⚖️ Legal Matters & Rules of the Road — all 238 questions

Every Legal Matters & Rules of the Road question from the Ireland driver theory test (Cat. B), each with the correct answer and an explanation. Work through them in order, or practise them interactively for free.

1. 1. Apart from cyclists and motorised wheelchairs, what other road users may use an unoccupied cycle lane accompanied by a broken white line?
2. 2. At a railway level crossing with unattended gates, what should a car driver do?
3. 3. At roadworks, what does this sign mean?
4. 4. At roadworks, what does this sign mean?
5. 5. How should an L-plate be composed?
6. 6. How would a driver calculate the maximum overall permitted weight of their vehicle?
7. 7. If a driver passes their test using a vehicle with automatic transmission, which vehicles are they licensed to drive?
8. 8. If a driver wishes to drive a vehicle but the tax disc is expired, what should they do?
9. 9. If a driver wishes to drive another privately-owned vehicle but they are uncertain if they are insured to drive that vehicle, what should they do?
10. 10. If a driver wishes to drive another vehicle which is not currently taxed, would they be allowed to transfer the current tax disc from their own vehicle onto it?
11. 11. If a vehicle is being driven by someone who is not the owner but has the owner’s consent, who should ensure that the driver is properly insured?
12. 12. If driving from A to B, what do these road markings mean?
13. 13. If driving from A to B, what do these road markings mean?
14. 14. Is a driver allowed to use rebated (green) diesel fuel in a car on a public road?
15. 15. Is a driver permitted to park at an entrance to a property?
16. 16. Is a driver still insured to drive their vehicle after their insurance policy has expired?
17. 17. Is it permitted to use a vehicle in a public place without a current tax disc displayed?
18. 18. Unless otherwise indicated, what is the maximum speed allowed for a car towing a caravan on a motorway?
19. 19. Unless otherwise indicated, what is the maximum speed allowed for a car towing a caravan on national roads?
20. 20. Unless otherwise indicated, what is the maximum speed allowed for a car towing a trailer on a motorway?
21. 21. Unless otherwise indicated, what is the maximum speed allowed for a car towing a trailer on national roads?
22. 22. Unless otherwise indicated, what is the maximum speed allowed for cars or motorcycles on national roads?
23. 23. What colour traffic light comes on after a non-flashing amber light?
24. 24. What colour traffic light comes on after the green?
25. 25. What distance after a pedestrian crossing can a driver park to make a delivery?
26. 26. What distance before a zebra crossing is parking prohibited?
27. 27. What do flashing amber arrows indicate at a junction?
28. 28. What do flashing amber lights at a pelican crossing mean?
29. 29. What do temporary traffic lights at road works mean?
30. 30. What do these road markings mean?
31. 31. What do these signs together mean?
32. 32. What do these signs together mean?
33. 33. What do these signs together mean?
34. 34. What does a continuous white line along the centre of the road mean?
35. 35. What does a continuous white line in the centre of the road mean?
36. 36. What does a flashing amber arrow pointing left at a traffic light mean?
37. 37. What does the broken yellow line road marking mean?
38. 38. What does this Garda signal mean?
39. 39. What does this Garda signal mean?
40. 40. What does this Garda signal mean?
41. 41. What does this Garda signal mean?
42. 42. What does this Garda signal mean?
43. 43. What does this hand signal mean?
44. 44. What does this hand signal mean?
45. 45. What does this hand signal mean?
46. 46. What does this hand signal mean?
47. 47. What does this hand signal mean?
48. 48. What does this hand signal mean?
49. 49. What does this hand signal mean?
50. 50. What does this hand signal mean?
51. 51. What does this hand signal mean?
52. 52. What does this hand signal mean?
53. 53. What does this hand signal mean?
54. 54. What does this hand signal mean?
55. 55. What does this road marking and information plate together mean?
56. 56. What does this road marking and information plate together mean?
57. 57. What does this road marking indicate?
58. 58. What does this road marking indicate?
59. 59. What does this road marking mean?
60. 60. What does this road marking mean?
61. 61. What does this road marking mean?
