Set a 120 minute countdown for the Irish category D mock: Citizens Information gives the real exam 100 questions and 74 correct to pass; flagged items can be revisited. Source: Citizens Information, page edited 6 May 2026, checked on 15 September 2026.
A vehicle is used with defective or worn tyres. Which penalty point values apply?
A2 points on a fixed charge and 4 on convictionCorrect answer
B3 points on a fixed charge and 5 on conviction
C5 points on a fixed charge and 7 on conviction
DNo points on a fixed charge and no points on conviction
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Correct answer: A
Section 54(d) of the Road Traffic Act 2010 sets the defective or worn tyre offence at 2 points on payment of a fixed charge and 4 points on conviction.
Source: Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010), Section 54(d), inserting Road Traffic Act 2002, Schedule 1, Part 9, reference 3 (defective or worn tyres), checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 4
On a motorway you see a continuous yellow line on the left and take it for a no-parking line, as at a town kerb. What does that line mark here?
AThe left-hand edge of the carriageway of a motorway or protected roadCorrect answer
BNo parking at any time, as a yellow line does at a town kerb
CA bus lane running along the left of the motorway carriageway
DThe right-hand edge of the carriageway of a motorway or protected road
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Correct answer: A
Under Regulation 77 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025, as substituted, that continuous yellow line marks the left-hand edge of the carriageway on a motorway or protected road. The town kerb meaning of a yellow line does not apply here. It is not a bus lane and not the right-hand edge.
On an ordinary two-way road, how should you position your vehicle under the keep-left rule?
ANear the centre so traffic can pass on both sides
BOn the left so oncoming and overtaking traffic can pass on your rightCorrect answer
COn the right whenever no vehicle is approaching
DAcross the centre when the road is wide
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Correct answer: B
The keep-left rule in article 9 of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 places your vehicle on the left, allowing other traffic to pass on the right safely.
What does a traffic lane control sign tell you in general?
AThat traffic must stop, or the direction traffic must takeCorrect answer
BThat a green arrow gives you priority over merging traffic
CThat a red X means slow down
DThat an inclined arrow means the lane bends
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Correct answer: A
Regulation 37 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 provides that the traffic lane control sign indicates to traffic in the lane that traffic must stop or the direction in which traffic must proceed. A green arrow does not confer priority, a red X closes the lane rather than meaning slow down, and an inclined arrow requires a move into the next lane, not a warning of a bend.
AYield right of way to traffic on the major road aheadCorrect answer
BYield only to pedestrians crossing in front of you
CCarry on, as traffic on the major road must yield to you
DYield only to vehicles turning into your road
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Correct answer: A
Regulation 29(2) of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 provides that the yield sign tells traffic to yield right of way to traffic on the major road ahead. The duty is yours, not the major road's, and it is owed to that traffic, not only to turning vehicles or pedestrians.
You have only a short local run today. Must you still use a record sheet or your driver card?
ANo, because records are needed only on days with a long run
BNo, because records are needed only on international work
CYes, because you must use a record sheet or driver card every day you driveCorrect answer
DNo, because the office keeps the record instead of you
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Correct answer: C
A record sheet or driver card is used every day on which you drive, including a short local run. The duty is not confined to long runs or international work, and the office keeping a copy does not replace your use of the record. This is the recording duty in Article 34 of Regulation (EU) No 165/2014.
You hold no driving licence at all and you want a first learner permit for a bus. What must you hold first?
AA pass in the theory test on its own
BA learner permit for category B
CA full driving licence for category BCorrect answer
DA letter from your employer
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Correct answer: C
A first learner permit in category D1 or D is not available until you already hold a full category B driving licence. A theory test pass, a car learner permit, or an employer's letter does not meet that gate. This is the first permit rule in the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025.
A person does not hold a Driver CPC. What is the minimum age for category DE?
A18
B21
C23
D24Correct answer
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Correct answer: D
The table that applies where the person does not hold a CPC sets 24 for category DE. Category D carries the same age. The age of 21 in that table is for the light bus categories D1 and D1E. The source is the licensing regulations for drivers.
How far back must the copies of the journey form go when you carry them on the vehicle?
AThe previous 28 days, because that is the review period
BThe previous 12 days
CThe previous 56 daysCorrect answer
DThe previous 90 days
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Correct answer: C
The driver must carry a completed journey form for the current service and copies covering the previous 56 days. That period matches the length of time the enforcement authorities may ask to see. A shorter period would leave part of the relevant record missing. The source is the amended Regulation on social legislation relating to road transport.
Who pays for the accommodation used for a regular weekly rest away from base?
AThe driver, and the cost may be claimed back quarterly
BThe consignor of the load being carried
CThe driver and the employer split the cost equally
DThe employer, because the cost of the accommodation outside the vehicle is the employer responsibilityCorrect answer
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Correct answer: D
The employer covers the cost of accommodation taken outside the vehicle for a regular weekly rest, or for a weekly rest of more than 45 hours taken as compensation. The driver should not carry that cost. This is Article 8(8) of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006.
Does the bus lane marking work on its own, or with the upright bus lane sign?
AThe words alone make the lane a bus lane without any upright sign
BThe marking is advisory and does not indicate a bus lane on its own
CThe marking and the upright sign work together to indicate a bus laneCorrect answer
DThe marking means taxis only, without any bus being allowed in the lane
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Correct answer: C
Under Regulation 75 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025, the bus lane marking indicates a bus lane in association with the nearside, offside or contra-flow bus lane sign. The words alone do not make the lane, the marking is not advisory, and it does not mean taxis only.
Category D covers a passenger vehicle with accommodation for how many persons?
ANot more than 8 persons
BNot more than 16 persons on the lower deck
CMore than 8 personsCorrect answer
DMore than 16 persons
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Correct answer: C
Category D is the licence category for a passenger vehicle with accommodation for more than 8 persons. A vehicle with accommodation for not more than 8 persons falls outside category D. The number of persons is the accommodation the vehicle provides, not the number of people on board at any one time. The source is the licensing regulations for drivers.
AFrom the point on the road where the sign is providedCorrect answer
BFrom the last junction you passed
COnly while another vehicle is in sight
DOnly on a road with a continuous centre line
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Correct answer: A
Article 10(3) of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 bans overtaking on the stretch of road where the no overtaking sign is provided, so the ban runs from the sign itself. It does not reach back to the last junction you passed, it is not limited to times when another vehicle is in sight, and it does not depend on a continuous centre line.
The daily inspection items are set out in groups in the check schedule. How are those groups described?
ABrakes, lights and mirrors
BIn cab, exterior and engine runningCorrect answer
CTyres, doors and seats
DFuel, oil, water, tyres, lights and mirrors
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Correct answer: B
The items in the inspection schedule fall into the in cab group, the exterior group and the engine running group, so far as they apply to the vehicle. The schedule covers the check a driver carries out before driving, not a service or a repair. The source is the vehicle maintenance and repair regulations.
A white arrow painted in your lane points right and straight ahead. What must traffic in that lane do?
ATreat the arrow as a suggestion when the lane is empty
BGo right or straight aheadCorrect answer
CRead it as showing where other traffic will go
DObey it only at traffic lights
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Correct answer: B
Regulation 60 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 provides that a white arrow pointing right and straight ahead shows those two permitted directions for traffic in that lane. It is a different arrow from left and straight ahead. It is not a suggestion and not limited to traffic lights.
