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PRINTABLE TEST (answers on the bottom of the page)
Test Type: road and Traffic signs
Number of Questions: 50
Pass Mark: 43

1) What does this motorway sign mean?

A - 11 tonnes weight limit
B - Stop all lanes ahead closed
C - Leave the motorway at the next exit
D - Lane ahead closed

2) What does this sign mean?

A - Move into one lane
B - Road narrows on both sides
C - Dual carriageway ends
D - One way traffic straight ahead

3) What does this sign mean?

A - Swing bridge ahead
B - Quayside or river bank
C - Soft verges
D - Slippery road

4) What does this sign mean?

A - Minimum speed limit
B - No stopping
C - End of 20 mph zone
D - Entry to 20 mph zone

5) What does this sign mean?

A - Keep in single file
B - Queues likely
C - Keep your distance
D - Car park

6) What does this traffic sign mean?

A - Broken down lorry
B - Adverse camber
C - Uneven road
D - Risk of grounding

7) What does this sign mean?

A - No entry for two-axled trailers
B - No entry for vehicles with two-speed axles
C - Maximum gross weight of 2 tonnes
D - Axle weight limit of 2 tonnes

8) What does this sign show?

A - Use the nearside (left) lane
B - Roundabout ahead
C - Special diversion route
D - Diversion route to the football ground

9) Where would you see this road sign?

A - On a Ring road
B - On a Motorway
C - Approaching a Roundabout
D - In a Car Park

10) What does this sign mean?

A - Mini roundabout
B - Circular route
C - Ring Road
D - Link road

11) What does this sign mean?

A - The width of the road is 6 feet 6 inches (2 metres)
B - No vehicles over 6 feet 6 inches (2 metres) wide
C - No vehicles over 6 feet 6 inches (2 metres) high
D - Trailer length must not exceed 6 feet 6 inches (2 metres)

12) What does this sign mean?

A - No Road Marking
B - No Entry
C - No Through Road
D - No Parking

13) What does this sign mean?

A - No waiting
B - No stopping
C - Traffic signals not in use
D - Level crossing

14) What does this sign mean?

A - Slippery road
B - Swing bridge ahead
C - Accident spot ahead
D - Quayside or river bank

15) What does this sign mean?

A - Slippery road
B - Double bend
C - Overhead electrified cable
D - Cable laying ahead

16) What does this sign mean?

A - Trams only
B - Oncoming trams
C - No trams ahead
D - Trams crossing ahead

17) Where would you find this sign?

A - At an unmarked junction
B - At the start of the motorway
C - At the entrance to a car park
D - At a railway crossing

18) What does this sign mean?

A - No overtaking
B - No motor vehicles
C - Clearway (no stopping)
D - Cars and motorcycles only

19) What does this sign mean?

A - Water across the road
B - Bridge over the road
C - Uneven road
D - Ford factory ahead

20) What shape is a STOP sign?
A - Circular
B - Triangular
C - Inverted triangle
D - Octagonal

21) What does this motorway sign mean?

A - 11 ton weight limit
B - Through traffic use left lane
C - Right-hand lane closed ahead
D - Right-lane T junction only

22) Signs giving orders are usually: -
A - Round
B - Triangular
C - Rectangular
D - Blue

23) What is the meaning of this traffic sign?

A - End of two-way road
B - Give priority to vehicles coming towards you
C - You have priority over vehicles coming towards you
D - Bus lane ahead

24) What does this sign mean?

A - Cyclists and pedestrians in the road ahead
B - Segregated pedal cycle and pedestrian route
C - Cycle route ahead
D - No entry to cyclists and pedestrians

25) What does this sign mean?

A - Low bridge ahead
B - Railway tunnel ahead
C - Tunnel ahead
D - Accident spot ahead

26) What does this sign mean?

A - You have right of way
B - No overtaking
C - Smaller vehicles keep left
D - Oncoming traffic has priority

27) What does this sign mean?

A - No stopping (Clearway)
B - No waiting
C - National speed limit applies
D - No entry

28) You are driving along the motorway in the inside lane.
You intend to turn left at the next available exit.
When should you signal left?