62. 62. What does this road marking mean?
63. 63. What does this road marking mean?
64. 64. What does this road marking mean?
65. 65. What does this road marking mean?
66. 66. What does this sign mean?
67. 67. What does this sign mean?
68. 68. What does this sign mean?
69. 69. What does this sign mean?
70. 70. What does this sign mean?
71. 71. What does this sign mean?
72. 72. What does this sign mean?
73. 73. What does this sign mean?
74. 74. What does this sign mean?
75. 75. What does this sign mean?
76. 76. What does this sign mean?
77. 77. What does this sign mean?
78. 78. What does this sign mean?
79. 79. What does this sign mean?
80. 80. What does this sign mean?
81. 81. What does this sign mean?
82. 82. What does this sign mean?
83. 83. What does this sign mean?
84. 84. What does this sign mean?
85. 85. What does this sign mean?
86. 86. What does this sign mean?
87. 87. What does this sign mean?
88. 88. What does this sign mean?
89. 89. What does this sign mean?
90. 90. What does this sign mean?
91. 91. What does this sign mean?
92. 92. What does this sign mean?
93. 93. What does this sign mean?
94. 94. What does this sign mean?
95. 95. What does this sign mean?
96. 96. What does this sign mean?
97. 97. What does this sign mean?
98. 98. What does this sign mean?
99. 99. What does this sign mean?
100. 100. What does this sign mean?
101. 101. What does this sign mean?
102. 102. What does this sign mean?
103. 103. What does this sign mean?
104. 104. What does this sign mean?
105. 105. What does this sign mean?
106. 106. What does this sign mean?
107. 107. What does this sign mean?
108. 108. What does this sign mean?
109. 109. What does this sign mean?
110. 110. What does this sign mean?
111. 111. What does this sign mean?
112. 112. What does this sign mean?
113. 113. What does this sign mean?
114. 114. What does this sign mean?
115. 115. What does this sign mean?
116. 116. What does this sign mean?
117. 117. What does this sign mean?
118. 118. What does this sign mean?
119. 119. What does this sign mean?
120. 120. What does this sign mean?
121. 121. What does this sign mean?
122. 122. What does this sign mean?
123. 123. What does this sign mean?
124. 124. What does this sign mean?
125. 125. What does this sign mean?
126. 126. What does this sign mean?
127. 127. What does this sign mean?
128. 128. What does this sign mean?
129. 129. What does this sign mean?
130. 130. What does this sign mean?
131. 131. What does this sign mean?
132. 132. What does this sign mean?
133. 133. What does this sign mean?
134. 134. What does this sign mean?
135. 135. What does this sign mean?
136. 136. What does this sign mean?
137. 137. What does this sign mean?
138. 138. What does this sign mean?
139. 139. What does this sign mean?
140. 140. What does this sign mean?
141. 141. What does this sign mean?
142. 142. What does this sign mean?
143. 143. What does this sign mean?
144. 144. What does this sign mean?
145. 145. What does this sign mean?
146. 146. What does this sign mean?
147. 147. What does this sign mean?
148. 148. What does this sign mean?
149. 149. What does this sign mean?
150. 150. What does this sign mean?
151. 151. What does this sign mean?
152. 152. What does this sign mean?
153. 153. What does this sign mean?
154. 154. What does this sign mean?
155. 155. What does this sign mean?
156. 156. What does this sign mean?
157. 157. What does this sign mean?
158. 158. What does this sign mean?
159. 159. What does this sign mean?
160. 160. What does this sign mean?
161. 161. What does this sign mean?
162. 162. What does this sign mean?
163. 163. What does this sign mean?
164. 164. What does this sign mean?
165. 165. What does this sign mean?
166. 166. What does this sign mean?
167. 167. What does this sign mean?
168. 168. What does this sign mean?
169. 169. What does this sign mean?
170. 170. What does this sign mean?
171. 171. What does this sign mean?
172. 172. What does this sign mean?
173. 173. What does this sign mean?
174. 174. What does this sign mean?
175. 175. What does this sign mean?
176. 176. What does this sign mean?
