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    What is meant by this sign?

    DVSA-style practice question · Road and Traffic Signs

    Illustration for the theory test question: What is meant by this sign?

    The answer options

    • Tram only parking
    • Bus only parking
    • Tram only routeCorrect
    • Bus only route

    Why that is the answer

    The Highway Code shows that blue circular signs give mandatory instructions. A tram symbol inside a blue circle indicates a route reserved exclusively for trams. Other traffic must not use or enter this lane. It does not mean parking, nor does it apply to buses, which are represented by a distinct bus symbol. Drivers must keep these routes clear because trams run on fixed tracks and cannot steer around obstacles.

    How this comes up in the real test

    Questions from road and traffic signs appear throughout the 50-question multiple-choice section, and the wording changes between versions. Learn the rule rather than the sentence: the DVSA can ask the same point from the opposite direction, and a memorised answer falls over the moment the phrasing moves.

    The pass mark is 43 out of 50, so seven wrong answers is your entire margin. If a whole category is shaky, run the topic practice below until you are getting every question right for the right reason, then go back to full mocks under the clock.

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