Motorcycle theory test

Motorbike Mock Theory Test Ireland: 45 Minutes on the Clock

The real format, with the real time limit. Find out where you stand.

40questions
45minutes
35to pass

Source: Motorcycle/Moped Theory Test, checked on 2026-09-15Start the mock test Warm up with a practice set

This free mock theory test for Ireland follows the motorcycle test (AM): 40 questions, 45 minutes on the clock and 35 correct to pass, which leaves 5 mistakes. Flag a question and change an answer before you finish. Source: Citizens Information, page edited 6 May 2026, checked on 15 September 2026.

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How it works

What the mock test does

Timed like the real test
A countdown runs for the full time allowed, so you practise your pace as well as your answers.
Flag and come back
Mark any question you are unsure of and jump back to it from the question grid before you finish.
Results by topic
Your score is broken down by study area, with a link to the lesson for each one you need to revisit.
Every answer explained
Review each question afterwards with the explanation and the Irish law it comes from.

Official format

The official format

Question count, time limit and pass mark come from the official test description.

Theory test formats
Test	Questions	Minutes	Correct to pass
Motorcycle and moped (AM)	40	45	35

Source: Motorcycle and moped (AM), 2026-05-06, checked on 2026-09-15

On the day

What the test screen lets you do

Timing display

A built-in countdown timer and progress tracking are shown on screen

Source: Prometric Ireland Ltd (Driver Theory Test Service), Accessibility and support options, dated 2026-06-11, checked on 2026-09-15

Skipping and flagging questions

Questions can be skipped or marked and returned to at any stage within the test time

Source: Prometric Ireland Ltd (Driver Theory Test Service), Driver Theory Test FAQs, dated 2026-08-14, checked on 2026-09-15

Changing and reviewing answers

An answer can be cancelled and another selected, and all answers can be reviewed and changed before finishing

Source: Prometric Ireland Ltd (Driver Theory Test Service), Driver Theory Test FAQs, dated 2026-08-14, checked on 2026-09-15

How questions are drawn

Questions are selected at random from the question bank for the relevant test sections

Source: Prometric Ireland Ltd (Driver Theory Test Service), Driver Theory Test FAQs, dated 2026-08-14, checked on 2026-09-15

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Sample questions and answers

