DVSA Highway Code Rules 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: When approaching a roundabout, you must give way to traffic from which direction?
- The left
- The right (Correct answer)
- Straight ahead
- All directions equally
Correct answer: The right
At a roundabout in the UK, you give way to traffic already on the roundabout coming from your right. This is because traffic flows clockwise around roundabouts, so vehicles from the right have priority.
Question 2: What is the national speed limit for cars on a single carriageway?
- 50 mph
- 60 mph (Correct answer)
- 70 mph
- 80 mph
Correct answer: 60 mph
The national speed limit for cars and motorcycles on a single carriageway is 60 mph. On dual carriageways and motorways, it is 70 mph. In built-up areas with street lighting, it is 30 mph unless signs show otherwise.
Question 3: What is the sequence of traffic lights after red in the UK?
- Red, green, amber
- Red, amber, green
- Red, red-amber, green (Correct answer)
- Red, flashing amber, green
Correct answer: Red, red-amber, green
The UK traffic light sequence is: red (stop), red and amber together (stop but prepare to go), green (go if safe), amber alone (stop unless unsafe to do so), then back to red.
Question 4: It is illegal to use a hand-held mobile phone while driving. What is the penalty?
- 3 points and a £100 fine
- 6 points and a £200 fine (Correct answer)
- 3 points and a £200 fine
- 6 points and a £100 fine
Correct answer: 6 points and a £200 fine
Using a hand-held mobile phone while driving carries a fixed penalty of 6 points on your licence and a £200 fine. If you pass your test within the first 2 years, 6 points means your licence is revoked.
Question 5: What is the speed limit in a built-up area with street lights unless signs show otherwise?
- 20 mph
- 30 mph (Correct answer)
- 40 mph
- 50 mph
Correct answer: 30 mph
The default speed limit in a built-up area with street lighting is 30 mph. If there are repeater signs showing a different limit (such as 20 or 40), that limit applies instead. The presence of street lights at regular intervals is the indicator of the 30 mph zone.
Question 6: Who has priority at a zebra crossing?
- Vehicles always have priority
- Pedestrians waiting to cross have priority once they step onto the crossing (Correct answer)
- Only pedestrians already on the crossing have priority
- Cyclists have priority
Correct answer: Pedestrians waiting to cross have priority once they step onto the crossing
Pedestrians have priority at a zebra crossing once they have stepped onto it. Under the updated Highway Code (2022), drivers should also give way to pedestrians waiting to cross at a zebra crossing.
DVSA Highway Code Rules 1
When approaching a roundabout, you must give way to traffic from which direction?