Theory test, Full mocks

Full mock theory test

A questions-only mock cannot tell you whether you would have passed the theory test, because the theory test is two parts and you have to clear both of them in the same sitting. These papers run the 50 questions and then hand straight over to the hazard perception clips, and give you one result covering the lot. No sign-up.

Part one
50 multiple choice questions
Pass mark 43 of 50

57 minutes on the clock. Answers held back until the end.

Part two
Hazard perception clips
Pass mark 44 of 75

Press once as each hazard starts developing. Marked 5, 4, 3, 2, 1 on how early you were.

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How the sitting runs

The real test puts the two parts back to back in one appointment. You answer the 50 questions first, with 57 minutes on the clock, then take a short break of up to a few minutes, then watch the clips. Nothing is revealed until the end, when you are told whether you passed. These papers follow the same shape: your questions score is held back while you sit the clips, and both numbers appear together at the finish.

Progress is kept on your own device between the two halves, so if your phone locks or you refresh the page after part one, your questions score is still there and you go straight to the clips. Nothing is sent anywhere and there is no account to make.

How each half is marked

The questions are marked out of 50 and the pass mark is 43 out of 50, so you can afford seven wrong. Hazard perception is marked out of 75, because the real test uses 14 clips containing 15 scoreable developing hazards, one clip having two, and each hazard is worth up to 5 points. The pass mark there is 44 out of 75.

Each hazard has a scoring window that runs from the point the hazard first becomes predictable to the point it is obvious, split into five equal bands. The first press inside the window sets your score for that hazard: earliest band 5 points, then 4, 3, 2, 1. Pressing before the window opens scores nothing but is not penalised, and pressing continuously or in a rhythm scores nothing at all. You cannot rewatch a clip or change a response. There is more on the technique, and the myths worth ignoring, on the hazard perception page.

What these papers are, honestly

The questions are ours, written to cover the same topics as the official test. The clips are our own practice clips, filmed for this site, and there is one of them at the moment with more being added, so the hazard half is scored against our own clips scaled to the same proportion as the real pass mark rather than pretending to be a 14 clip paper. None of it is DVSA material, none of it is official, and passing here is practice at the format rather than a prediction of your result on the day.

Frequently asked questions

What does a full mock theory test cover?

Both halves of the real thing. First 50 multiple choice questions on a 57-minute timer, then hazard perception clips where you press once as each hazard starts developing. The result at the end marks the two parts separately and then tells you whether the sitting as a whole would have counted as a pass.

What are the pass marks for the two parts?

The multiple choice part is passed at 43 out of 50. Hazard perception is passed at 44 out of 75, because the real test has 14 clips containing 15 scoreable developing hazards worth up to 5 points each.

What happens if I pass one part and fail the other?

You fail the theory test overall. There is no half pass and nothing carries forward, so you book the whole test again and sit both parts from scratch. That is the single most important thing this page exists to show you, because a questions-only score hides it.

Do you have to do both parts on the same day?

Yes. Both parts are sat in the same appointment, one after the other, with a short break in between. You cannot split them across two days or two bookings.

Is a pass here a prediction of the real result?

No. The questions come from our own practice bank and the clips are our own practice clips, so this is practice at the format and the timing rather than a forecast. It is a good sign that you are ready, not a guarantee.

Practise the two halves separately

A full sitting is the right way to check whether you are ready, but it is a slow way to fix a weak spot. Use the questions-only mock papers when you want a fast timed run, the topic practice when one subject keeps costing you marks, the road signs section for the biggest single slice of the question bank, and the hazard perception page to work on your timing. Then come back and sit a full one.

Once you have passed, the certificate lasts two years. Check the practical waiting times by centre and read how to time theory and practical before you book, so the window does not run out while you wait for a slot.

Our own practice questions and our own practice clips, built around the published format and scoring rules of the official DVSA theory test. Not the real exam questions, not DVSA footage, and not affiliated with or endorsed by the DVSA. Test format and pass marks sourced from gov.uk. Based on The Highway Code and Know Your Traffic Signs under the Open Government Licence v3.0.