What should you do before moving off?
- A Extend your right arm out of the window
- B Just use the offside mirror and move away quickly
- C Signal right with indicator and arm together
- D Use your mirrors and look behind
Why this is the answer
To make sure it's safe, you must use the mirrors well before you make any manoeuvre. For example, you need to use them before moving off, turning, overtaking, slowing or stopping, opening a door, or changing direction, lanes or speed.
Why the other answers don't fit
- A
- Extend your right arm out of the window — An arm out of the window is a signal, and a signal is not a check.
- B
- Just use the offside mirror and move away quickly — One mirror and a quick getaway misses everything in the blind spot.
- C
- Signal right with indicator and arm together — Signalling is what you do after you have looked, not instead of it.
Where this comes from
- Driving Buses and Coaches — section 4
- Driving Goods Vehicles — section 4
Rule numbers link to The Highway Code on gov.uk.
Where this question comes from
The question, its options and the explanation are reproduced word for word from the DVSA revision question bank under licence. The licence requires them to appear unaltered, so we cannot reword them and neither can anyone else — that is why you will meet the same wording on other sites. Everything else on this page is written by Theory Hub: the explanation of why each wrong answer is wrong, the topic guide and the revision notes.
Asked in: Lorry & Bus (LGV/PCV)
More questions on Restricted view
- Many modern vehicles are fitted with an additional nearside mirror. What does this help the driver to see?
- On a coach with high side windows, it can be difficult to see either side. What should you do before you move off in one of these vehicles?
- Some coaches have a mirror on their nearside, angled down to show the front nearside wheel. When should this extra mirror be used?
- Some lorries have an extra mirror angled down towards the nearside front wheel. What's this mirror especially useful for?
- The MSM routine should be used when you negotiate a hazard. What do the initials MSM stand for?
- This lorry is turning right from the side road. What should the driver be especially aware of?
- What does 'blind spot' mean?
- What does this sign mean?