Denmark Category C/E Heavy Trailer Theory Test study guide
Denmark Category C/E Heavy Trailer Theory Test · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Danish C/E theory test is the written step towards the heavy-trailer entitlement added to a Category C lorry licence. It is aimed at drivers who already hold C and want to pull trailers above the weight threshold that separates light trailers from heavy combinations - typically articulated units and drawbar combinations used in distribution, construction and long-haul work. The Denmark Category C/E Heavy Trailer Theory Test study guide has 9 sections and about 4,811 words.
01Road traffic law for Category C/E combinations
The Danish theory test for CE does not test driving skill, it tests whether you know the legal frame around a lorry-and-trailer combination: the Road Traffic Act (færdselsloven) and the executive orders under it. Expect questions where the answer depends only on the vehicle's permitted total mass, its combination mass, or where you are driving.
540 words, about 3 min02Signs and signals as they apply to heavy combinations
Sign questions in the CE test are rarely about the sign itself. They are about whether the sign applies to a vehicle of your mass, height or load - and whether a supplementary plate changes its reach.
519 words, about 3 min03Combination knowledge: coupling, articulation, dimensions and masses
This domain asks you to describe the hardware that holds a combination together and to reason about the numbers on the plates. It is the most technical part of the CE test and the part where careless reading of a question loses most marks.
470 words, about 2 min04Driving technique, stability and handling of a lorry with heavy trailer
The exam tests whether you can predict how a long, heavy, articulated vehicle behaves before it does something you did not intend. Physics, not opinion: mass high up, long overhangs and an articulated joint all amplify small inputs.
470 words, about 2 min05Load securing, weight distribution and cargo safety
Securing a load on a CE vehicle is a calculation, not a feeling. The examiner tests the standard forces, the difference between lashing capacity and tension force, and the practical checks you make before and during a journey.
476 words, about 2 min06Braking systems, air brakes and coupling checks
Air brakes are where a small oversight becomes a runaway vehicle. The test asks both about the system - reservoirs, lines, spring brakes, EBS - and about the coupling routine that proves the trailer is actually attached and braked.
448 words, about 2 min07Driver hours, rest periods, tachograph and transport documentation
Driving and rest time rules (Regulation (EC) 561/2006, with AETR applying outside the EU) are examined numerically: you will be asked to work out whether a schedule is legal. The tachograph and documentation questions test what you must carry, record and produce at a roadside check.
466 words, about 2 min08Hazard perception and safe behaviour in traffic
Hazard perception questions present a short scenario and ask what you do next, and in what order. The correct answer is almost always the one that removes the greatest risk earliest - usually by reducing speed or giving space, not by sounding the horn or flashing lights.
479 words, about 2 min09Vehicle inspection, maintenance and defect awareness
This domain tests the driver's daily responsibility: the walk-around check, the legal minimum standards, the periodic inspection (syn), and what you do when you find something wrong. The law's core statement is simple - a vehicle that is a danger must not be used.
943 words, about 5 min