The answer options
- A backup braking system for emergencies
- A system that recovers energy when slowing down and recharges the batteryCorrect
- A system that replaces brake pads automatically
- A way of braking using the handbrake
Why the other options are wrong
- “A backup braking system for emergencies” is a distractor. It does not meet the standard the question is testing, which a system that recovers energy when slowing down and recharges the battery does. Picking it in the real test costs a mark you cannot get back, and with a pass mark of 43 out of 50 you only have seven to spare.
- “A system that replaces brake pads automatically” is a distractor. It does not meet the standard the question is testing, which a system that recovers energy when slowing down and recharges the battery does. Picking it in the real test costs a mark you cannot get back, and with a pass mark of 43 out of 50 you only have seven to spare.
- “A way of braking using the handbrake” is a distractor. It does not meet the standard the question is testing, which a system that recovers energy when slowing down and recharges the battery does. Picking it in the real test costs a mark you cannot get back, and with a pass mark of 43 out of 50 you only have seven to spare.
Why that is the answer
Regenerative braking captures the kinetic energy when the vehicle slows down and converts it back into electrical energy to recharge the battery, increasing range.
What 2024/2025 updates covers
- · The hierarchy of road users and what it changes in practice
- · Pedestrian priority at junctions, including those waiting to cross
- · Cyclist positioning, including riding two abreast and in the centre of a lane
- · The Dutch reach method for opening vehicle doors
Mistakes learners repeat on this topic
- · Turning into a side road across a pedestrian who is waiting to cross
- · Treating a cyclist riding centrally as being in the wrong
- · Passing a cyclist within 1.5 metres at speeds above 30mph
- · Leaving charging cables trailing across a footway
Instructor tip: When an updated-rule question feels ambiguous, choose the answer that protects the more vulnerable user — that is the principle the changes encode.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from 2024/2025 updates 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.
More 2024/2025 updates questions
- According to the Highway Code's 'Hierarchy of Road Users', who has the greatest responsibility to reduce danger to others?
- At a collision scene, how deep should chest compressions be when performing CPR on an adult?
- At a junction, you want to turn right. A cyclist is coming from the opposite direction going straight ahead. Who has priority?
- At the scene of a road traffic collision, you find a casualty who is not breathing. What is the correct rate of chest compressions for CPR?
- Can a member of the public use an AED (defibrillator) without training?
- From April 2025, what change affects electric vehicle road tax in the UK?