Denmark Category D1/E Minibus & Trailer Theory Test case studies
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The Danish D1/E theory test is the written component you must pass to add a light trailer (E) to a category D1 minibus entitlement. It is aimed at drivers who will carry passengers in a minibus of up to 16 seats and tow a trailer behind it - for example shuttle services, club and school transport, tourist transfers, or care and sports organisations running a minibus with an equipment trailer. The Denmark Category D1/E Minibus & Trailer Theory Test case studies are 5 cases and about 3,001 words.
1The 16-seat school trip with a luggage trailer
Your D1 minibus has 16 passenger seats plus the driver, a kerb mass of 3,150 kg, a maximum permissible mass of 5,000 kg, a maximum train mass of 7,000 kg, a maximum towable mass of 2,000 kg and a maximum nose weight of 80 kg. The rear-axle limit is 2,300 kg.
603 words, about 3 min2The wedding shuttle timetable
Your 16-seat minibus is booked for a wedding shuttle on Saturday. You insert your driver card at 07:30.
627 words, about 3 min3The kindergarten minibus with mixed-age children
Your 16-seat minibus has a driver plus 15 passenger seats. You must take 12 children and three staff on a kindergarten outing.
653 words, about 3 min4Trailer sway on the coastal road
You are driving a D1 minibus with a 1,800 kg braked trailer on a coastal rural road. The trailer carries eight kayaks on a roof rack, so the centre of gravity is high.
560 words, about 3 min5The pre-departure check with an ABS warning
On a January morning you are due to take 15 passengers in your D1 minibus with a 1,500 kg trailer. The pre-departure check shows: front tyres 2.2 bar against 3.0 bar recommended; a rear minibus tyre at 1.8 mm tread; both trailer tyres at 1.2 mm; the ABS warning lamp stays on after the self-test; the trailer's left brake light is dead; the brake fluid was last changed four years ago; and 10 cm of snow sits on the minibus roof.
558 words, about 3 min