Preparing for test

Pretzill

Hi all

I will be doing my driving test soon - the nerves are starting to build - can I ask any of you who have been tested how many theory questions are asked and are they in a specific category. Having nearly devoured the rules of the road for the Theory Test, I was relying on the multiple choice approach because I get very tongue twisted when trying to answer a question and really do use my own words :rolleyes:.

TIA

Posy

You'll be asked the standard questions, like "name 5 places you shouldn't park," "what should you check your tyres for before you get in the car?" or "when driving at night, when should you dip your headlights?"

dennyk

The theory questions asked before the driving test are from a different and smaller set of questions, so they won't be exactly the ones you might have seen on the theory test itself, but they're all pretty basic (none of that braking distance nonsense, thank god) and if you've studied the rules of the road you should have no problem with them. Just take your time and consider before answering. There's many sites out there that claim to have the full list of questions, e.g.:

http://www.erneschoolofmotoring.com/driving-test-cavan.html

http://www.drivinglessonscork.ie/driving_test_faq.html

Can't speak to their exact accuracy (or the correctness of their answers), but I did recognize questions that I remember from my own test a couple years back; if nothing else, they're at least a solid representation of the sort of things you might be asked.

The tester will also ask you to identify what several road signs mean, chosen at random from a sheet, and they do like to pick out the obscure ones, so make sure you've refreshed yourself on those. The bonnet checks (where they ask you to point out things in your engine bay and explain how you'd check the oil and such) and secondary equipment checks (behind the wheel they'll ask you how to turn on the demister or the windscreen washer or activate your high beams or whatnot) are also part of the pre-test quiz, so make sure you're familiar with your car and where everything is.

Remember that at the woirst you can only get one Grade 2 mark for all of the rule questions, sign questions, and equipment checks combined, so it's not the end of the world even if you do make some mistakes; better to start off with a clean sheet, of course, but it's not going to significantly hurt your chances of passing as long as you perform well on the driving test itself.

SweetCaliber

When I did it (October) I was asked the following questions:

* What rules apply to a yellow box junction?
* When driving at night when should you dip your headlights?
* What is a Clearway?
* What should you do if you are dazzled by the lights of an oncoming vehicle?
* What do white zig-zag lines on the road mean?

He then had two sheets of road signs, pointed to two on the first sheet and three on the other one, all were pretty self explanatory, I studied them a couple of days before. The theory questions are also self explanatory. The sheets are linked below:

http://www.erneschoolofmotoring.com/oraltest.pdf

When you go out to the car he asked me to pop the bonnet, then he asked me to show him how I would check my oil, my coolant and my brake fluid.

Then I had to get into the car and turn on the lights and signals as he went around checking they worked.

Inside the car then he asked how I would operate the windscreen wipers, and the demister for the front and back windows.

That was all really, after that the practical part of the test begun.

The questions literally take 2 minutes to go through, it was the easiest part of the test. Also don't forget to study your hand signals. You will be asked to demonstrate them after the turnabout usually.

Pretzill

Thanks all for the sound advice and the links, it's much appreciated - I had a pre test lesson earlier in the week and the instructor said "they ask you to identify road signs" nothing about theory questions -