Vehicle weights and dimensions
75 questions
What this topic tests
How big your vehicle is, how heavy, and what that forbids. Most of these questions ask for a figure, or for a sign that applies to you and to nobody else on the road.
- Speed limits by vehicle type: 60 mph on a dual carriageway for a lorry over 7.5 tonnes, and for buses and coaches.
- Projection marker boards once a load overhangs the rear by more than 2 metres (6 feet 6 inches).
- Your height is displayed in the cab, and bells hung across the road warn of overhead cables.
- Axle weight limits are on the vehicle plate.
- An articulated lorry may need to move out before a bend so the trailer does not cut in.
The mark people lose: Reading a sign as though you were in a car. Weight, height and width limits are precisely the signs that apply to you and not to the traffic around you.
- A speed limiter is fitted to a bus. Where must the speed-limiter setting be displayed?
- As a guide, how many passengers equal 1 tonne?
- At this roundabout, you want to take the fourth exit. What limit is in force on this road?
- By approximately how much would 15 passengers increase the weight of your vehicle?
- By how much can your stopping distance increase in icy weather?
- How do speed limiters normally work?
- How far can a load overhang at the rear before you must use projection marker boards?
- How should you secure an ISO steel cargo container onto your vehicle or trailer?
- How wide can a load be before you must use side markers?
- How would you know that a weight-limit sign does not apply to the bus you're driving?
- In England and Wales, what's the national speed limit on a single carriageway road for a rigid lorry with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7.5 tonnes?
- In which of these places might there be a restriction on vehicles over a certain length?
- The front of your bus overhangs well past the front wheels. Why should you allow for this when cornering?
- The height of your vehicle is 4.2 metres (13 feet 9 inches). What should you do as you approach this bridge?
- Triangular projection markers are required when your load is wider than 2.9 metres (9 feet 6 inches). What colour are these markers?
- Unless otherwise shown, what's the minimum headroom under bridges in the UK?
- What category of licence is required to drive an articulated bus?
- What colour are the markings on the rear of lorries over 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass?
- What do bells hanging across the road warn drivers of?
- What does a D1 category licence allow you to drive?
- What does the term 'maximum authorised mass' (MAM) mean?
- What does this motorway sign mean?
- What does this road sign mean?
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- What does this sign warn of?
- What does this temporary sign mean for drivers of vehicles over 7.5 tonnes maximum authorised mass?
- What effect could a load of hanging meat carcasses cause when you drive around corners or bends?
- What markings should be fitted to a lorry with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7,500 kg?
- What should be your main concern as you approach this sign?
- What should you check when you've just overtaken a motorcyclist on a motorway?
- What should you consider when planning a route for your journey?
- What type of fastening or restraint should you use when carrying a load of steel?
- What type of road surface will increase your stopping distance by up to 10 times?
- What warning does the driver of a petrol tanker have that 'rear wheel lift' is about to become 'roll-over'?
- What's a vehicle's turning circle?
- What's the maximum speed allowed for a vehicle towing a trailer on a motorway?
- What's the minimum height of an unmarked bridge?
- What's the national speed limit for buses and coaches on a dual carriageway?
- What's the speed limit on a dual carriageway in England when you're carrying a load that's 4.5 metres (14 feet 9 inches) wide?
- When must you notify telephone companies that you're moving a high load?
- When must you take extra care if you're driving a vehicle more than 3 metres (9 feet 10 inches) high?
- When should you allow for the effects of a speed limiter?
- When should you consider the effect a speed limiter will have on your vehicle?
- When this vehicle transporter turns, how will the overhanging top deck move?
- When would the driver of a car transporter need to be most aware of the front overhang of the trailer?
- Where are you most likely to ground a low loader?
- Where can a driver find their vehicle's unladen weight recorded?
- Where can the axle weight limits be found?
- Where can you park large vehicles at night without needing to use parking lights?
- Where must the repair of a speed limiter be carried out?
- Who must you tell when your vehicle collides with a bridge?
- Why do many drivers park at overnight stops with their rear doors close to another lorry?
- Your bus has a speed limiter fitted. What other related item must it have?
- Your vehicle has collided with a railway bridge. What information must you give the railway authority when you telephone them?
- Your vehicle is more than 3 metres (9 feet 10 inches) high. Where is this information displayed?
- You're driving a bus on a local service. When can you use this lane?
- You're driving a large vehicle in a straight line. When is it most stable?
- You're driving a large vehicle on a narrow road with passing places. What will you need to be most aware of?
- You're driving a long vehicle on a two-lane road. What should you do if you want to turn left into a narrow side road?
- You're driving a long vehicle. What should you do when you want to turn right at a painted mini-roundabout?
- You're driving a lorry carrying a load that's 4.5 metres (14 feet 9 inches) wide. What's the maximum speed you're allowed to drive on a motorway?
- You're driving a lorry with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7.5 tonnes along a three-lane motorway. When may you use the right-hand lane?
- You're driving a lorry with a maximum authorised mass of more than 7.5 tonnes. What's the national speed limit for your vehicle on a dual carriageway in England and Wales?
- You're driving a low loader and you see this sign. What's your main concern at this hazard?
- You're driving a vehicle that's over 17 metres (55 feet) long. What should you do at a level crossing?
- You're driving an articulated lorry on a narrow road. There's a left-hand bend ahead. Why may you need to move out before driving around the bend?
- You're driving on a motorway and you see this sign. What does it mean?
- You're scheduled to make a delivery. You arrive at your destination during the morning rush hour. The road is edged with double red lines. What do they mean?
- You're the driver of an articulated car transporter. How will the overhanging top deck move as you turn corners?