47 Driving Test Questions - Popular Questions and Answers

Sep 18, 2026

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A practice guide compiling 47 common driving test questions and their direct answers. It focuses on UK-style road rules and road markings, including overtaking permissions, lines and markings, stop sign behavior, priority at roundabouts, correct headlight dipping, dealing with dazzling headlights, horn restrictions, parking distances, unsafe locations for overtaking, and the sequence of traffic lights. It also explains clearways, box junction rules, pedestrian crossings, zig-zag markings, speed limits, tyre tread depth, bus lane regulations, junction parking, right turns, hatched markings, yield signs, and filter lights.

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47 Driving Test Questions

Overtaking, road markings, and junction rules

Priority, lights, and crossing regulations

Parking, speed limits, tyres, and bus lanes

Signs and signals: yield and filter light

47 Driving Test Questions To help with your preparation, Ladybird Driving Lessons Dublin has produced this helpful guide which includes some of the more popular questions and answers. Thanks for downloading and best of luck kick starting your driving! 1 . When can you overtake on the left? When you want to go straight ahead & the driver in front of you has moved out & signalled that they intend to turn right. 2 . When you have signalled that you intend to turn left. When traffic in both lanes is moving slowly & traffic in the left-hand lane is moving more quickly than the traffic in the right-hand lane. 3 . What is meant by a solid white line in the centre of the road? You must stay to the left & must not cross the line unless it is for access or in an emergency. 4 . What does a broken yellow line mean? The road contains a hard shoulder which is normally only for pedestrians & cyclists but maybe used briefly to allow faster traffic to overtake if it safe to do so. 5 . What does double broken white lines along the centre of the road mean? These alert the driver to continuous white lines a short distance ahead. You must not cross them unless it is safe to do so. 6 . At a stop sign that has no white line, where should you stop? You must stop at the sign. 7 . Where there is a continuous & a broken white line along the centre of the road, which one do you obey? You must obey the line that is nearest you. [Page 2-LadybirdDrivingSchool.ie](Page 2-LadybirdDrivingSchool.ie) 8 . Who has priority at a roundabout? You must give right of way to traffic already on a roundabout. 9 . When driving, when should you dip your headlights? When meeting other traffic. When following close behind another vehicle. On continuously lit roads. In snow, fog, dusk/dawn. Generally, to avoid inconveniencing other traffic. 10 . What should you do if you are dazzled by another vehicle’s headlights? Slow down & stop if necessary. Always watch for pedestrians or cyclists on the side of the road. If the dazzle is from an oncoming vehicle, avoid it by looking towards the left verge until the vehicle has passed. If the dazzle is from a vehicle behind you & reflected in your mirror, operate the night-driving mode on you mirror. 11 . What restrictions are there in relation to the use of the horn? Do not use a horn in a built-up area between 11.30pm & 7.00 am, unless there is a traffic emergency. 12 . Within what distance from the kerb should you park? 45cm 13 . Where should you not overtake? Near a bend, the brow of a hill, a hump back bridge, a continuous white line, where your vehicle would obstruct a sign, at an entrance, opposite another vehicle on a narrow road, a taxi rank. [Page 3-LadybirdDrivingSchool.ie](Page 3-LadybirdDrivingSchool.ie) 14 . What is the sequence of traffic lights? Green, Amber, Red. 15 . What does a clearway mean? No parking during specified times or stopping unless you are waiting in a line of traffic. 16 . What rules apply to a box junction? You must not enter a yellow box junction unless you can clear it without stopping. An exception is when you want to turn right. You may enter while waiting for a gap in traffic coming from the opposite direction as long to do so would not block other traffic that has priority. 17 . What is the difference between a pelican crossing & a zebra crossing? A pelican crossing is controlled by lights. A zebra crossing has flashing orange beacons & is controlled by the presence of pedestrians. 18 . What does an island in the centre of a pedestrian crossing mean? Zebra crossings with a central island should be treated as two separate crossings. Pelican crossings that go straight across the road count as one crossing even if there is a central island. If Pelican crossings on either side of the central island are not in a straight line (staggered) , they count as two separate crossings. 19 . What do the white zig-zag

FAQs

When can you overtake on the left?

You can overtake on the left when you want to go straight ahead and the driver in front has moved out and signalled an intention to turn right.

What do solid white lines and broken yellow lines mean?

A solid white line in the centre means you must stay to the left and must not cross it unless it is for access or in an emergency. A broken yellow line indicates a hard shoulder that is normally for pedestrians and cyclists, but may be used briefly to allow faster traffic to overtake if it is safe.

What is the difference between a pelican crossing and a zebra crossing?

A pelican crossing is controlled by lights, while a zebra crossing is controlled by the presence of pedestrians and has flashing orange beacons.

Sep 18, 2026

Uploaded by Rhys