Drivers Direct HGV Theory Test
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LEGAL SECTION
This section consists of six questions
Q1 - What does the above road sign mean?
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No vehicles over 14 feet 6 inches high
No vehicles over 14 feet 6 inches wide
Road humps 14 feet 6 inches wide
Weight limit 14.6 tonnes
Q2 -What must you do if you are involved in an accident?
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Stop at the scene of the accident
Drive on for help
Inform the police within seven days
Drive to the nearest police station
Q3 - What is the national speed limit for an LGV over 7.5 tonnes on a motorway?
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50 mph (80 kph)
55 mph (88 kph)
60 mph (96 kph)
70 mph (110 kph)
Q4 - An LGV is overloaded. Who is liable to be prosecuted for the offence?
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The operator only
The driver only
Both the driver and the operator
The people who loaded the vehicle
Q5 - What is the MINIMUM depth of tread required over three-quarters of the breadth of an LGV tyre?
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1 mm
1.5 mm
2.5 mm
5 mm
Q6 - Your vehicle has been involved in an accident where someone is injured. You don’t produce the required insurance certificate at the time of the accident. You must report the accident as soon as possible, or in any case within?
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24 hours
48 hours
72 hours
Seven days
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DRIVING HOURS SECTION
This section consists of 10 questions
Q1 - Under EC rules, what is the maximum driving time allowed in a fortnight?
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85 hours
90 hours
100 hours
105 hours
Q2 - Under EC rules, a driver must take a break after a continuous driving period of..?
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5.5 hours
4.5 hours
4 hours
3 hours
Q3 - Under EC rules, what is the maximum daily driving time allowed?
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10 hours extended to 11 hours on 2 days of the week
10 hours extended to 11 hours on 3 days of the week
9 hours extended to 10 hours on 2 days of the week
9 hours extended to 11 hours on 3 days of the week
Q4 - Under EC rules, what is the maximum number of days you can drive in a week?
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Four
Five
Six
Seven
Q5 - Under EC rules, the break needed after a maximum period of driving may be replaced by two shorter breaks taken during the driving period. How long must the second part of the break be?
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minimum of 15 minutes
minimum of 20 minutes
minimum of 30 minutes
minimum of 45 minutes
Q6 - Under EC rules, your minimum daily rest is 11 hours. On three days only of the week, this can be reduced to...?
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Seven hours
Eight hours
Nine hours
Ten hours
Q7 - At the end of your working week, you have driven a total of 56 hours. What is the maximum number of hours you in the following week under EC rules?
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34
36
38
40
Q8 - Under EC rules, what is the normal weekly rest that must be taken?
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48 hours
54 hours
45 hours
60 hours
Q9 - Which of the below can be considered to be POA?
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You arrive at a delivery early and you are told that it will be 2 hours before unloading so wait in the canteen.
You are waiting at home for a phone call to give you a start time for a run.
You arrive at a site, but have to wait in a queue of vehicles moving up the line to keep your place.
You are stuck in a traffic jam in London for 50 minutes due to road works.
Q10 - Under the Road Transport WTR, the crossed hammers symbol should be used to record...?
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Periods of Availability
Breakdown or servicing
Other Work
Breaks or Rest Periods
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VEHICLE SAFETY SECTION
This section consists of 6 questions
Q1 - Why is it important to distribute the weight evenly over the axles when loading an LGV?
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To ensure easy unloading
To make it easier to sheet up
To ensure maximum stability
To ensure good ground clearance
Q2 - You notice that two wheel nuts are missing from one of the wheels. What should you do?
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Continue your journey
Park and phone for assistance
Drive to the nearest tyre depot
Use a nut from another wheel
Q3 - A system for controlling the vehicle’s speed without using the wheel brake is?
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An endurance brake (retarder)
A secondary brake
A differential lock
An emergency air system
Q4 - When making a short stop, facing up-hill, you should?
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Hold the vehicle on the clutch
Hold the vehicle on the footbrake
Apply the handbrake after stopping
Select neutral and apply the handbrake
Q5 - You notice that the in-cab vehicle height indicator is missing on a 13ft high lorry. What do you do?
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Make a note of the height and remember it.
Complete a defect form
It is not a legal requirement
Write the height down on your delivery notes
Q6 - In heavy rain, what is the least space you should allow for allow for braking
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The normal distance
Twice the normal distance
Three times the normal distance
Five times the normal distance
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ROAD SAFETY SECTION
This section consists of 4 questions
Q1 - When driving, on which TWO occasions would you be most likely to experience weight transfer?
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Reversing
Overtaking
Braking
Cornering
Unloading
Loading
Q1 Calculation
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Q2 - You are driving a lorry 30 feet long and towing a trailer 15 feet long. You see this sign ahead. What should you do?
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Find an alternative route to your destination
Stop and wait for a police escort
Continue past the sign but reduce your speed
Carry on, as the sign applies to the towing vehicle only
Q3 - You are driving a 14 tonne lorry on a single carriageway road. What does the above sign mean?
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Maximum speed 30 mph
Maximum speed 40 mph
Maximum speed 50 mph
Maximum speed 60 mph
Q4 - You feel tired after 2.5 hours driving. What should you do?
