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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: Managing Risk

1. What should a driver do if their vehicle breaks down on an automatic railway level crossing?

Walk along the track to give warning to any approaching trains.

Try to push the vehicle clear of the crossing as soon as possible.

Turn on the warning bells at the crossing.

Get passengers clear of the crossing and phone the signal operator so that trains can be stopped.

2 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

2. What do flashing amber arrows indicate at a junction?

Proceed smartly through junction to avoid delay

When safe, drivers should proceed in the direction indicated

The direction indicated is a cul-de-sac

It is prohibited to proceed in the direction indicated

3 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

3. What does this sign mean?

Mini-roundabout ahead

Dual carriageway ahead

Start of central reserve or obstruction

Heavy vehicles have priority

4 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

4. What should a driver do if they encounter loose chippings on a road?

Increase speed so as to avoid causing damage to the vehicle

A driver should press their hand against the windscreen

Slow down and allow extra clearance to other traffic

Stop the vehicle until the loose chippings can be removed

5 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

5. Is it permissible to drive a vehicle on a public road when the brake lights are not working?

No, it is never permitted to be driven

Yes, during lighting-up times

No, unless driving in a built-up area

Yes, outside of lighting-up times

6 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

6. What does this sign mean?

Road works ahead.

Series of bumps or hollows ahead.

Series of rumble strips ahead.

Steep hills ahead.

7 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

7. On a motorway, when should a driver use the hazard warning lights?

When towing another vehicle

When slowing down quickly because of danger ahead

When driving on the hard shoulder.

When another vehicle is following too closely

8 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

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

To ensure the tyre will remain inflated

To ensure the wheel remains balanced

To ensure the wheel nuts remain tight

To ensure the wheel remains aligned

9 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

9. When driving along a dual carriageway in normal driving conditions, which lane should a driver be in?

In the right-hand lane except when driving a works vehicle or HGV

In either lane.

In the left-hand lane unless the driver wishes to overtake or turn right.

In the right-hand lane

10 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

10. How would a driver know that a brake-light bulb is not working?

By standing at the rear of the vehicle and getting another person to turn on side lights

By standing at the rear of the vehicle and checking as another person presses the brake pedal

They would notice the brake pedal getting softer under pressure

They would notice the brake pedal become firmer under pressure

11 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

11. Which vehicle is exempt from speed limits when being used in an emergency?

Mountain rescue

Breakdown recovery

Fire brigade

Doctor on call

12 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

12. During a weekly check, a driver notices a badly worn front tyre. What should the driver do?

Have the worn tyre replaced

Check the tyre pressure to ensure it remains constant

Fit the worn tyre on one of the rear wheels

Reduce speed when driving on wet roads

13 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

13. In general, how often should a driver check the tyre pressure of a vehicle?

Regularly

Six monthly

Annually

Monthly

14 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

14. A driver who is about to undertake a journey is upset or angry. What should they do?

A driver should not drive until they are calm

Being upset or angry does not affect driving

Drive faster than normal for a distance

Drive slower than normal for a distance

15 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

15. What effect does carrying a load have on a vehicle?s braking ability?

It has no effect provided the brakes are good

It increases the efficiency of the brakes

It increases the distance required to stop

It reduces the distance required to stop

16 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

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

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

Drive with the hazard lights on

Not drive until the bulb is replaced

Replace it temporarily with the brake-light bulb

17 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

17. What should a driver do where a section of road ahead has a shallow flooded area?

Use a high gear and maintain the same speed keeping the engine revs low.

Drive in a low gear as slowly as possible keeping the revs high.

Decrease speed and use a higher gear.

Increase speed and use a higher gear.

18 / 40

Category: Technical Matters

18. If the vehicle's oil-pressure gauge is reading low or the red oil-pressure warning light comes on, what should a driver do?

Drive at a faster pace to reach the destination before the oil runs out

Drive to a safe place, stop the vehicle and check the oil level

Drive at lower speeds until the oil level is topped up

Drive in a low gear until the oil level is topped up

19 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

19. When is parking permitted on a footpath?

When cars are parked on both sides of the road

When no more than half of the vehicle is on the footpath

When at least half of the footpath remains free for pedestrians

It is never permitted to park on a footpath

20 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

20. In normal driving conditions on a motorway, which lane should the driver occupy?

Drive in the offside (right-hand) lane as the nearside (left-hand) lane is for HGVs and buses only

Drive in the offside (right-hand) lane unless intending to take a left exit.

