Bulgaria Driver CPC study plan
Bulgaria Driver CPC · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Advanced training in rational driving based on safety regulations
Explain how vehicle dynamics (weight transfer, centripetal force, braking distance) affect stopping and cornering in a laden lorry or bus
Calculate how speed, load and road surface change braking distance, and state the safety margin you would keep in rain
Describe eco-driving and defensive-driving techniques that reduce fuel use and risk simultaneously
Identify the main causes of rollover and jack-knifing and the driver actions that prevent them
Your checkpoint
A one-page braking-distance table with three speed and three surface scenarios, each with a written safety-margin justification
Advanced training in rational driving based on safety regulations
Apply the correct procedure for driving on motorways, in tunnels, at level crossings and in roadworks
Justify following-distance choices at different speeds and visibility conditions
Describe load securing principles and the consequences of an unsecured or badly distributed load
Explain passenger-safety duties for bus and coach drivers, including boarding, standing and emergency exits
Your checkpoint
A 15-item checklist covering tunnel, level-crossing and load-securing procedures, scored against your own current habits
Application of regulations
Summarise the EU and Bulgarian rules on driving licences, vehicle categories, periodic training and medical fitness
List the documents a driver must carry and the checks an inspector can perform at a roadside stop
Explain the rules on weights, dimensions, axle loads and permitted overloading
Describe the obligations for carrying dangerous goods and for abnormal loads
Your checkpoint
A two-column summary sheet: legal requirement on the left, practical driver action on the right, covering at least 20 requirements
Application of regulations & Working time rules and tachograph use
Interpret the core EU social-rules limits on daily and weekly driving, breaks and daily and weekly rest
Work through five sample duty rosters and mark every infringement with the rule it breaches
Explain what a tachograph records, how to insert and use a driver card, and what to do when the equipment fails
Describe the manual-entry and printout procedures a driver must follow after an inspection
Your checkpoint
Five completed roster exercises with every infringement flagged and the correct schedule written alongside
Working time rules and tachograph use & Health, road and environmental safety, service, logistics
Reconstruct a full working week from tachograph records and state whether it complies
Explain the responsibilities of the transport operator and the driver under the working-time rules
Describe the health risks of long-distance driving and the countermeasures for fatigue, diet and sleep
Explain how driving style, route planning and load planning affect fuel consumption and emissions
Your checkpoint
A reconstructed seven-day tachograph record with a written compliance verdict and three corrective recommendations
Vehicle mechanics and technical maintenance
Explain the function and warning signs of failure for the braking system, including air pressure and retarders
Describe routine pre-departure checks on tyres, lights, fluids, couplings and load restraints
Identify the causes and prevention of the most common roadside breakdowns
Explain how to respond safely to a warning light, a tyre failure at speed and a brake fault
Your checkpoint
A written pre-departure inspection routine of at least 20 checkpoints, ordered as you would actually walk around the vehicle
Road safety and accident prevention & Health, road and environmental safety, service, logistics
Analyse the main accident scenarios involving heavy vehicles and the behaviours that cause them
Describe first-aid priorities and the correct sequence for securing an accident scene
Explain how to handle an emergency involving dangerous goods or a passenger evacuation
Describe how service quality and customer care affect safety and the operator's reputation
Your checkpoint
Three written accident-scenario responses, each covering scene safety, casualty care, notification and evidence preservation
Advanced training in rational driving based on safety regulations & Application of regulations & Health, road and environmental safety, service, logistics & Vehicle mechanics and technical maintenance & Road safety and accident prevention & Working time rules and tachograph use
Consolidate all six domains into a single revision map linking each rule to a driver action
Complete timed practice sets across all domains and review every wrong answer to its source rule
Rehearse the weakest three topics until you can explain them without notes
Plan your exam-day logistics and your post-exam periodic-training schedule
Your checkpoint
A full mock exam scored by domain, with a written remediation list for any domain below 75 percent
Milestones
Week 2: You can explain braking distance and rollover prevention to a colleague without notes, and your safety checklist is complete
Week 4: You score at least 80 percent on a 20-question social-rules and tachograph set, with no unresolved roster errors
Week 6: Your pre-departure routine covers every legally required item, and you can name the warning sign of each major brake and tyre fault
Week 8: Mock exam total is at least 80 percent and no single domain falls below 75 percent