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Cameroon Heavy-Vehicle Theory study materials
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Cameroon Heavy-Vehicle Theory: Driver Licensing, Documentation and Traffic Law

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Driver Licensing, Documentation and Traffic Law

Domain 7, Driver Licensing, Documentation and Traffic Law, tests whether the driver and vehicle are legally entitled to be on the road. Cameroon’s enforcement checks the licence class, vehicle registration, insurance, technical inspection and transport authorisations; a missing or expired document can stop the trip before any driving is assessed.

Core rules

  • The driving licence must match the vehicle category and combination. A light-vehicle licence does not authorise a heavy goods vehicle or a truck-and-trailer combination. Carry the original licence, not a photograph.
  • Vehicle documents normally include the carte grise (registration certificate), valid compulsory third-party insurance, a current visite technique (technical inspection) certificate, and any transport or route permit required for commercial operation. The vehicle’s plates, chassis and engine numbers must match the documents.
  • The driver must be medically fit and carry any required medical certificate. Alcohol, drug and fatigue rules apply to professional drivers as part of fitness to drive.
  • Know the duties after a crash, including stopping, reporting and not driving an unroadworthy vehicle. Traffic law also covers load limits, speed limits, seat belts, lights and parking.

Worked example

A driver holds a category B car licence and is asked to drive a 12-tonne goods truck with a loaded trailer. The licence does not cover the vehicle category or the trailer combination. Even if the insurance and visite technique are valid, the driver is not lawfully licensed. The correct action is to refuse the trip and have a licensed heavy-vehicle driver assigned. Driving anyway risks a fine, insurance refusal and immediate prohibition.

Traps

  • Assuming a car licence covers a small truck because it “feels like a big car”.
  • Relying on an expired insurance receipt or a photocopy of the carte grise.
  • Treating the visite technique as optional for a private truck.
  • Ignoring the licence code that restricts the driver to automatic transmission or no trailer.