🚗 SDS Driving School – Show Me, Tell Me Questions (DVSA Practical Test Guide)

Vehicle Safety Questions – Be Test Ready!✅ 

Tell Me Questions (Asked at the start of the test)

1. Tell me how you’d check the brakes are working before starting a journey.
   ➤ Brakes shouldn’t feel spongy or slack. Test them as you set off. Vehicle should not pull to one side.
2. Tell me where you’d find the information for the recommended tyre pressures and how they should be checked.
   ➤ In the manufacturer’s guide. Use a reliable pressure gauge. Check and adjust pressures when tyres are cold.
3. Tell me how you make sure your head restraint is correctly adjusted.
   ➤ Rigid part should be at least as high as the eyes or top of ears and close to the back of the head.
4. Tell me how you’d check the tyres to ensure they have sufficient tread depth.
   ➤ No cuts or bulges. 1.6mm tread depth across the central ¾ of the breadth of the tyre.
5. Tell me how you’d check that the headlights and tail lights are working.
   ➤ Switch them on and walk around the vehicle.
6. Tell me how you’d know if there was a problem with your anti-lock braking system.
   ➤ Warning light should illuminate if there’s a fault.
7. Tell me how you’d check the direction indicators are working.
   ➤ Switch on hazard lights or indicators and walk around the vehicle.
8. Tell me how you’d check the brake lights are working.
   ➤ Press brake pedal and use reflections or ask someone to help.
9. Tell me how you’d check the power-assisted steering is working.
   ➤ Gentle pressure on steering wheel should result in slight movement when engine is started.
10. Tell me how you’d switch on the rear fog lights and explain when you’d use them.
    ➤ Operate switch. Use when visibility is seriously reduced (less than 100m).
11. Tell me how you switch your headlights from dipped to main beam.
    ➤ Operate the switch. Main beam warning light will show on the dashboard.
12. Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check the engine has sufficient oil.
    ➤ Remove dipstick, wipe, dip again, and check the level is between min and max.
13. Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that the engine has sufficient engine coolant.
    ➤ Check the high and low level markings on the header tank or radiator cap.
14. Open the bonnet and tell me how you’d check that you have a safe level of brake fluid.
    ➤ Identify reservoir and check level is between minimum and maximum.

Show Me Questions (Asked while driving)

1. When it’s safe, show me how you wash and clean the rear windscreen.
2. When it’s safe, show me how you wash and clean the front windscreen.
3. When it’s safe, show me how you’d switch on your dipped headlights.
4. When it’s safe, show me how you’d set the rear demister.
5. When it’s safe, show me how you’d operate the horn.
6. When it’s safe, show me how you’d demist the front windscreen.
7. When it’s safe, show me how you’d open and close the side window.

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