Can you pass this UK motorway driving test?

Can you be trusted behind the wheel on a motorway? Take this little driving test and
lets see how safe you really are!
1. If you break down on a motorway, it is better to use an emergency roadside
phone than your mobile because
- Its safer
- Its free
- You can be located easier
2. Flashing amber lights can warn you of
- Lane closures
- Motorway closure
- Service station approaching
3. Motorway hard shoulders should only be used for
- Picking up hitchhikers
- Pulling over for a rest
- Breakdowns
4. What colour backgrounds do motorway signs show?
- Yellow
- Brown
- Blue
5. If
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driving on a wet motorway with surface spray, you should

Use dipped headlights
Use hazard lights
Use rear fog lights

6. If
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there is ice or snow on a motorway, breaking distances can increase by

5 times
10 times
30 times

7. The far right hand lane of a four-lane motorway should be used

- If you go above 70 mph
- For overtaking
- Only by emergency vehicles
8. Dropping off passengers on a motorway is only allowed
- On slip roads
- At motorway services
- If there is queuing traffic
9. You have broken down on the hard shoulder. Where is the safest place to
await help?
- In the car

Behind the car

On the grass bank

10. What do green studs on the motorway show?

- A slip road off the motorway
- The right edge of the carriageway
- The separation of the lanes
11. Signs which display a speed limit within a red ring are
- Minimum speeds
- Recommended speeds
- Mandatory speed limits
12. A
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red X warns you

Not to overtake
Not to go further in that lane
To stay in lane

13.On a motorway, you should normally drive in the

- Middle lane
- Right-hand lane
- Left-hand lane

High score text.

Its a PASS!
Congratulations! Now that you have pulled over safely, were delighted to inform
you that youve passed this little motorway driving test. To be honest, most of these
questions are very simple and based on common sense, but its amazing how many
people out there get them wrong. Well, youve proved to be a safe driver, and now

its time for your friends to take the wheel. Share this quiz with them and lets see if
they pass or fail!
Low score text.
Its a FAIL!
Crash! You took your eyes off the road and ended up careering straight into a low
score. Where did it all go wrong? Even none-drivers should be able to pass this test,
as the questions are mostly based on common sense. Unfortunately, your brain just
wasnt in gear today, so were afraid weve had to fail you. Do you think your friends
could pass the test? Share this quiz with them and lets find out!