You are travelling on a street with no speed-limit signs but you can see street lights. What will the speed limit usually be?

Why that is the answer

Under The Highway Code, the presence of street lights generally indicates a built-up area with a standard speed limit of 30 mph, unless signs specify otherwise. Higher speed limits such as 40 mph or 60 mph would require clear repeater signs to be present. Street lights warn you that there are likely to be more pedestrians, property entrances, and hazards, making a reduced speed essential for everyone's safety.

How this comes up in the real test

Questions from rules of the road 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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