You are on a wet road, following a lorry. The spray from the lorry makes it difficult to see the road ahead, how should you handle this?

Accelerating and overtake as quickly as possible

Put your main beam headlights on

Keep close to the lorry to limit the spray

You are on a wet r… — Drop back until your vi…

The answer options

Accelerating and overtake as quickly as possible
Put your main beam headlights on
Keep close to the lorry to limit the spray
Drop back until your view becomes clearerCorrect

Why the other options are wrong

“Accelerating and overtake as quickly as possible” is a distractor. It does not meet the standard the question is testing, which drop back until your view becomes clearer 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.
“Put your main beam headlights on” is a distractor. It does not meet the standard the question is testing, which drop back until your view becomes clearer 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.
“Keep close to the lorry to limit the spray” is a distractor. It does not meet the standard the question is testing, which drop back until your view becomes clearer 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

Large vehicles produce heavy spray on wet roads, which severely reduces your visibility. Dropping back moves you out of the worst spray, giving you a clearer view ahead and more time to react. Do not get closer or attempt a blind overtake, as you will not be able to see potential hazards. Official guidance notes that wet roads double stopping distances, making a larger separation distance vital for safety.

What other types of vehicle covers

· Long vehicles swinging wide at junctions and roundabouts
· Overtaking lorries and the spray and buffeting involved
· Buses pulling out and priority at bus stops
· Trams, tram lanes and the surfaces around rails

Mistakes learners repeat on this topic

· Filling the gap when a lorry moves right to turn left
· Overtaking a tram on the wrong side or crossing rails at a shallow angle
· Following a large vehicle closely and losing sight of its mirrors
· Cutting in too soon after overtaking a long vehicle

Instructor tip: If you cannot see a lorry driver's mirrors, assume the driver cannot see you — that logic answers most of this band.

How this comes up in the real test

Questions from other types of vehicle 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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