Free Mock Theory Test Ireland: 40 Questions, 35 to Pass (Car)

From 1 November 2026, will proof that you booked a driving test secure a one year permit in the car, tractor, moped or motorcycle categories?

• AYes, whenever a booking reference is shown
• BYes, on two successive applications
• CNo, you must have sat the driving testCorrect answer
• DYes, if the test is within 3 months

Source: Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 527 of 2025), Regulation 2(b), new Regulation 19(1)(b) of S.I. No. 537 of 2006, in operation 1 November 2026, checked on 2026-09-15.

A no right turn sign on a city street has a plate reading Except Buses and Taxis, with the Irish legend Ach Amháin Busanna agus Tacsaithe. Who does that plate let through?

• AEvery vehicle outside business hours
• BMotorcycles as well as buses
• CAnyone, because the plate is only advice
• DLarge public service vehicles and taxisCorrect answer

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 14(5), checked on 2026-09-15.

After its first NCT, what is the normal testing pattern for a car through 30 years of age?

• AEvery year from its first test onward
• BEvery 3 years until age 12, then every year
• CEvery 2 years from first registration throughout the whole life of the car
• DEvery 2 years up to 10 years, then every year from 10 to 30 yearsCorrect answer

Source: Road Traffic (National Car Test) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 415 of 2017), Regulation 3(1)(c) and (2)(a), checked on 2026-09-15.

The electrically powered vehicle symbol is painted in white on the roadway, without car share words. What does that marking show?

• AA parking bay for any small vehicle
• BA disabled persons' parking bay
• CAn electrically powered vehicle recharging bayCorrect answer
• DA bay for hybrid vehicles

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 85(1), (2), checked on 2026-09-15.

A driver tests below the measured alcohol limit but drink has left the driver unable to control the car properly. Is this an offence?

• ANo, because only the measured limit matters
• BNo, unless a collision occurs
• CYes, inability to control the car is enoughCorrect answer
• DYes, but only on a motorway

Source: Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010), Section 4(1), checked on 2026-09-15.

You are travelling along a one-way street that has a contra-flow cycling sign. A cyclist is coming towards you. What is the position?

• AThe cyclist is allowed to travel against the one-way flowCorrect answer
• BThe cyclist is breaking the law, so you may hold the centre of the road
• COnly e-scooters may travel against the one-way flow
• DYou must reverse to let the cyclist through

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182 of 1997), Article 14A, inserted by S.I. No. 473 of 2025, reg. 2(d), checked on 2026-09-15.

Where the traffic stream splits around an island, this sign stands at the near end. What message does it give?

• ATurn left here
• BKeep straight ahead
• CYield right of way to traffic on the major road ahead
• DKeep to the right of the signCorrect answer

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 4(1)(a); Schedule 1, Part 1, checked on 2026-09-16.

Driving along a city street with tram tracks, you see this sign. What is it telling you?

• AA bus lane running with the flow of traffic
• BA tram laneCorrect answer
• CTrams must yield to other trams or to traffic on the road ahead
• DU-turns are not allowed

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 90(1), (2); Schedule 7, Part 5, checked on 2026-09-16.

Which vehicles may stop or park inside bus stop markings?

• ALarge public service vehiclesCorrect answer
• BAny vehicle, for one minute
• CAny vehicle lining up behind a bus
• DGoods vehicles using it as a loading bay

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 81(1), checked on 2026-09-15.

What is the set level for delta 9 THC from cannabis in whole blood?

• A5 ng per ml
• B10 ng per ml
• C20 ng per ml
• D1 ng per mlCorrect answer

Source: Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010), as amended by the Road Traffic Act 2016 (No. 21 of 2016), Schedule, specified drugs and levels, checked on 2026-09-15.

What is the default limit for a rural regional road when no special or roadworks limit applies?

• A120 km/h
• B100 km/h
• C80 km/hCorrect answer
• D60 km/h

Source: Road Traffic Act 2004 (No. 44 of 2004), s. 6(1), as substituted by Road Traffic Act 2024 (No. 10 of 2024), s. 7, checked on 2026-09-15.

What does a no U-turn sign forbid, as against what a no right turn sign forbids?

• AAny right turn, including into a side road
• BReversing, but a U-turn is still allowed when the road is clear
• CA U-turn only at a gap in a central reserve
• DA U-turn past the sign, not a right turn into a side roadCorrect answer

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 14(2)(c); Schedule 2, Part 1, checked on 2026-09-15.

You drive a car on a public road during lighting-up hours. Which lamps must be lit throughout its use?

• AOnly the headlamps
• BOnly the side lamps
• CThe rear lamps and the stop lamps
• DThe side lamps, rear lamps and number plate lightingCorrect answer

Source: Road Traffic (Lighting of Vehicles) Regulations 1963 (S.I. No. 189 of 1963), Article 20(1)(a), checked on 2026-09-15.

What total stopping distance does RSA guidance give for 80 km/h in dry conditions?

• A36 metres
• B49 metres
• C52 metresCorrect answer
• D70 metres

Source: Rules of the Road, Road Safety Authority, Revision No. 9, May 2026 (guidance, not law), Stopping distances in dry conditions, Table 5, PDF page 125, checked on 2026-09-15.

You see a disabled persons' parking bay marking on the roadway and no upright sign beside it. What does the marking show?

• AA disabled persons' parking bayCorrect answer
• BA loading bay until a sign is added
• CA recharging bay
• DAn advisory space because there is no upright sign

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 67(1), checked on 2026-09-15.

Pick the sign that marks a clearway.

• ASign A
• BSign B
• CSign C
• DSign DCorrect answer

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 14(2)(d), (4); Schedule 2, Part 1, checked on 2026-09-16.

A cyclist is ahead of you approaching a traffic island that narrows the road. What must you do?

• AOvertake quickly to spend less time beside the cyclist
• BSound the horn and overtake
• CSqueeze past because the cyclist is close to the kerb
• DWait until you can overtake without endangering or inconveniencing the cyclistCorrect answer

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182 of 1997), Article 10(1), as substituted by S.I. No. 473 of 2025, reg. 2(c), checked on 2026-09-15.

You approach a blind bend on a narrow local road with a 60 km/h limit. How should you choose your speed?

• AStay exactly 10 km/h below the limit
• BDrive at 60 km/h if no vehicle is visible
• CUse a speed that lets you stop within the clear distance you can seeCorrect answer
• DKeep to the limit as long as your lights are on

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182 of 1997), Article 7, checked on 2026-09-15.

How many lessons make up Essential Driver Training for a car learner?

• A12 lessonsCorrect answer
• B6 lessons
• C10 lessons
• D20 lessons

Source: Road Traffic (Courses of Instruction) (Learner Permit Holders) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 173 of 2011), Regulation 4, paragraphs (1) to (3) as substituted by S.I. No. 9 of 2019, checked on 2026-09-15.

You see parking bays marked at right angles to the kerb, and others marked at an angle. What are those markings?

• APerpendicular and angled parking bay markingsCorrect answer
• BA guide only
• CMarkings that apply only where there is a machine
• DA layout that lets a long vehicle take two bays

Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 66(1), checked on 2026-09-15.