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Hazard perception test practice
The half of the theory test you cannot revise from a book. 14 clips, 15 scoreable hazards, 44 out of 75 to pass, and no second chances on timing.
How hazard perception scoring works
Each scoreable hazard has a scoring window that opens as the hazard starts to develop. Click in the earliest part of that window and you score 5. The window then steps down through 4, 3, 2 and 1 as the hazard develops further. Click before the window opens and you score nothing at all, no matter how alert you were. Click after it closes and you also score nothing.
This is why clicking on everything fails twice over. It scores zero on hazards where you clicked too early, and the system flags repetitive or patterned clicking as an attempt to cheat, which voids the section.
A parked van is a potential hazard. The moment its door starts to open, it is developing, and that is when the window opens. Everything before that is dead time.
Spotting the van early feels like the skill being tested. It is not. The test measures when you react to the hazard developing, so an early click lands outside the window.
Rhythmic clicking, clicking in bursts, or clicking continuously through a clip. The system voids the whole hazard perception section, and there is no appeal.
You need 44 out of 75 on hazard perception and 43 out of 50 on the multiple choice, in the same sitting. Pass one and fail the other and you retake both.
See your own clicks, not just your score
A score tells you that you missed. Replay mode tells you why. After each clip your clicks are drawn onto the timeline against the scoring window, so you can see whether you were two seconds early or half a second late, and adjust.
- Every DVSA clip for your category, replayable as often as you like
- Your click timing against the window, clip by clip
- A running score across all 14 clips
- Guidance on what the examiner counted as the hazard
A real DVSA clip, cut to the ten seconds around one hazard. The scoring window below is this clip's own, the same one the product marks your click against.
Practise both halves together
The clips follow straight on from the multiple choice in the real test, with an optional break between them. Practising them apart is practising the wrong thing.
50 questions in 57 minutes, 43 out of 50 to pass.
Sit the free mockTake it or skip it, the same choice you get at the test centre.
14 clips, one viewing each, 44 out of 75 to pass.
Get every clipThese figures are for the car test, category B. Motorcycle, LGV, PCV and ADI each have their own question count, timing and pass marks: see every category.
Common questions
How many clips are in the test?
14 clips containing 15 scoreable hazards. One clip has two.
What is the pass mark?
44 out of 75. You must also score 43 out of 50 on the multiple choice section in the same sitting.
Can I rewatch a clip in the real test?
No. Each clip plays once, and you cannot pause, rewind or go back to a previous clip.
What happens if I click too much?
Repetitive or patterned clicking is flagged as an attempt to cheat and voids the whole hazard perception section.
Do I have to pass both parts on the same day?
Yes. Passing one part and failing the other means retaking both, and paying the DVSA £23 fee again.
Are the clips real footage or CGI?
The DVSA moved to CGI clips. They behave the same way for scoring, but look cleaner and cover more varied weather and light conditions.
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