The car theory multiple-choice part has 50 questions and allows 57 minutes.
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Regulatory scope: GB — These car-theory facts are for Great Britain (England, Scotland and Wales). Northern Ireland is administered separately by DVA; check nidirect for NI rules.
The multiple-choice pass mark is 43 out of 50.
Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UKThe hazard-perception part uses 14 video clips; one clip contains 2 developing hazards.
Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UKThe hazard-perception pass mark is 44 out of 75, and both parts must be passed.
Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UKGOV.UK says the car theory multiple-choice questions are based on The Highway Code, Know your traffic signs, and Driving — the essential skills.
Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UKGOV.UK states that its free practice questions are not used in the real test, although they are based on the same topics.
Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UKA car theory-test pass certificate number lasts for 2 years; the practical driving test must be passed within that time or the theory test must be passed again.
Source: Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UKPrepare for both parts with official study material
Treat multiple-choice knowledge and hazard perception as separate skills. Use official DVSA/GOV.UK material as the authority and this site for repeated question practice and progress tracking.
- Run the quick diagnostic and record the topics with the lowest accuracy.
- Use The Highway Code and the other GOV.UK-listed study books to correct knowledge gaps.
- Repeat weak-topic practice here until accuracy is stable across multiple sessions.
- Practise hazard perception separately using official guidance; this site does not reproduce the official video-scoring test.
- Use the 20-question practice mock here as a checkpoint, not as the official 50-question multiple-choice test.
- Recheck GOV.UK before the test for current structure, pass marks and any changes.
- This site’s legacy question bank is training content, not the live DVSA exam bank.
- The site’s 20-question practice mock is not the official 50-question test and does not include the official hazard-perception scoring experience.
Official sources
- Theory test: cars — Multiple-choice questionsDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UK
- Theory test: cars — Pass mark and test resultDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UK
- Theory test: cars — Hazard perception testDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UK
- Theory test: cars — Theory test revision and practiceDriver and Vehicle Standards Agency / GOV.UK
- The Highway CodeDepartment for Transport / GOV.UKSource updated: 2025-10-22
- Taking the theory testDriver & Vehicle Agency / nidirect
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