The theory test is a touchscreen based test, and consists of two parts. The first part is a series of multiple choice
questions and the second part is a test of your hazard perception skills.
The multiple
choice part.
There are 50 questions of which five will be given as a case study. The
case study will show a scenario that the five questions will be based on. The subject of the scenario focuses on real life
examples and experiences that drivers could come across when driving. and you have 57 minutes to complete the test. You
can navigate between questions and 'flag' questions that you want to come back to later in the test.
The
pass mark for the multiple choice part of the theory test is 43 out of 50.
The
hazard perception part.
You will be presented with a series of 14 video clips
which feature every day road scenes, in each clip there will be at least one developing hazard, but one of the clips will
feature two developing hazards.
To achieve a high score you will need to respond to the developing hazard during
the early part of its development. The maximum you can score on each hazard is five.
The
pass mark for the hazard perception part of the theory test is 44 out of 75.