177. 177. What does this sign mean?
178. 178. What does this sign mean?
179. 179. What does this sign mean?
180. 180. What does this sign mean?
181. 181. What does this sign mean?
182. 182. What does this sign mean at a junction?
183. 183. What does this sign mean at a roundabout?
184. 184. What does this sign mean when displayed on the approach to a toll plaza?
185. 185. What does this sign mean when displayed on the approach to a toll plaza?
186. 186. What does this sign mean when displayed on the approach to a toll plaza?
187. 187. What does this sign mean?
188. 188. What does this traffic light mean?
189. 189. What does this traffic light mean?
190. 190. What does this traffic light mean?
191. 191. What does this traffic light mean?
192. 192. What does this traffic light mean?
193. 193. What is a clearway?
194. 194. What is the maximum authorised mass (MAM) of a car that may be driven by the holder of a Category B driving licence?
195. 195. What is the maximum gross weight of a vehicle that may be driven by the holder of a Category B driving licence?
196. 196. What is the maximum number of passengers that may be carried in a vehicle driven by the holder of a Category B driving licence?
197. 197. What is the maximum permissible speed for cars and motorcycles on motorways?
198. 198. What is the minimum insurance cover a driver needs to drive on a public road?
199. 199. What is the purpose of traffic calming measures?
200. 200. What lights are recommended to be used when parking or leaving a vehicle for a short period of time on the side of the road at night?
201. 201. What lights indicate a zebra crossing?
202. 202. What must a driver do when this sign is accompanied by a white stop line on the road?
203. 203. What must a driver do when this sign is NOT accompanied by a white stop line on the road?
204. 204. What restriction applies to a driver’s full licence if they have passed their test on a vehicle with automatic transmission?
205. 205. What road users must comply with traffic lights (including pedestrian lights)?
206. 206. What roads are learner permit holders allowed to drive on?
207. 207. What should a driver check when parking their vehicle?
208. 208. What should a driver do at an amber traffic light?
209. 209. What should a driver do when approaching traffic lights that change from green to amber?
210. 210. What traffic may use a cycle lane accompanied by a continuous white line?
211. 211. When a driver wishes to drive a vehicle and they are not sure if they are covered by insurance, what should they do?
212. 212. When a vehicle is being driven by a person who is not the owner, who is responsible for ensuring that the vehicle is taxed and that a current tax disc is displayed?
213. 213. When can a child under the age of sixteen drive a tractor on a public road?
214. 214. When can the holder of a Category W learner permit carry a passenger?
215. 215. When do temporary speed limits apply at roadworks?
216. 216. When is double parking permitted?
217. 217. When is parking permitted at a sharp bend?
218. 218. When is parking permitted at a taxi rank?
219. 219. When is parking permitted on a footpath?
220. 220. When is parking permitted on the brow of a hill?
221. 221. When may a trailer be towed on a public road without a rear number plate?
222. 222. When must a current tax disc be displayed on a new vehicle on a public road?
223. 223. When must a tractor or works vehicle be fitted with a rear-view mirror?
224. 224. When must drivers stop at an automated railway level crossing with barriers and red flashing lights?
225. 225. When must the holder of a learner permit display L plates on their car?
226. 226. When traffic lights are green, when should a driver not proceed?
227. 227. When wanting to stop temporarily in a congested area where should the driver park?
228. 228. Where can drivers locate the Maximum Authorised Mass (MAM) of their vehicle?
229. 229. Where is a driver allowed to park?
230. 230. Where should L-plates be displayed on cars?
231. 231. Which car, if any, is parked incorrectly?
232. 232. Which roads are learner permit holders not allowed to drive on?
233. 233. Which vehicle is exempt from speed limits when being used in an emergency?
234. 234. Which vehicle is exempt from speed limits when being used in an emergency?
235. 235. Which vehicle is exempt from speed limits when being used in an emergency?
236. 236. Who can use a signed cycle track accompanied by a continuous white line on the left-hand side?
237. 237. Who is authorized to see a driver’s vehicle registration document?
238. 238. Within what distance of a road junction is parking prohibited?