Denmark Category D/E Bus Trailer Theory Test

Category D covers buses, and the E trailer entitlement on top of it lets you tow a heavy trailer behind the bus - a combination that goes beyond what a plain D licence allows. The exact weight limits for the combination follow the current Danish rules, so check the definition with the Danish Motor Vehicle Agency before you plan your training.

Those figures are set by the authorities and can change, so no fixed number is published here. The Danish body responsible for driving licence tests publishes the current question count, time limit and pass mark, and your driving school will also have the up-to-date format. Treat any number you see online as unverified unless it comes from an official source.

The test is normally delivered in Danish. Interpretation or translation options exist in some cases, but availability depends on the test centre and current rules. If Danish is not your first language, ask your driving school early about the options and about the Danish terminology for weights, coupling and driving time, since those terms appear often.

Most candidates find it harder, not because the traffic rules are unfamiliar, but because it adds professional material: driving and rest time rules, tachograph records, combination weights and coupling, passenger safety and load securing. The traffic-law questions are the largest single block, so a solid Færdselsloven base carries a lot of the paper.

Retakes are possible, but the waiting period, fee and booking procedure are set by the authorities and the test centre, so confirm the current rules with them rather than relying on second-hand information. Use the failure to identify which domain let you down - usually driving time rules or combination weights - and revise that area before rebooking.

Yes, considerably. The trailer handling, coupling, load securing and driving-time material overlaps heavily with C/E, so you mainly need to add the passenger-specific parts: bus dimensions, passenger safety, boarding and alighting, and the stability differences of a tall vehicle with a trailer. Your existing tachograph knowledge transfers almost directly.

Start with traffic law and regulations, since it carries the largest share and underpins everything else. Then work through combination weights and coupling, and driving technique, because those are where bus-and-trailer candidates most often lose marks. Add safety and load securing, then driving and rest time rules, first aid, vehicle technology, and finally environmental driving.

Recurring weak spots are the arithmetic of combination weights and axle loads, the difference between driving time and rest time with tachograph record-keeping, and reversing a trailer - remembering that the trailer reacts in the opposite direction to the steering input. Passenger safety details such as emergency exits and evacuation also catch people out.

Work through one domain at a time and answer questions only after reading the underlying rule, so you learn the reasoning rather than the answer pattern. Practise reversing and tight turns with your instructor, keep a running list of the rules you keep forgetting, and revise that list in the final week. Confirm the booking details with your school.