Essential Documents Theory Test Practice Questions
One of the fourteen DVSA theory test topics · 30 practice questions with answers
50 questions from all fourteen topics in 57 minutes, with a score for essential documents so you know where you stand.
Free essential documents drillWhat extra cover does third party, fire and theft insurance give compared with third party only?
Essential Documents on the theory test
Essential documents questions test the paperwork and rules around driving: your licence, insurance, vehicle tax, the MOT and the registration certificate, plus the special rules for learners and newly qualified drivers.
- On the real test
- Part of the 50 multiple-choice questions; DVSA does not publish a count per topic
- On our mock
- 2 of 50 questions, with your score for this topic in the result
- Our drill
- 10 questions from 30 essential documents questions, untimed, an explanation after every answer; one free attempt, unlimited with a pass
What essential documents questions test
- Provisional and full licences, and who may supervise a learner
- Insurance: the legal minimum (third party) and what each type covers
- Vehicle tax and the Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN)
- The MOT: when a car first needs one and how often after that
- The V5C registration certificate and telling DVLA about changes
- New drivers: losing your licence after 6 penalty points within 2 years of passing
Take all 50 questions under the real clock
50 questions from all fourteen topics in 57 minutes, with a score for essential documents so you know where you stand.
Free essential documents drillHow to revise it
- Learn the key numbers: MOT at 3 years old, 6 points for new drivers, supervisor aged 21 with 3 years of driving.
- Read the GOV.UK pages on vehicle tax, SORN and the MOT once before you drill.
- Make a one-line note for each document: what it is, who issues it, and when you need it.
Common questions
When does a car need its first MOT?
By the third anniversary of its registration, then every year after that.
What happens if a new driver gets 6 penalty points?
If you get 6 or more points within 2 years of passing your test, your licence is revoked. You must reapply for a provisional licence and pass both the theory and practical tests again.
50 questions from all fourteen topics in 57 minutes, with a score for essential documents so you know where you stand.
Free essential documents drillThe other theory test topics
Sources
- GOV.UK: Theory test: cars (multiple-choice questions, 50 in 57 minutes, video questions)
- GOV.UK: Theory test: hazard perception test (14 clips, up to 5 points per hazard)
- GOV.UK: Theory test pass mark and result (43/50, 44/75, certificate valid 2 years)
- GOV.UK: Theory test revision and practice (the three DVSA books)
- GOV.UK: Book your theory test (£23)
- GOV.UK: Support for a reading difficulty, disability or health condition
- GOV.UK: The Highway Code
- GOV.UK: Driving test and theory test data: cars (DRT111A pass rates)
Original practice questions written to The Highway Code, Know Your Traffic Signs and DVSA’s published theory test topics. They are not the official DVSA revision questions and not questions from the real test. Independent practice, not affiliated with or endorsed by the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA).