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Published 2 March 2024

10 hardest road & traffic sign questions

Ever wondered which road & traffic signs trip up the unprepared learners? Here are 10 of them, with the percentage of people who fail to answer correctly.

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How well do you know UK road and traffic signs? We've analysed our data to reveal the top 10 most difficult road (and traffic) sign questions that trip up most learners and put them into the list below, along with the percentage of learners who fail to answer correctly.

Remember you picked options as your answer the questions. Scroll down to the end for the answers and full analysis!

Without adequate preparation, the probability of answering all questions correctly is a mere 1 in 765. Mastering these tricky signs can be the difference between pass and fail.

Ready to test your knowledge of these tricky road signs? Join us!

10 hardest road and traffic signs

All of the questions come from Road and traffic signs theory test category, which is one of the 14 topics that you will be tested on during your theory test.

In another post, we look at 10 hardest questions across all categories.

1. What does this sign mean?

66% fail to answer this question correctly

2. Where would you see a contraflow bus lane?

55% fail to answer this question correctly

3. What does this sign mean?

53% fail to answer this question correctly

4. What does this signal mean?

48% fail to answer this question correctly

5. What does this sign mean?

48% fail to answer this question correctly

6. What does this sign mean?

44% fail to answer this question correctly

7. What does this sign mean?

43% fail to answer this question correctly

8. What does this sign mean?

42% fail to answer this question correctly

9. What's the reason for the hatched area along the centre of this road?

40% fail to answer this question correctly

10. You see this amber traffic light ahead. Which light, or lights, will come on next?

40% fail to answer this question correctly

Answers and explanations

Question 1.

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Question 7.

Which driving technique can help you save fuel?

Question 8.

Question 9.

Source: Highway code, rule 130

Question 10.

Summing it up

Conquering these tricky road & traffic signs will be an impossible task without preparation. This is why you need the right tools to ace your theory test! Read the Theory Test Cheat Sheet to learn about the resources that you should be using to prepare and ace your theory test.

P.S. Our prep kit provides everything you need to master road signs through interactive quizzes and clear explanations. Start practising today and cruise confidently towards your driving license!