Denmark Category C Truck Theory Test study materials
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Denmark Category C Truck Theory Test study plan

Denmark Category C Truck Theory Test · Give each week a clear focus.

8 weeks · About 7 hours per week

Week 1

Traffic rules and road signs

  • Map the Danish road-sign system into categories (warning, prohibition, mandatory, information, priority) and draw each family from memory

  • State the general speed limits for trucks on motorways, rural roads and urban roads, and the situations where a lower limit or a specific sign overrides them

  • Explain right-of-way rules at unmarked junctions, roundabouts and turning across oncoming traffic, and apply them to ten written scenarios

  • Identify the documents and equipment that must be carried in a Category C vehicle during a Danish roadside check

Your checkpoint

A one-page personal sign-and-rule cheat sheet plus 40 self-written scenario questions scored at 85% or better

Week 2

Traffic rules and road signs

  • Interpret lane markings, bus-lane and cycle-lane rules, and overtaking prohibitions as they apply to a heavy goods vehicle

  • Describe parking and stopping restrictions for trucks, including rules on motorways, hard shoulders and clearways

  • Apply the rules for level crossings, pedestrian crossings and school zones to written situations

  • Explain how roadworks, temporary signs and traffic-officer signals take precedence over permanent markings

Your checkpoint

50 mixed traffic-rule questions completed in 45 minutes with a written note on every wrong answer

Week 3

Vehicle knowledge: truck structure, systems and equipment

  • Label the main components of the air-brake system (compressor, reservoir, valves, brake chambers) and explain what happens when pressure drops

  • Describe the daily pre-drive check sequence for a Category C vehicle, including tyres, lights, fluids, mirrors and warning indicators

  • Explain the purpose and function of ABS, EBS, retarders and exhaust brakes on a laden truck

  • Identify the meaning of the main dashboard warning symbols and state the correct driver response for each

Your checkpoint

A written pre-drive checklist with 20 items, each paired with the fault it detects and the action to take

Week 4

Driving technique and vehicle handling & Loading, axle loads and securing of cargo

  • Explain how centre of gravity, load height and axle configuration affect cornering, braking distance and rollover risk

  • Describe correct gear selection and engine-braking technique on long descents and in slow traffic

  • Calculate axle loads and total weight from given plated weights and a written load distribution, and identify an overload

  • State the principles of load securing with straps, chains and blocking, and choose a method for a described load

Your checkpoint

Three worked load-distribution calculations with the overload judged correctly, plus a securing plan for one described load

Week 5

Loading, axle loads and securing of cargo & Driving and rest time rules (EU AETR and tachograph)

  • Apply the EU AETR daily and weekly driving limits to a written seven-day schedule and flag every breach

  • Calculate required daily rest, reduced rest and weekly rest, and identify when a compensation rest is owed

  • Explain the use of the tachograph: driver card insertion, manual entries, mode switch and the records to carry

  • Describe the responsibilities of the operator and driver for record keeping and the consequences of manipulation

Your checkpoint

A corrected seven-day driving-and-rest schedule with all breaches marked and the legal limit cited for each

Week 6

Safety, emergency situations and first aid & Special conditions: darkness, winter, tunnels and bridges

  • List the steps for securing a scene, warning traffic and alerting emergency services at a truck-involved incident

  • Describe first aid for unconscious breathing and non-breathing casualties, severe bleeding and suspected spinal injury

  • Explain fire risks on a truck, the classes of extinguisher and when not to fight a fire

  • State the rules and hazards for driving in darkness, in winter conditions and through tunnels and on bridges, including tunnel equipment and escape routes

Your checkpoint

A written emergency action card for three scenarios (motorway breakdown, collision with injury, tunnel fire) scored against a self-made checklist

Week 7

Environmentally friendly driving and fuel economy & Certificates of professional competence (CPC) and driver responsibilities

  • Apply eco-driving technique: progressive acceleration, early upshifting, anticipation, correct tyre pressure and engine idling policy

  • Estimate the fuel and cost effect of a described route and driving style change

  • Explain the structure of the Danish CPC: initial qualification, periodic training and the five-year validity cycle

  • State the driver's legal responsibilities for fitness to drive, alcohol and drugs, and reporting obligations

Your checkpoint

A one-page eco-driving and CPC summary sheet, plus 30 mixed questions from domains 7 and 8 at 90% or better

Week 8

Traffic rules and road signs & Vehicle knowledge: truck structure, systems and equipment & Driving technique and vehicle handling & Loading, axle loads and securing of cargo & Driving and rest time rules (EU AETR and tachograph) & Safety, emergency situations and first aid & Environmentally friendly driving and fuel economy & Certificates of professional competence (CPC) and driver responsibilities & Special conditions: darkness, winter, tunnels and bridges

  • Complete two full-length timed mock tests under exam conditions and record the score per domain

  • Re-study only the two weakest domains and re-test them to at least 90%

  • Recite from memory the key limits: speed, driving time, rest, axle load and vehicle dimensions

  • Review every remaining flagged question and resolve each to a confident answer with a stated reason

Your checkpoint

Two timed mock tests at 90% or better overall, with no domain below 80%

Milestones

Week 2: Traffic rules and road signs: 50-question set at 85% or better, with every error explained in writing

Week 4: Vehicle knowledge and load calculations: pre-drive checklist complete and all three axle-load calculations correct

Week 6: Driving-and-rest schedule corrected with all breaches identified, and emergency action card complete for all three scenarios

Week 8: Two full mock tests at 90% or better overall, no domain below 80%, and key limits recited from memory