Drive in the nearside (left-hand) lane unless intending to overtake.

Constantly manoeuvre between whichever lane has the least volume of traffic.

21 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

21. What would be the effect of overloading a vehicle with passengers or goods?

It would not have any effect provided speed is reduced

Overloading will not reduce the ability to control the vehicle

It would improve the vehicle's road-holding ability

It would reduce the driver's ability to control the vehicle.

22 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

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

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

Increase the air pressure in the tyres

23 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

23. What does this sign mean?

Traffic calming ramps ahead

Staggered crossroads ahead with roads of equal importance

Cul-de-sac to both left and right

Roads closed ahead to both left and right

24 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

24. What do these signs together mean?

Clearway ahead - no stopping or parking during times shown.

Parking not allowed during times shown.

Pedestrianised street ahead - traffic not allowed except during times shown.

Access for buses and taxis only during times shown.

25 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

25. How does giving a late signal affect other road users?

It only affects other road users at roundabouts

They may not have been given sufficient time to react

It only affects other road users at traffic lights

They are not affected

26 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

26. What phrase is recommended for drivers to help them determine a safe distance from the vehicle in front on a dry road?

Only a fool breaks the three second rule

Only a fool breaks the two second rule

Only a fool breaks the four second rule

Only a fool breaks the one second rule

27 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

27. What does this sign mean at a roundabout?

Yield to traffic coming from the right, or already on the roundabout.

Yield to cyclists and motorcyclists only.

Yield to traffic coming from the left.

Yield to buses and trucks only.

28 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

28. What does this hand signal mean?

The cyclist intends to dismount

The cyclist intends to turn left

The cyclist intends to stop

The cyclist intends to overtake

29 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

29. What effect can a broken lens have on headlights?

It can cause other bulbs to blow if not fixed immediately

It can increase the brightness of the beam in the other headlight

It can cause the bulb to overheat

It can reduce and distort the beam

30 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

30. Unless otherwise indicated, what is the maximum permissible speed of a car towing a trailer on national roads?

80 km/h

120 km/h

100 km/h

60 km/h

31 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

31. What does this Garda signal mean?

Stop if approaching from either the front or behind

Turn right

Proceed if approaching from the front

Turn left

32 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

32. 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 insurance company

The driver and the vehicle owner

The vehicle owner only

The driver only

33 / 40

Category: Control of Vehicle

33. What is the effect of an incorrectly adjusted driver's seat?

It can delay the driver from operating a control

It enables the driver to relax more on a long journey

It gives the driver a better view in the rear-view mirror

It improves the driver?s ability to operate the clutch

34 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

34. What does this sign mean?

Pedestrian crossing ahead

School ahead

Beware of pedestrians at night

Lane reserved for pedestrians

35 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

35. If a vehicle breaks down on a motorway, what should a person do?

Place a red warning triangle on the motorway to warn other drivers.

Turn on the full beam headlights to alert other drivers.

Use a roadside phone to contact Gardaí and never try to carry out repairs yourself.

Ask a passenger to stand on the road to warn other traffic.

36 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

36. What should a driver do if they are not travelling as fast as the vehicle in front?

The driver should keep to the left and allow vehicles to overtake if they wish

The driver should invite traffic to overtake them by giving a hand signal

The driver should switch on hazard warning lights and keep to the left

The driver should keep their position and not allow following vehicles to overtake

37 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

37. What lights indicate a zebra crossing?

Continuously lit red beacons

Flashing red beacons

Continuously lit amber beacons

Flashing amber beacons

38 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

38. What effect could incorrectly aligned headlights have?

They could cause a fire

They could reduce battery life

They could wear out the bulbs prematurely

They could dazzle oncoming drivers

39 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

39. Is a driver permitted to pick up or set down a passenger on a motorway?

A driver is never permitted to pick up or set down passengers on a motorway.

It is not permitted, except during daylight hours.

It is permitted provided that the driver stops on the hard-shoulder

It is only permitted within 200 metres of a slip-road.

40 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

40. What should a driver do after passing through a flooded section of road?

Increase the speed of the vehicle to dry out the brakes.

Apply the brake pedal lightly at slow speed for a short distance to dry the brakes.

Apply the handbrake gradually to dry out the rear brakes only

Apply the brakes firmly to check if they are still effective

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