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Question 1
You are approaching a junction and see this sign. Which of these does it not allow?
- ATurn left at the junction
- BMake a U-turnCorrect answer
- COvertake another vehicle
- DPark at the side of the road
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Correct answer: B
The no U-turn sign is a prohibitory sign under Regulation 14 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025, listed in Part 1 of Schedule 2. It forbids a U-turn. Turning left, overtaking and parking are not what this sign controls.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 14; Schedule 2, Part 1, checked on 2026-09-16.
Question 2
How many penalty points apply on conviction for failing to display an N plate or tabard?
- ATwo points
- BThree points
- CFour pointsCorrect answer
- DFive points
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Correct answer: C
Section 10(b) of the Road Traffic Act 2014 assigns 4 points on conviction for failing to display the required N plate or tabard.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic Act 2014 (No. 3 of 2014), Section 10(b), inserting Part 1A of Schedule 1 to the Road Traffic Act 2002 (reference 1), checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 3
You see a bay on a town street with LOADING painted in white between end lines. What is that bay?
- AA bus stop
- BA loading bayCorrect answer
- CA lay-by any vehicle may use
- DA taxi rank
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Correct answer: B
Under Regulation 64 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025, that marking indicates the location of a loading bay. The word and the end lines are what identify it. It is not a bus stop, a general lay-by, or a taxi stand.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 64(1), (2), checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 4
What is a continuous white line along the centre of the roadway?
- AA broken centre line that marks the edge of the road
- BA yellow line along the centre
- CA continuous centre lineCorrect answer
- DA line that always sits exactly in the middle and nowhere else
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Correct answer: C
Regulation 58 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 provides for a continuous white line along the centre of the roadway as a continuous centre line. Centre lines are white, not yellow. A broken centre line is a different marking, and the continuous line may also be laid away from the centre where the lane layout makes that right.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 58(1), (2), checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 5
A driver received a first full car licence 18 months ago. What blood alcohol limit applies?
- A50 mg per 100 ml of blood
- B27 mg per 100 ml of blood
- C20 mg per 100 ml of bloodCorrect answer
- D80 mg per 100 ml of blood
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Correct answer: C
Road Traffic Act 2010, section 4 applies the 20 mg blood limit during the first 2 years after a first driving licence is issued.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010), Section 4(2)(b), (3)(b) and (4)(b), checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 6
Your lorry weighs less than the figure on this sign when it is empty, but its design gross vehicle weight is over the figure. May you drive past the sign while it is empty?
- AYes, because its actual weight while empty is under the figure
- BYes, because the load alone would be under the figure
- CNo, its design gross vehicle weight is over the figure, so you must not go pastCorrect answer
- DYes, because the weight on each axle is under the figure
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Correct answer: C
Regulation 27 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 tests the design gross vehicle weight, which is fixed for the vehicle and does not change with the load. If that weight is over the figure on the sign, the driver must not go past, even with the lorry empty. The actual weight on the day, the load alone and the weight on one axle are not the test.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 27(1); Schedule 2, Part 2, checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 7
On a quiet housing estate road you meet this sign. The way ahead is empty. May you go straight on?
- AYes, because nothing is coming
- BYes, for a quick drop off beyond the sign
- CNo, you must not go straight ahead past the signCorrect answer
- DYes, because the sign applies to large vehicles only
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Correct answer: C
Under Regulation 14 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025, the no straight ahead sign forbids going straight ahead past it. An empty road, a short drop off, or reading it as a large-vehicle rule does not change that. Exception plates are a separate matter and are not part of this sign on its own.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 14(2)(a); Schedule 2, Part 1, checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 8
On a first drink driving conviction with 120 mg of alcohol per 100 ml of blood, what is the minimum disqualification?
- AAt least 6 months
- BAt least 1 year
- CAt least 3 years
- DAt least 2 yearsCorrect answer
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Correct answer: D
Road Traffic Act 1961, section 26 sets at least 2 years disqualification for a first conviction at this blood level.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic Act 1961 (No. 24 of 1961), section 26 as substituted by the Road Traffic Act 2010 (No. 25 of 2010), Section 26(4)(b) and Table, checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 9
What is the minimum age for a category AM learner permit or licence?
- A15
- B17
- C16Correct answer
- D18
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Correct answer: C
Regulation 2(d) of the 2011 Amendment Regulations sets the minimum age for category AM at 16.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 483 of 2011), Regulation 2(d), substituting Regulation 9(1) of S.I. No. 537 of 2006, checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 10
You want to wait at a marking that reads TAXIS in white between end lines while a passenger walks over. What is that marking?
- AA bus stop
- BA taxi standCorrect answer
- CA loading bay
- DA pay parking area
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Correct answer: B
Under Regulation 80 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025, that marking shows where a taxi stand is. It is not a bus stop, a loading bay, or a pay parking area. The marking tells you what the place is.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 80(1), (2), checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 11
A motorcyclist follows a car on a dry road. What minimum gap does RSA guidance advise?
