Denmark Category C/E Heavy Trailer Theory Test study plan

Map the Danish Road Traffic Act structure for heavy combinations: list the chapter headings that apply to lorries over 3,500 kg with trailers, and mark which ones you have not read yet.

Read and summarise the rules on speed limits for heavy combinations on motorways, rural roads and urban roads, including the trailer-specific limits, and write them onto a single one-page table.

Classify 40 road signs and markings by function (prohibition, obligation, warning, information) and state what each one requires a lorry-trailer combination to do differently from a solo car.

Explain the meaning of the most common police and traffic-officer signals and the priority rules at junctions, roundabouts and unmarked crossings in your own words without notes.

Work through the rules on dimensions and masses: maximum length, width, height and axle/gross combination weights, and write down the exact figures with the legal source for each.

Calculate the permissible payload of a given tractor unit and semi-trailer from kerb weight, gross combination weight and axle load limits, showing every step.

Describe the coupling sequence for a semi-trailer from memory - parking brake, fifth wheel, kingpin, air lines, electrical connection, landing legs, safety catch - and list the checks after each step.

Identify the difference between a drawbar trailer and a semi-trailer in terms of articulation, turning behaviour and the coupling checks each needs.

Explain how a three-line air brake system works: supply line, service line and the role of the relay valve, and what happens to the trailer brakes if a line is severed.

Describe the pre-departure brake test for a coupled combination, including the leak test, the tractor protection valve check and the trailer parking brake test.

List the checks performed on the coupling after hitching and state the consequence of each if skipped: electrical cable, air lines, safety catch, landing legs, number plate and lights.

Explain the function of the endurance brake (retarder or exhaust brake) and the ABS/EBS warning lamps, and state when a combination must not be driven.

Explain how weight distribution affects axle loads and steering on a combination, and calculate the effect of moving a 1,000 kg load one metre rearward on the drive axle.

Describe how to secure a load with straps, chains and lashing points: state the number of lashings needed for a given load using the lashing capacity and the friction coefficient.

Explain the handling differences of a lorry with a heavy trailer: swing-out on turns, off-tracking, jack-knifing risk and the effect of a high centre of gravity.

Describe the correct technique for reversing an articulated combination and for a drawbar trailer, including mirror use and a guide person.

State the EU and Danish driving time and rest rules for goods transport: daily and weekly driving limits, breaks, daily and weekly rest, and the 15-hour and 9-hour exceptions.

Explain how the tachograph records activity, what manual entries are required and what to do when the tachograph or card fails.

List the transport documents a heavy combination driver must carry and explain what each one contains and when it must be produced.

Explain the rules on weekend driving bans and public-holiday restrictions in Denmark and neighbouring countries for heavy goods vehicles.

Analyse ten realistic hazard scenarios involving heavy combinations - blind spots, cyclists at junctions, pedestrians at crossings, motorway merging - and state the correct action and the reason for each.

Explain the blind-spot zones around a lorry with trailer and identify which mirrors and camera systems cover which zone.

Describe the safe following distance and speed for a heavy combination in rain, fog, ice and darkness, and the stopping-distance implications of the added trailer mass.

Explain how to behave at a level crossing, in a tunnel, in roadworks and when overtaken by an emergency vehicle, in each case in your own words.

List the daily and periodic inspection items for a heavy combination: tyres, lights, brakes, air pressure, coupling, load securing and warning systems, and state the defect threshold for each.

Describe the correct first-aid response at a traffic incident involving a heavy vehicle: securing the scene, warning other traffic, calling emergency services and reporting the location.

Explain environmentally efficient driving for a heavy combination: gear use, anticipation, idling, and the effect of load and tyre pressure on fuel consumption.

Explain the duties after an accident: stopping, warning, exchanging details, reporting to the police and the insurance notification.

Re-test yourself on all nine domains with timed practice sets and record the score per domain to find remaining weak areas.

Re-read only the chapters covering your three weakest domains and rewrite the key rules in your own words.

Rehearse the coupling, brake and load-securing checklists until you can produce each one from memory within five minutes.

Simulate the theory test conditions: complete a full timed set with no notes and review every wrong answer with the correct rule.