

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Category: Technical Matters

9. What is an effect of under-inflated tyres on a vehicle?

Improved braking and steering

Increased wear on the vehicle's engine

Improved fuel economy and braking

Impaired braking and steering

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

10. What does this sign mean?

Flooding up ahead on left

Loose chippings on road

Uneven surface on left

Vehicle broken down ahead on right

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

11. When wanting to stop temporarily in a congested area where should the driver park?

Park on the footpath so as not to impede the free flow of traffic in the road

Double park in a convenient place with your hazard lights on

Park slightly up on the footpath with the hazard lights on

Park in a safe, legal and convenient place

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

12. Where are the blind spots that a driver needs to be aware of when towing a loaded trailer?

The view to the front hidden by the sun-visor

The goods or cargo area on the back of the trailer

Parts of the road ahead which are obscured by other large vehicles

The area to the side and rear of the vehicle and the trailer that the driver cannot see

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Category: Managing Risk

13. Why is it important to ensure that the vehicle headlights are correctly aligned?

To reduce battery consumption

To enable the driver to see properly

To enable the driver to drive faster in the dark

To increase the lifespan of the headlights

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

14. What does this Garda signal mean?

Turn left

Stop if approaching from front

Stop if approaching from behind

Turn right

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

15. What should a driver do if a bus in front has moved out to make a left-hand turn and there is oncoming traffic?

Maintain speed until up close behind the bus

Stay back and allow the bus to complete the turn

Overtake on the left-hand side

Overtake on the right-hand side

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

16. When is it permissible to overtake another vehicle on the nearside (left-hand side)?

Only when there is no cycle lane

When there are three lanes available in fast moving traffic

A driver must never overtake on the left

When the vehicle in front is signalling to turn right

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

17. What does this sign mean?

Diversion ahead to the left

Turn left only

Traffic from the right has priority

Motorway to the left

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

18. What should a driver do when approaching a junction normally controlled by traffic lights and the traffic lights are not lighting?

Stop at the junction and give way to traffic on the left

Switch on headlights, move to centre of the junction and proceed as quickly as possible

Treat it as an unmarked junction and proceed cautiously while watching out for other traffic

Proceed smartly through the junction to avoid delay

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

19. What colour traffic light comes on after a non-flashing amber light?

Flashing amber light

Red only

Green only

Flashing red light

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Category: Technical Matters

20. Under what circumstances could both cross-ply and radial tyres be fitted to a vehicle?

When each type is fitted on a different axle

When driving in slippery road conditions

When towing a trailer in snow

When heavy loads are being carried

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

21. What should a driver be aware of before crossing railway or tram lines?

The tyre grip may be improved crossing the rails

There may be an uneven surface and tyre grip may be reduced when crossing the rails

There may be a reduction in tyre noise while crossing the rails

The wheels may become caught in the rails, causing the tyres to deflate

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Category: Managing Risk

22. A driver wishes to drive at night, but the off-side (right-hand side) headlight bulb is blown. What should the driver do?

Drive with the hazard lights on

Replace it temporarily with the near-side (left-hand side) bulb

Replace it temporarily with the brake-light bulb

Not drive until the bulb is replaced

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

23. What should the driver do when driving a vehicle they are not familiar with?

Only drive at night until familiar with the vehicle.

Drive faster than normal in order to assess the vehicle's capability.

Drive at a normal speed as all vehicle?s features are the same.

Initially drive with extra care and at a lower speed until fully familiar with the vehicle.

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

24. What should a driver do if another vehicle blocks their right of way at a junction?

Sound the horn and flash the lights to show your frustration

Be patient and show restraint.

Flash the headlights to express displeasure

Pursue the vehicle and express displeasure

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

25. What should a driver do in a queue of traffic controlled by traffic lights?

Overtake on the left and move to the head of the queue if there is space available

Overtake on the right and move to the head of the queue if there is space available

A driver should maintain their position in the queue

Put on a right signal to prevent following vehicles from overtaking

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

26. What must a driver do when this sign is accompanied by a white stop line on the road?

Stop only if there is traffic on the major road

Stop no more than one car length past the line

Stop past the line

Stop at the line

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Category: Technical Matters

27. What effect does low tyre-pressure have on a vehicle?

The vehicle accelerates faster

The brakes can overheat

The engine noise increases

Braking and cornering are impaired

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

28. Where is a driver allowed to park?

Where there is a continuous white line along the centre of the road

At road works

On a footpath

Where the driver is not blocking other road users their view of traffic signals or the road ahead

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

29. Is a driver allowed to use rebated (green) diesel fuel in a car on a public road?

Green diesel may be used in a car only if the car is a taxis

Green diesel may be used in a car only in winter months

Green diesel may be used in a car only in summer months

Green diesel may never be used in a car

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Category: Managing Risk

30. What effect could an unevenly distributed load have on a vehicle?

It could cause the vehicle to overheat

It could cause the gear box to overheat

It could cause the clutch to slip while accelerating

It could make the vehicle unstable while turning

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Category: Managing Risk

31. What effect does towing a loaded trailer have on stopping ability?

It reduces the stopping distance

It has no effect on stopping distance

It increases the stopping distance

It increases the efficiency of the brakes

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

A driver may overtake if it is safe to do so

A driver may not overtake

Dual carriageway ahead

A driver may overtake if it is safe to do so

Road narrows ahead

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

33. What danger can arise during daylight when a driver enters an area that is heavily shaded by overhanging trees?

The tyre pressure could be reduced

The vehicle's windscreen could fog up

Visibility could suddenly be reduced

The vehicle engine could suddenly run cold

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

34. Unless otherwise indicated, what is the maximum permissible speed of a car towing a trailer on a motorway?

80 km/h

120 km/h

60 km/h

100 km/h

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Category: Technical Matters

35. What should a driver do if the fuel system becomes air-locked?

Tighten the injector pipes

Bleed the air out of the fuel system.

Loosen the fuel pump

Drain the fuel filter

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

36. When driving behind a bus that is signalling to turn left and there is oncoming traffic, what should a driver do?

Stay back and allow it to complete the turn

Overtake it on the left-hand side

Overtake it on the right-hand side

Tap the brakes and sound the horn to signal to other vehicles to slow down

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

37. What is the minimum insurance cover a driver needs to drive on a public road?

Personal Accident

Third Party, Fire and Theft

Comprehensive

Third Party

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

38. Who can use a signed cycle track accompanied by a continuous white line on the left-hand side?

Drivers when overtaking a vehicle turning right

Cyclists and motorcyclists

Cyclists and users of motorised wheelchairs

Drivers, when it is not being used by a cyclist

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

39. What should a driver do if a heavy goods vehicle in front has moved out to make a left turn ahead?

Drive into the space on its left-hand side

Stay behind it and allow it to complete the turn

Move to the right but do not overtake

Move out immediately and overtake as quickly as possible

40 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

40. What restriction applies to a driver's full licence if they have passed their test on a vehicle with automatic transmission?

They may not drive vehicles with manual transmission

They must continue to display L-plates

They may not drive on motorways

They may not drive at speeds of more that 80 km/h

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