The Hardest Topics in the Uzbek Driving Theory Test, Explained

In short: almost all theory mistakes come from four topics: junctions, traffic controller signals, overtaking, and stopping and parking. Each has a short method you can apply. Study them from Uzbekistan's current traffic rules, not Russian materials, because distances and details differ.

The main trap first: someone else's rules

Many free study materials in Russian are based on Russia's traffic rules. They look similar to Uzbekistan's but differ in details, and those details are exactly what the test checks. For example, Uzbekistan's ban on stopping near a junction is tied to 30 metres, not the shorter distance many people remember from Russian tests.

Study from the traffic rules approved by Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 172 of 12 April 2022. The current version is on lex.uz. The rule numbers below follow that text as of October 2026. Amendments can shift numbering, so check against the latest version.

Topic 1. Junctions

This is the largest topic and the one that costs the most points. Mistakes rarely come from not knowing the rules; they come from reasoning in the wrong order. Use a fixed sequence.

A method for any junction

1. Is there a traffic controller? Follow their signals and ignore everything else. Under rule 43, controller signals apply even when they contradict lights, signs and markings.
2. Is a traffic light working? Follow the light. If it contradicts priority signs, the light wins (same rule 43).
3. Are there priority signs? Work out who is on the main road. The minor road gives way to the main road whatever the direction.
4. Are the roads equal? Give way to traffic approaching from the right (rule 105). A tram has priority over other vehicles regardless of direction.
5. Turning left or making a U-turn? Give way to oncoming traffic going straight or turning right.

Say these five steps out loud on every junction question until they become automatic.

Common traps

• Tarmac does not make a road a main road. Under the definition in rule 6, a paved surface on a joining minor road does not make it equal to the main road. Tests like to show a paved exit from a dirt road or a courtyard.
• Leaving adjacent property. Pulling out of a courtyard, petrol station or car park is not a junction. The driver leaving gives way to everyone.
• The main road turns. A plate under the sign shows where the main road goes. Two cars on the main road resolve priority between themselves using the give-way-to-the-right rule.
• Flashing amber. The junction counts as uncontrolled; follow the signs or the rules for equal roads.

Roundabouts are a separate kind of junction, covered in our guide to roundabouts.

Topic 2. Traffic controller signals

You rarely see a traffic controller on Tashkent streets, so the topic feels abstract. But it does come up in the test. The rules are set out in rule 38.

Position	Approaching from	What is allowed
Arms out to the sides or lowered	Left or right side	Other vehicles straight on and right, trams straight on, pedestrians may cross
Arms out to the sides or lowered	Chest or back	Everyone stops
Right arm pointing forward	Left side	Other vehicles in any direction, trams left
Right arm pointing forward	Chest	All vehicles right only
Right arm pointing forward	Right side or back	Stop
Arm raised	Any side	Everyone stops, except those who can no longer stop safely

How to remember it

• Chest and back mean a wall. If the controller faces you or has their back to you with arms lowered or spread, you stop.
• Side-on is like green. Approaching from the side with arms spread: straight on and right.
• Right arm forward. Imagine the controller is pointing. From their left side, the arm seems to open every direction to you. In front of their chest, only right, the way the arm does not block. Right side and back: stop.
• Pedestrians, when the arm is forward, cross behind the controller's back.

Draw a stick figure, put four cars around it and test yourself. After two or three rounds the table sticks.

Topic 3. Overtaking

Mistakes here come from terminology. Overtaking means passing by moving into the lane for oncoming traffic and then returning. Simply passing in your own direction's lane, or going around an obstacle, is not overtaking, and overtaking bans do not apply to it.

Under rule 86, overtaking is prohibited, among other places:

• at controlled junctions;
• on pedestrian crossings;
• on level crossings and within 100 metres before them.

The full list in that rule is longer. Copy it into your notebook in full and learn it as a list rather than case by case.

A typical trap

The picture shows your car passing another in the next lane of the same direction, right on a pedestrian crossing. That is not overtaking, but the question may be testing a different rule: driving over a crossing when the car next to you has stopped before it, because there may be a pedestrian you cannot see. Find that requirement in the section on pedestrian crossings and note it next to your overtaking list. Read the whole question and identify which rule it is about.

Topic 4. Stopping and parking

Start with the terms. Stopping is a brief halt, for example to drop off a passenger. Parking is longer. The bans differ, and test questions often play on that.

Place	What is banned	Distance
Pedestrian crossing	Stopping	On the crossing and within 10 m before it
Intersection of carriageways	Stopping	In the junction and within 30 m of the edge of the crossed carriageway
Public transport stop	Stopping	In the stop bay, or within 15 m of the stop sign if there is no bay
Level crossing	Stopping; parking	On the crossing; parking within 50 m on either side

The source is rules 91 and 92. In addition, Resolution No. 172 bans stopping at U-turn points and within 30 metres before and after them. With so many U-turns in Tashkent, that is a very practical rule, not just an exam fact.

Tip: put every distance from rules 91–92 into one table and review it at intervals, as described in how to learn the traffic rules effectively.

Topic 5. The tram that is not there

Tram services in Tashkent ended years ago, but tram questions remain in the bank. The good news is that there are not many tram rules. The key one: at a junction of equal roads, a tram has priority over other vehicles regardless of direction, and the controller table has its own lines for trams. Learn those separately and the topic is done.

How to work through these topics

1. Study each topic from the rules themselves, not from someone else's notes.
2. Answer 30–40 questions on one topic in a row.
3. Log every mistake with the rule number.
4. Three days later, take a mixed test and see whether mistakes in that topic remain.

How to fit this into an overall schedule is covered in how to pass the theory test first time.

If you need a teacher

Junctions and controller signals are easier to grasp when someone draws a diagram and answers your questions. Find a school with good theory teachers in the Tashkent driving schools catalogue or browse category B courses. If you would like a school matched to your district and schedule, leave a request on our matching form.