The answer options
- Your safety is improved
- Your concentration is increased
- Your attention is divertedCorrect
- Your view is reduced
Why that is the answer
Even when using a hands-free kit, taking a phone call while driving diverts your attention away from the road. Your mind becomes focused on the conversation rather than anticipating potential hazards. Drivers often mistakenly believe hands-free devices are safe or increase concentration, but the mental distraction remains high. The Highway Code stresses that using hands-free equipment can still distract you, and you can still be prosecuted if you lose proper control.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from alertness 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 alertness questions
- Before making a U-turn, what should you do?
- Before slowing or stopping your vehicle, what is something you must do?
- How can you make sure that a satellite navigation (satnav) system doesn’t distract you when you’re driving?
- How should you pass the cyclists?
- Something is hanging from your rearview mirror. Why might this pose a risk?
- The windscreen pillar is restricting your view when waiting to emerge from a junction. What should you be especially cautious of?