Motorway Rules

Sample questions from the Motorway Rules units of the Driving Theory syllabus.

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Over 30 mph

On the motorway

At night

With passengers in rear seats

1 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

As a provisional licence-holder you

should not drive a car

Click the writing to listen. Type X next to the

correct answers. If correct, the X will turn blue.

Learner car drivers

Double-decker buses

Horse riders

Motorcycles over 50cc

Farm tractors

Cyclists

2 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark four answers

Which FOUR of these must NOT

use motorways?

You will have to do more harsh

braking on motorways

The road surface will wear

down the tyres faster

Motorway service stations do

not deal with breakdowns

Continuous high speeds may

increase the risk of your vehicle

breaking down

3 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

Why is it particularly important to

carry out a check on your vehicle

before making a long motorway

journey?

Try to overtake

Position your vehicle in the

centre lane

Re-adjust your mirrors

Keep in the left lane

4 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

Immediately after joining a

motorway you should normally

Because there is space

available to turn round if you

need to

To build up a speed similar to

traffic on the motorway

To allow you direct access to

the overtaking lanes

Because you can continue on

the hard shoulder

5 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

You are joining a motorway. Why

is it important to make full use of

the slip road?

Left

Centre

Right

Either the right or centre

6 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

On a three-lane motorway which

lane should you normally use?

Use the lane that has least

traffic

Overtake on the side that is

clearest

Keep to the left lane unless

overtaking

Try to keep above 50mph to

prevent congestion

7 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

A basic rule when on motorways is

Breakdowns and emergencies

only

Slow vehicles only

Overtaking slower traffic in the

other lanes

Normal driving

8 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

The left-hand lane of a motorway

should be used for

You can see well ahead that

the hard shoulder is clear

You warn drivers behind by

signalling left

The traffic in the right-hand

lane is signalling right

There is a queue of slow-

moving traffic to your right that

is moving slower than you are

9 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

On motorways you should never

overtake on the left UNLESS

Stop on the hard shoulder

Park on the slip road

Leave at the next exit

Go to a service area

Park on the central reservation

10 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark two answers

You are travelling on a motorway.

You decide you need a rest. You

should

It connects you to a local

garage

It allows easy location by the

emergency services

Using a mobile phone will

distract other drivers

Mobile phones do not work on

motorways

11 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

You break down on a motorway. You

need to call for help. Why may it be

better to use an emergency roadside

telephone rather than a mobile phone?

Stand at the rear of the vehicle

while making a call

Get out of the vehicle by the

right hand door

Try to repair the vehicle

yourself

Check your location from the

marker posts on the left

12 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

Your vehicle breaks down on the

hard shoulder of a motorway.

You decide to use your mobile

phone to call for help. You

should

Change the wheel yourself

immediately

Try to wave down another

vehicle for help

Use the emergency telephone

and call for assistance

Only change the wheel if you

have a passenger to help you

13 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

You get a puncture on the

motorway. You manage to get your

vehicle on to the hard shoulder.

You should

Ambulance service

Fire brigade

Police control

Breakdown service

14 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

The emergency telephones on a

motorway are connected to the

Stay close to the carriageway

Keep your back to the traffic

Face the oncoming traffic

Stand on the hard shoulder

15 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

How should you use the

emergency telephone on a

motorway?

If you have to read a map

If red lights show above every

lane

If your mobile phone rings

When you are tired and need a

rest

When told to by the police

In an emergency or a

breakdown

16 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark three answers

When may you stop on a

motorway?

Need to walk and get fresh air

Are told to do so by flashing

red lights

Wish to pick up hitchhikers

Need to use a mobile

telephone

17 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

You are allowed to stop on a

motorway when you

Carefully reverse on the hard

shoulder

Carefully reverse in the left-

hand lane

Carry on to the next exit

Make a U-turn at the next gap

in the central reservation

18 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

You are driving on a motorway. By

mistake, you go past the exit that

you wanted to take. You should

With the traffic flow

In the direction shown on the

marker posts

Facing oncoming traffic

In the direction of the nearest

exit

19 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

You have broken down on a

motorway. To find the nearest

emergency telephone you should

always walk

In the middle lane

On the hard shoulder

In the left-hand lane

In any lane

20 of 20 Motorway Rules

Mark one answer

You are intending to leave the

motorway at the next exit. Before

you reach the exit you should

normally position your vehicle

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