Highway Code Quiz

So you think you know the Highway Code?

For most of us the last time we opened the Highway Code would have been just before our driving test - unless we've experienced the joys of helping our children learn to drive.

If you are a member of the former group and haven't seen a Highway Code for some years, try our simple 10 question test to see how your knowledge stands up.

If it's not as easy as you think - and that shouldn't be a surprise as the Highway Code has been regularly updated with changes in road traffic law and procedures - then maybe it's time to buy a copy and refresh your memory. Or better still, invest three hours of your time and come along to a workshop.

Please click the appropriate box to give your answer.

1. What does this sign mean ?

2. When following another vehicle in good conditions on a dry road surface with excellent visibility, you should allow a minimum time gap between you and the vehicle in front of:

3. What does this mean?

4. When are you permitted to display front and/or rear FOG lights?

5. You are driving along a road furnished with a system of street lighting, with no speed limit signs displayed. What is the most likely speed limit?

6. What does this sign mean?

7. What is the national speed limit for a car, on a dual-carriageway?

8. What is the legal minimum tyre tread depth for a car across the central 3/4 of the breadth and abound the entire circumference?

9. What is the typical stopping distance for a car, on a good dry road at 40 mph?

10. What does this sign mean?