Safety and Your Vehicle
Vehicle checks, tyre tread, lights, fluids and reporting defects.
What this topic covers
Vehicle checks, tyre tread, lights, fluids and reporting defects. The full Driving Theory Test app contains 112 questions on this topic, drawn from the official DVSA bank.
Worked examples
Here are a few practice questions from this topic. Try answering each before reading the explanation.
Example 1
Which TWO are badly affected if the tyres are under-inflated?
- A. Braking ✓ correct
- B. Steering ✓ correct
- C. Changing gear
- D. Parking
Example 2
How should you dispose of a used battery?
- A. Take it to a local authority site ✓ correct
- B. Put it in the dustbin
- C. Break it up into pieces
- D. Leave it on waste land
- E. Take it to a garage ✓ correct
- F. Burn it on a fire
Example 3
Planning your route before setting out can be helpful. How can you do this?
- A. Look in a motoring magazine
- B. Only visit places you know
- C. Try to travel at busy times
- D. Print or write down the route ✓ correct
Example 4
New petrol-engined cars must be fitted with catalytic converters. The reason for this is to
- A. control exhaust noise levels
- B. prolong the life of the exhaust system
- C. allow the exhaust system to be recycled
- D. reduce harmful exhaust emissions ✓ correct
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