Topics
The 14 theory test topics
Each topic has short cards to read and questions to try. Start with one, or let the five-minute mix pick for you.
- Alertness Stay switched on before you even start the engine.
- Attitude Courtesy is a safety skill, not a nicety.
- Safety and your vehicle A well-kept car is part of passing, and part of staying alive.
- Safety margins Space is time. Time is what stops a close call becoming a crash.
- Hazard awareness See the problem while there is still time to deal with it.
- Vulnerable road users The people with the least protection need the most space.
- Other types of vehicle Buses, lorries, bikes and trams do not move like a car.
- Vehicle handling Grip, gears and what to do when the car starts to slide.
- Motorway rules Fast roads, simple rules, no room for hesitation.
- Rules of the road The grammar of driving: lines, lights, junctions and limits.
- Road and traffic signs Circles order, triangles warn, rectangles inform.
- Essential documents Licence, insurance, MOT — the paperwork that keeps you legal.
- Incidents, accidents and emergencies First, make it safe. Then help. Then deal with the paperwork.
- Vehicle loading What you carry changes how the car stops, steers and rolls.