Scotland Driving Theory Test Practice 2026: Quiz di prova 6

Quiz di prova 6 di 8 per Scotland Driving Theory Test Practice: altre 25 domande con risposte e spiegazioni.

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Verificato: 10 ottobre 2026

Domanda 1 di 25
An ambulance with flashing blue lights and a siren is coming up behind you. What should you do?
- Speed up so you stay ahead of it
- Drive through a red light to get out of its way
- Let it pass safely, without breaking traffic rules
- Brake hard straight away, wherever you are
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Risposta: C. Let it pass safely, without breaking traffic rules
Rule 219: do not panic. Let it pass, but follow traffic signs, avoid stopping on a bend or hill brow, and do not mount the kerb.
Domanda 2 di 25
You have just driven through deep water. What should you do?
- Pump the brakes hard while at high speed
- Test your brakes gently at the first safe chance
- Switch off the engine straight away
- Drive fast for a while to dry the engine
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Risposta: B. Test your brakes gently at the first safe chance
Rule 121: brakes may work less well after deep water. Test them gently and, if needed, apply light pressure while driving slowly to dry them.
Domanda 3 di 25
In a built-up area, during which hours must you not sound your horn, unless another road user is a danger?
- Between 10 pm and 6 am
- Between midnight and 8 am
- Between 9 pm and 7 am
- Between 11.30 pm and 7 am
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Risposta: D. Between 11.30 pm and 7 am
Rule 112: you must not sound your horn in a built-up area between 11.30 pm and 7 am, or while stationary, unless another road user poses a danger.
Domanda 4 di 25
You are turning into a side road and a pedestrian has already started to cross it. Who has priority?
- Neither of you
- You, because you are in a vehicle
- Whoever is moving faster
- The pedestrian
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Risposta: D. The pedestrian
Rule 170: if pedestrians have started to cross the road you are turning into, they have priority, so give way.
Domanda 5 di 25
At a pelican crossing the amber light is flashing. What must you do?
- Wait for the red light to come on
- Go on, because drivers have priority
- Give way to anyone on it, then go on with care if clear
- Stop and wait until the light turns green
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Risposta: C. Give way to anyone on it, then go on with care if clear
Rule 196: when the amber light flashes at a pelican crossing, you must give way to pedestrians on the crossing.
Domanda 6 di 25
How long should you cool a burn with clean, cool water?
- Only until it stops stinging
- For at least 20 minutes
- For about 1 minute
- For about 5 minutes
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Risposta: B. For at least 20 minutes
Annex 7: cool the burn for at least 20 minutes with plenty of clean, cool water.
Domanda 7 di 25
On a fast road in good, dry conditions, what gap should you leave behind the vehicle in front?
- At least one second
- At least half a second
- One car length
- At least two seconds
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Risposta: D. At least two seconds
Rule 126: leave at least a two-second gap on high-speed roads and in tunnels.
Domanda 8 di 25
What does third-party insurance cover?
- Damage to your own car
- Your own injuries in a crash
- Theft of your own car
- Injury or damage you cause to others
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Risposta: D. Injury or damage you cause to others
Annex 3: third-party cover is for injury or damage to others. It does not cover damage to your own vehicle or injury to yourself.
Domanda 9 di 25
When should you check your tyre pressures?
- Only when a tyre looks flat
- When the tyres are warm
- Straight after a long motorway drive
- When the tyres are cold
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Risposta: D. When the tyres are cold
Annex 6: check pressures when the tyres are cold. Warm or hot tyres can give a misleading reading.
Domanda 10 di 25
You develop a health condition that is likely to affect your driving. Who must you tell?
- The police
- Your local council
- The DVLA
- The Post Office
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Risposta: C. The DVLA
Rule 90: you must report to the DVLA any health condition likely to affect your driving.
Domanda 11 di 25
Where must you never stop or park, except in an emergency?
- In a pay and display car park
- On the zig-zag lines of a pedestrian crossing
- In a marked bay on a quiet street
- On your own driveway at home
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Risposta: B. On the zig-zag lines of a pedestrian crossing
Rule 240: you must not stop or park on a pedestrian crossing, including the area marked by zig-zag lines.
Domanda 12 di 25
What is the minimum type of motor insurance the law requires?
- Fully comprehensive
- Third party
- Breakdown cover
- Third party, fire and theft
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Risposta: B. Third party
Annex 3: the minimum cover required by law is third-party insurance.
Domanda 13 di 25
Why must a rear-facing baby seat never be fitted in a seat with an active frontal airbag?
- The airbag could badly hurt the baby in a crash
- The airbag will stop working properly
- The baby will be too far from the driver