- AOne second
- BOne motorcycle length
- CA fixed distance of 10 metres
- DTwo secondsCorrect answer
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Correct answer: D
RSA guidance in the Rules of the Road advises riders as well as drivers to keep at least a two-second gap in dry conditions.
Citation
Source: Rules of the Road, Road Safety Authority, Revision No. 9, May 2026 (guidance, not law), Following distance guidance, PDF page 117, checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 12
On the approach to a junction, this sign faces you. How should you read it?
- AA mini-roundabout aheadCorrect answer
- BKeep to the left of the sign
- CTurn left at the junction ahead
- DVehicles must not turn right
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Correct answer: A
That is the mini-roundabout sign. Regulation 12 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 provides that it indicates a mini-roundabout ahead, and its three white arrows show the direction traffic must go on entering.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 12(1), (2); Schedule 1, Part 5, checked on 2026-09-16.
Question 13
A yellow box covers a level crossing. Its red lights are off, but a stopped queue blocks the far side. What must you do?
- AEnter because the red lights are off
- BEnter and wait while the barriers remain raised
- CEnter if the queue moves a short distance
- DWait until you can cross the box without stoppingCorrect answer
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Correct answer: D
The level-crossing yellow box rule in article 31 prohibits total or partial entry unless you can clear the marked area without stopping.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182 of 1997), Article 31(3), as substituted by S.I. No. 332 of 2012, reg. 16(l), checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 14
This sign stands at the entrance to an area, with a plate below it giving a date and times. What does it mean?
- APedal cycles, e-mopeds and electric scooters must not go past
- BVehicles must not turn right
- CYield right of way to traffic on the major road ahead
- DBye-laws restrict or ban parking there for a specified eventCorrect answer
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Correct answer: D
This is the restriction on parking sign for specified events. Regulation 21 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 provides that it tells drivers that bye-laws restrict or prohibit parking there, and the plate with it gives the date or day and the period.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 21(1), (2); Schedule 2, Part 1, checked on 2026-09-16.
Question 15
Which sign bans parking?
- ASign ACorrect answer
- BSign B
- CSign C
- DSign D
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Correct answer: A
Sign A is the no parking sign. It is a prohibitory sign in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025. Article 36(2)(b) of the Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 says a vehicle must not be parked where it is provided, during any period on the plate below it. It is the clearway sign that also bans stopping.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182 of 1997), Article 36(2)(b), as substituted by S.I. No. 332 of 2012, reg. 16(m), checked on 2026-09-16.
Question 16
On the approach to a town junction you pass this sign. Where is the compulsory turn?
- AAs soon as you pass the sign
- BThe sign warns of a right-hand bend
- CAt the junction ahead, not at the signCorrect answer
- DThe sign marks a slip road you must take at once
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Correct answer: C
The turn right ahead sign, under Regulation 4 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025, Schedule 1, Part 1, requires traffic to turn right at the junction ahead. It is not an immediate turn at the sign, not a bend warning, and not a slip road marking. It is a different sign from turn left ahead.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 4(1)(a); Schedule 1, Part 1, checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 17
Which weight does this sign limit?
- AThe design gross vehicle weight
- BThe axle loading weight, in tonnesCorrect answer
- CThe weight per wheel
- DThe weight of the trailer
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Correct answer: B
Regulation 28 of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 provides that the driver of a vehicle whose axle loading weight exceeds the figure on the sign, in tonnes, must not go past. That is not the design gross vehicle weight, not a per-wheel figure, and not the trailer weight as such.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 28(1), checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 18
What must be shown on the tabard worn by a learner motorcyclist?
- AAn L on both the front and backCorrect answer
- BAn L on the back only
- CAn L on the front only
- DA number on the front and back
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Correct answer: A
Regulation 17(6)(b)(iii)(II) of the Road Traffic (Licensing of Drivers) Regulations 2006, as substituted in 2007, requires an L on both the front and back of the learner's tabard.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Licensing of Learner Drivers) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 719 of 2007), Regulation 2(b)(ii), substituting Regulation 17(6)(b)(iii)(II) of S.I. No. 537 of 2006, checked on 2026-09-15.
Question 19
On a busy city street, this sign stands at the start of the lane nearest the kerb. What does it tell you?
- AA cycle track running against the flow of traffic
- BA tram lane
- CA bus lane running with the flow of trafficCorrect answer
- DThis stretch of road is a clearway
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Correct answer: C
You are looking at the nearside with-flow bus lane sign. Regulation 10(1) of the Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 provides that, with the bus lane road marking, it indicates a bus lane, and the with-flow design shows buses travelling the same way as the traffic beside them.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) Regulations 2025 (S.I. No. 433 of 2025), Regulation 10(1); Schedule 1, Part 4, checked on 2026-09-16.
Question 20
May you park beside double yellow lines outside closed shops on a Sunday evening?
- AYes, because the shops are closed
- BYes, because the restriction ends on Sundays
- CYes, for up to one hour
- DNo, parking is prohibited there at all timesCorrect answer
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Correct answer: D
The double-yellow-line rule in article 36 prohibits parking on that side of the road at any time, including evenings and Sundays.
Citation
Source: Road Traffic (Traffic and Parking) Regulations 1997 (S.I. No. 182 of 1997), Article 36(2)(a), as substituted by S.I. No. 332 of 2012, reg. 16(m), checked on 2026-09-15.