Gibraltar Theory Test case studies

Gibraltar Theory Test · Put your knowledge to work in context.

The Gibraltar theory test is the knowledge component of the Gibraltar driving-licence process, administered through the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Department, which sits under Transport and Traffic on the Government of Gibraltar site. It is aimed at learner drivers working toward a Gibraltar provisional or full licence, and at experienced drivers who need to refresh road knowledge. The Gibraltar Theory Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,535 words.

23:40 on the unlit coast road: tiredness you can no longer manage

You have been awake since 05:15 and have just finished a twelve-hour shift at the port. You are driving home along a six-kilometre stretch of unlit coast road where the limit is 50 km/h.

733 words, about 4 min 2

Frontier queue: the driver forcing in, the tailgater, and the filtering scooter

It is 14:20 in August and you have been queuing for the frontier for 35 minutes. Two lanes of traffic converge into one at a barrier about 80 metres ahead.

669 words, about 3 min 3

Loaded for Málaga: a sidewall bulge, low pressures and 2.3 mm of tread

You are loading the car for a drive from Gibraltar to Málaga - about 130 km, mostly motorway, forecast 34°C. Four adults, the boot full to the parcel shelf, and a roof box carrying about 40 kg.

747 words, about 4 min 4

Heavy rain on the descent: spray, a tailgater and a side road

You are descending one of the steep roads on the east side of the Rock at about 45 km/h - roughly 12.5 metres per second. Ahead of you a flatbed lorry carrying scaffolding is throwing up a curtain of spray; you can see its lights but not a great deal beyond them.

676 words, about 3 min 5

15:10 outside the school: a ball, an open van and reversing lights

It is 15:10 on a narrow residential street a few hundred metres from a primary school. Cars are parked nose-to-tail on both sides, leaving a single lane.

710 words, about 4 min