A - At the third count-down marker (100 yds to go)
B - At the second count-down marker (200 yds to go)
C - At the first count-down marker (300 yds to go)
D - When you have reached the slip road

29) What does this sign mean?

A - Give way to traffic from the opposite direction
B - You're entering a one-way street
C - Two-way traffic ahead
D - You have priority over vehicles from the opposite direction

30) What does this road sign mean?

A - No goods vehicles under 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass
B - No goods vehicles over 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass
C - No goods vehicles over 7.5 metres overall height
D - No goods vehicles under 7.5 metres overall height

31) What colour backgrounds do Motorway signs show?
A - yellow
B - green
C - blue
D - brown

32) What does this motorway sign show?

A - Low-flying aircraft or sudden noise
B - Stop on the hard shoulder
C - Use the nearside lane
D - Leave the motorway at the next exit

33) Which type of vehicle does this sign apply to?

A - Long vehicles
B - High vehicles
C - Heavy vehicles
D - Wide vehicles

34) What does this sign mean?

A - You are entering a one-way street
B - You have priority over oncoming vehicles
C - Motorway ahead
D - Lane for heavy and slow vehicles

35) What does these 2 lines painted on the kerb mean?

A - Parking allowed at certain times
B - Loading allowed at certain times
C - No loading
D - No parking

36) What does this sign mean?

A - Lay-by 30 miles ahead
B - Minimum speed 30 mph
C - Maximum speed 30 mph
D - Service area 30 miles ahead

37) What shape is a ROUNDABOUT sign?
A - Circular
B - Octagonal
C - Inverted triangle
D - Triangular

38) What does this sign mean?

A - Beware tram rails
B - Level crossing ahead
C - Beware overhead cables
D - Trams crossing ahead

39) If you see this sign at a crossroads and you are going straight on, what should you do?

A - maintain the same speed and drive through
B - carry on with great care
C - find another route
D - do a 'U' turn

40) What does this sign mean?

A - Uneven road
B - Soft verges
C - Humps
D - Tunnel

41) What does this sign mean?

A - Loose chippings
B - Accident spot
C - Uphill gradient
D - Downhill gradient

42) What does this sign mean?

A - Pedestrians in the road ahead
B - Children crossing ahead
C - School crossing ahead
D - Pedestrian crossing ahead

43) What does this temporary sign mean for drivers of vehicles over 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass?

A - Use either the left-hand or middle lane
B - Use only the left-hand lane
C - Use only the middle lane
D - Use any lane

44) What does this sign mean?

A - Service Area Ahead
B - Road Noise
C - Slippery Road Ahead
D - Danger Ahead

45) What does this sign mean?

A - No double parking
B - No stopping
C - No-overtaking
D - One-way street

46) Where are you most likely to see this sign?

A - On a slip road on a motorway
B - In a motorway service area
C - On the motorway hard shoulder
D - Under a motorway bridge

47) Usually, on a motorway, how far from the exit is the first sign showing the junction number?
A - Half a mile
B - One mile
C - Two miles
D - Three miles

48) What does this sign mean?

A - Parking for military vehicles
B - Oncoming military vehicles
C - Slow moving military vehicles likely to be crossing or in road ahead
D - Tanks only

49) What does this motorway sign mean?

A - Proceed with caution
B - Do not proceed further in this lane
C - Change lane
D - The motorway is closed ahead. Turn off at the next exit

50) What does this sign mean?

A - Give way to vehicles on the right and left
B - Traffic passes on both sides
C - Turn off at the next junction on the motorway
D - Pass either side to get to the same destination

Answers

1. d	11. b	21. c	31. c	41. d
2. c	12. b	22. a	32. d	42. a
3. b	13. a	23. c	33. b	43. b
4. c	14. d	24. b	34. a	44. d
5. b	15. c	25. c	35. c	45. c
6. d	16. d	26. d	36. b	46. c
7. d	17. d	27. a	37. d	47. b
8. c	18. b	28. c	38. c	48. c
9. a	19. a	29. d	39. b	49. b
10. a	20. d	30. b	40. c	50. d

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