The answer options
- Use full-beam headlights
- Turn off your headlights
- Flash your headlights
- Use dipped headlightsCorrect
Why that is the answer
You must use dipped headlights when following another vehicle at night. Using full-beam headlights will dazzle the driver ahead through their mirrors, reducing their ability to see the road safely. Dipped headlights illuminate the road directly in front of you without causing glare for the driver you are following. The Highway Code instructs drivers to dip their headlights when following behind another vehicle or meeting oncoming traffic.
How this comes up in the real test
Questions from attitude 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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