Question 203 · Car theory test
What should a driver who wishes to perform a U-turn do?
Pick an answer to test yourself.
Correct answer
Check that the road is not one-way.
Official explanation
If you want to do a U-turn, you must first choose a place where it is safe and legal to do it. Check all around for other road users and do not impede their right of way. Complete the manoeuvre efficiently and safely.
- Topic
- Manoeuvres, turning & overtaking
- Also in
- This question also appears in the motorcycle theory test.
Practise this topic in the app
Free demo questions for every topic, progress saved, a full mock exam in the official format.
Got it wrong, or had to think? That is one of 805 questions the car theory test can draw from. Sit the car mock exam in the official format (40 questions, 45 minutes, pass mark 35) and see how many more you would miss.
Related questions
- What should a driver do when approaching traffic lights stuck on red?
- When is it permissible to overtake another vehicle on the nearside (left-hand side)?
- What should a driver do if they are not travelling as fast as the vehicle in front?
- What should a driver do if they wish to drive across a busy road and the traffic lights which normally control the junction are temporarily out of action?
- What should a driver do if they see a school bus stopped on the nearside left side of the road ahead?
- What should the driver do when driving behind a vehicle that is going from side to side on the road in an unsafe manner?