Denmark Category D1/E Minibus & Trailer Theory Test study guide
Denmark Category D1/E Minibus & Trailer Theory Test · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
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 study guide has 9 sections and about 4,624 words.
01Road traffic law and traffic rules for the D1 minibus-trailer combination
This domain tests whether you can apply færdselsloven to a D1 minibus, solo and with a trailer: the speed limits that follow the vehicle rather than the sign, priority rules, turning across cycle paths, and the bus-specific provisions that differ from ordinary car driving. Built-up areas 50 km/h, outside built-up areas 80 km/h, motortrafikvej 80 km/h, motorvej 130 km/h for a car.
521 words, about 3 min02Vehicle combination: weights, dimensions, coupling and loading
This domain covers the physical limits of the D1 minibus with trailer - what the licence permits, what the vehicle papers permit, and how the combination must be coupled and loaded before it moves. D1: a minibus for up to 16 passengers plus the driver, maximum 8 m long.
565 words, about 3 min03Driving technique and handling of a minibus with trailer
This domain tests how you actually drive the combination: braking, cornering, reversing, and what to do when the trailer starts to misbehave. A D1 minibus with a trailer is not a big car - it is a long, heavy, articulated unit with delayed trailer braking and a tail that cuts corners.
509 words, about 3 min04Safety, accident prevention and behaviour in hazardous situations
This domain is about avoiding trouble and managing it when it arrives: pre-trip checks, hazard perception, driving to the conditions, and the correct sequence after a breakdown or blowout with passengers on board. Walk around the combination: coupling and breakaway cable, all lights, tyre condition and pressure, load security, doors and emergency exits, mirrors, fluids.
480 words, about 2 min05Passenger safety: seat belts, child restraints and supervision
This domain tests your legal responsibility for the people behind you and the practical supervision that goes with minibus work: belts, child seats, load security, boarding and evacuation. Seat belts fitted in the vehicle must be used, in every seat, including the rear rows of a minibus.
502 words, about 3 min06Driver hours, rest periods and tachograph rules for minibus use
This domain tests whether you know when the EU driver-hours and tachograph rules bite on a minibus, what the limits are when they do, and how to use a digital tachograph correctly. EU Regulation 561/2006 covers the carriage of passengers by road.
521 words, about 3 min07Vehicle technology: maintenance, tyres, brakes and lighting
This domain tests the daily technical checks you are expected to perform and understand: tyres, brakes including the trailer's overrun system, lighting and connectors, and the walk-around inspection that keeps the combination legal. Minimum tread depth is 1.6 mm for cars and minibuses; check across the full width and around the circumference, not just one groove.
502 words, about 3 min08First aid, fire protection and emergency procedures
This domain tests the sequence you follow when things go badly wrong with passengers on board: securing the scene, calling for help, first aid, and evacuating a burning minibus. Give the road name or number, the nearest junction, direction of travel, number of casualties and any hazards such as fire, fuel spill or children on board.
480 words, about 2 min09Environment, fuel-efficient driving and noise
This domain tests economical and low-noise driving of a minibus-trailer combination: how technique and speed affect fuel use, the extra cost of towing, noise obligations, and the practical environmental rules you meet in Danish towns. Anticipate traffic and brake less: smooth acceleration, early upshifts (around 1,200–1,500 rpm in a modern diesel), steady cruising and engine braking on the approach to hazards.
544 words, about 3 min