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Vehicle safety questions

Show-me and tell-me questions in the NI driving test.

After the eyesight check, the examiner asks one show-me question and one tell-me question about basic vehicle safety checks.

Key information

Current Northern Ireland guidance, summarised clearly.

One show-me question.
One tell-me question.
An incorrect answer to one or both is recorded as one driving fault.

What you need to understand

Know how to identify and explain routine safety checks such as fluids, tyres, lights and other basic vehicle controls. Some modern vehicle information systems can be referred to where appropriate.

Use the official question list

The exact official vehicle-safety question publication is available from nidirect. PureCar explains the process but does not present copied official questions as its own.

Related Northern Ireland driving-test guides

Continue with the next part of the learner-driver journey.

Independent NI resource: PureCar is not the Driver & Vehicle Agency and does not take payment for official tests. Official bookings and rule checks should be completed through nidirect/DVA.
Official source: nidirect / Department for Infrastructure · Information checked 21 September 2026.