Spotting developing hazards early: anticipation, fitness to drive, alcohol and medication — with the Highway Code rules to revise.
What does “Hazard Awareness” cover?
Anticipation: reading clues (parked cars, school signs, bin day, a ball in the road), adjusting speed for what you can’t yet see, and recognising when you are the hazard — tired, distracted, medicated or having drunk any alcohol.
Which Highway Code rules should I revise?
Rules 90–96 (fitness, alcohol, drugs and medicines), 126 and 154 (stop within the distance you can see to be clear), and 204–218 (anticipating the road users most likely to appear suddenly). Pair this guide with our hazard perception explainer for the video half of the test.
Test yourself on Hazard Awareness
Free Hazard Awareness practice questions in the official four-option format, with explained answers and Highway Code references.
Start the Hazard Awareness practice testFrequently asked questions
What is a developing hazard?
Something that would make you change speed or direction — a ball bouncing into the road, a car door opening, a vehicle emerging from a junction. Static features only score in the test once they start to develop.
Is Hazard Awareness the same as the hazard perception clips?
No — this multiple-choice topic tests the same anticipation skill in written form. The video clip part is scored separately and both must be passed in one sitting.
Revise the rest of the syllabus in the 14 DVSA topics directory, or sit the full free mock theory test.