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Slow down to a safer speed
Stop as soon as it is safe to do so
Reduce your planned driving time to 3.5 hours
Take a less busy route
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OPERATIONAL SECTION
This section consists of 5 questions. In each of the following examples, you have been given a driving job by Drivers Direct Recruitment working for a transport company.
Q1 - You are ready to leave the depot to commence your deliveries, but notice that your vehicle has a torn curtain and damaged rear light. Do you..?
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Commence your journey and report the damage on your return
Ignore the damage and say nothing
Report the damage immediately to the transport office and ask to complete a vehicle defect form
Mention the damage to a passing warehouseman
Q2 - You arrive on time at the delivery point for an 08:00 booking but are told by the goods in supervisor that you will not be tipped for at least another three hours. Do you…?
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Pull out and go to your next drop
Ring the transport office for instructions
Wait in the queue until you are tipped
Attempt to talk your way to the front of the queue
Q3 - You believe that the vehicle you have been given is unroadworthy but after reporting this to the transport office you are told to take it anyway. Do you…?
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Take the vehicle out as instructed
Walk off the job
Take the vehicle to the nearest garage for an independent assessment
Ring Drivers Direct for advice
Q4 - You are very unsure about directions to your delivery point, which has a specific timed booking. Do you…?
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Set off and attempt to find the delivery point
Ring Drivers Direct for directions
Ask for a map or clear directions from the transport office
Ask if they have any loads to go to a delivery point that you know
Q5 - Your load is refused at delivery point because it is one hour late. What do you do…?
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Return the load to base
Ring the transport office to advise them of the situation
Attempt to re-book the load for the following day
Ring Drivers Direct to ask for instructions
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GEOGRAPHICAL SECTION
This section consists of 14 questions. Choose one answer for each of the questions
Q1 - Which motorway connects London to the West of England and South Wales?
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M1
M11
M4
M6
Q2 - Which is the principal town of Suffolk?
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Colchester
Ipswich
Norwich
Basildon
Q3 - Which of the following is not considered to be one of the Home Counties?
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Berkshire
Hertfordshire
Dorset
Surrey
Q4 - Which of the following cities is furthest North?
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Birmingham
Nottingham
Liverpool
Wolverhampton
Q5 - Newcastle, Sunderland and Middlesbrough are in which geographical area of England?
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NW
NE
SW
SE
Q6 - To travel from Manchester to Exeter would require the use of which two motorways?
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M1 & M5
M4 & M6
M4 & M5
M6 & M5
Q7 - Which of these cities is not in the Midlands?
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Coventry
Wolverhampton
Hull
Stoke
Q8 - In which county is Maidstone?
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Kent
Surrey
Sussex
Essex
Q9 - The area that contains Norfolk and Suffolk is known as?
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The Midlands
East Anglia
The West
Home Counties
Q10 - Which of the following is not a major port?
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Southampton
Portsmouth
Liverpool
Chelmsford
Q11 - Leeds, Sheffield and Barnsley are in which county?
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Lancashire
Yorkshire
Cheshire
Northumberland
Q12 - Which of the following towns is not in Somerset?
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Yeovil
Taunton
Poole
Bridgewater
Q13 - Salisbury Plain is in which county?
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Devon
Dorset
Wiltshire
West Sussex
Q14 - Which of the following places is NOT in Scotland?
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Aberdeen
Newcastle
Inverness
Dundee
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VEHICLE CHECK SECTION
This sections consists of 6 questions
Q1 - Driver walk around checks are which of the following?
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A nuisance and should be done as quickly as possible
Part of your company's regular vehicle maintenance system
The responsibility of the registered keeper of the vehicle
Only required for borrowed or hired vehicles
Q2 - What legal action could be taken against you if you drive an unroadworthy vehicle? (Tick all that apply)
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You could be fined
Your licence could be endorsed with penalty points
Your vocational licence could be revoked
You could be sent to prison
Q2 Calculation1
Q2 answer
Q3 - When is the best time to do a walk around check?
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When the engine is running
Only in the morning
When taking over the vehicle for the first time
During a break or daily rest period
Q4 - What is the main reason for looking under the front of your vehicle during your checks?
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To look for ice and snow on the road
To make sure the tyres are all inflated the same
To check the line markings on the road
To look for any sign of fluid leaks such as oil or coolant
Q5 - How could you make a quick check for excessive exhaust smoke?
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Ask a colleague to look up the exhaust pipe
Rev the engine hard and then jump out of the cab and look
Press gently on the accelerator and use your wing mirrors
You don’t need to worry about this as part of aroutine check
Q6 - At what stage must you start using your tachograph (assuming your activities require you to use one)?
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Once you have left the yard
After your morning tea
As soon as you take over the vehicle
When you are satisfied that all is well with your vehicle
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DIGITAL TACHO TEST
This is the last section of the test, and it consists of 5 questions about the digital tachograph printout below.
Q1 - Please state the registration number of the vehicle used on the digi printout
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Q1check
Q2 - What time did the driver produce the printout? (UK Local Time)
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Q2check
Q3 - What distance did the driver travel during his shift? (KM)
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Q3check
Q4 - How long did the driver spend on "other work"? (Minutes)
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Q4check
Q5 - What was the odometer reading at the start of the driver's shift?
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Q5check
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