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:

  1. Control of the Vehicle
  2. Legal Matters / Rules of the Road
  3. Managing Risk
  4. Safe and Socially Responsible Driving
  5. 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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Category: Managing Risk

1. What is the main reason for maintaining the correct tyre pressures?

2 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

2. 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?

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Category: Managing Risk

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

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Category: Technical Matters

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

5 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

5. What is the recommended minimum stopping distance for a car travelling at 50 km/h on a dry road?

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

6. What does this sign mean?

Contra flow right sign

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

7. What does this sign mean?

Steep descent ahead.

8 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

8. Generally what lighting must a car, tractor or works vehicle have when driving?

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Category: Managing Risk

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

10 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

10. What does this hand signal mean?

The driver intends to slow down or stop

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

11. What does this sign mean?

Right turn ahead sign

12 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

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

14 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

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

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

15. At a railway level crossing with unattended gates, what should a car driver do?

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Category: Managing Risk

16. What is the immediate effect of a head-on collision between two cars at speed?

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

17. What does this road marking indicate?

Zebra crossing

18 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

18. What should a driver do if they see horse riders on the road ahead?

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

19. When driving at night, when must a driver use dipped headlights?

20 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

20. What should a driver do to reduce the risk of neck injury in the event of a rear-end collision?

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

21. What does this sign mean?

Bus and cycle lane sign

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

22. When a driver wishes to drive a vehicle and they are not sure if they are covered by insurance, what should they do?

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Category: Managing Risk

23. When driving on a motorway, what should a driver do if they miss their exit?

24 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

25 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

25. When is parking permitted on a footpath?

26 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

26. A driver has stalled in the middle of an unguarded level crossing and cannot restart the engine. The warning bell is ringing. What should the driver do?

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Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

27. What lights indicate a zebra crossing?

28 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

28. What should the driver do to secure the vehicle when changing a front nearside (left-hand side) wheel?

29 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

29. When is parking permitted at a taxi rank?

30 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

30. What does this sign mean?

Traffic merging from the left.

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

31. What should the driver do when there is a sharp dip in the road ahead?

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

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

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Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

33. What clearance should drivers normally allow for when passing parked vehicles?

34 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

34. What may the hard shoulder of a motorway be used for?

35 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

35. When should a driver use their vehicle's hazard warning lights?

36 / 40

Category: Managing Risk

36. What should a driver do when entering a slip road after leaving a motorway?

37 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

37. What is the maximum gross weight of a vehicle that may be driven by the holder of a Category B driving licence?

38 / 40

Category: Safe and Socially Responsible Driving

38. When is it safe for a driver to use the main beam headlights when driving at night?

39 / 40

Category: Legal Matters/Rules of the Road

39. What does this sign mean?

T-junction with dual carriageway ahead.

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Category: Managing Risk

40. Under what circumstances would a driver increase the air pressure in the tyres?

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