- The baby seat will not fit in the front
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Risposta: A. The airbag could badly hurt the baby in a crash
Rule 101: a rear-facing baby seat must not be fitted in a seat protected by an active frontal airbag, as this can cause serious injury or death.
Domanda 14 di 25
You are going through a contraflow at road works. What should you do as you enter and leave it?
- Speed up to get through quickly
- Change lanes to find the fastest one
- Switch on your rear fog lights
- Slow down and keep a bigger gap
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Risposta: D. Slow down and keep a bigger gap
The road works rules say lanes in a contraflow may be narrow, with no barrier from oncoming traffic, and the camber can change. Slow down and keep a bigger gap.
Domanda 15 di 25
Before you drive off in snowy weather, what must you do?
- Clear all windows, and clean the lights and number plates
- Clear the windscreen but leave the side windows
- Let the snow blow off once you are moving
- Clear a small patch on the windscreen only
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Risposta: A. Clear all windows, and clean the lights and number plates
Rule 229: you must be able to see, so clear all windows. Lights must be clean and number plates clearly visible.
Domanda 16 di 25
You are carrying a heavy load. How should you set your tyre pressures?
- As high as the tyre will take
- Lower than normal
- To the maker's figure for that load
- Exactly as usual, whatever the load
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Risposta: C. To the maker's figure for that load
Annex 6: inflate tyres to the vehicle maker's figure for the load being carried.
Domanda 17 di 25
What shape are most signs that give orders?
- Rectangles
- Triangles
- Circles
- Diamonds
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Risposta: C. Circles
Traffic signs: signs giving orders are mostly circular. Triangles warn and rectangles inform.
Domanda 18 di 25
You are driving along a residential street with parked cars. Which hazard should you expect?
- Children running out between parked cars
- Tractors pulling out of fields
- Trams crossing at high speed
- Vehicles joining from a slip road
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Risposta: A. Children running out between parked cars
Rule 152: in residential streets, look out for children running out between parked cars, opening doors and vehicles pulling out.
Domanda 19 di 25
A fire starts in your car's engine compartment. What should you do?
- Get everyone out and call the fire service, with the bonnet shut
- Open the bonnet straight away and try to put the fire out
- Pour water into the engine through the front grille
- Keep driving carefully to the nearest garage
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Risposta: A. Get everyone out and call the fire service, with the bonnet shut
Annex 6: get everyone out quickly. Do not try to put out an engine fire, because opening the bonnet can make it flare up.
Domanda 20 di 25
How should cyclists and motorcyclists cross tram tracks?
- Diagonally, at a good speed
- Riding along between the rails
- Directly, at right angles to the rails
- At a shallow angle to the rails
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Risposta: C. Directly, at right angles to the rails
The tramway rules say it is safest for cyclists and motorcyclists to cross tram tracks directly at right angles. Give them extra space.
Domanda 21 di 25
What does this sign mean?
- Turn left ahead
- Keep left
- No left turn
- Vehicles may pass either side
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Risposta: B. Keep left
A white arrow pointing down to the left on a blue circle means you must keep to the left, often of a traffic island.
Domanda 22 di 25
A long lorry ahead moves out to the right as it gets near a left turn. Why?
- The driver is about to turn right
- It has broken down
- The driver wants you to overtake on the left
- It needs extra road space to make the turn
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Risposta: D. It needs extra road space to make the turn
Rule 221: large vehicles may need extra road space to turn. Be ready to stop and wait.
Domanda 23 di 25
At a parallel crossing, who must you give way to?
- Horse riders and pedestrians
- Cyclists only, not pedestrians
- Pedestrians and cyclists
- Pedestrians only, not cyclists
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Risposta: C. Pedestrians and cyclists
Rule H2: you must give way to pedestrians on a zebra crossing, and to pedestrians and cyclists on a parallel crossing.
Domanda 24 di 25
For how long must a learner's supervisor have held a full licence for that type of car?
- At least ten years
- At least three years
- At least one year
- At least five years
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Risposta: B. At least three years
Annex 3: the supervisor must have held a full licence for that type of car for at least three years.
Domanda 25 di 25
A motorcyclist is injured in a crash. Should you take off their helmet?
- Only if the helmet looks damaged
- Only if essential and you are trained
- Yes, straight away
- Yes, if they say it hurts
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Risposta: B. Only if essential and you are trained
Rule 283: do not remove a motorcyclist's helmet unless it is essential and you are trained to do so.

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