Croatia Category BE Theory study guide
Croatia Category BE Theory · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The Croatian Category BE entitlement lets you drive a passenger car (Category B) towing a trailer whose total mass exceeds 750 kg, so long as the combined mass of the towing vehicle and trailer stays within the limits set for the BE combination. It is aimed at drivers who already hold a Category B licence and need to pull larger, heavier trailers - a braked caravan, a boat trailer, a box trailer for work, or a horse trailer - rather than the small unbraked trailers covered by B alone. The Croatia Category BE Theory study guide has 7 sections and about 2,222 words.
01Traffic regulations and road signs for trailer combinations
Questions here check whether you read the road as a combination driver: signs that ban or restrict vehicles with a trailer, limits that apply to the whole combination rather than the car alone, and where a combination may drive, stop and overtake. A trailer is a separate vehicle with its own registration, so a prohibition aimed at "vehicles with a trailer" (Croatian: zabrana prometa za vozila s priključnim vozilom) applies even where the solo car would be allowed.
362 words, about 2 min02Technical knowledge: towing vehicle, trailer, coupling, brakes and lighting
Light trailers use a 50 mm ball coupling. The coupling head must latch with a visible or audible lock and be secured with its safety pin.
330 words, about 2 min03Safe driving and handling of a towing vehicle with trailer
The trailer has no engine and no steering of its own; it follows the ball. Sideways forces from cornering, crosswind or a passing lorry act on a mass you cannot feel through the steering until it is already large.
312 words, about 2 min04Loading, weight distribution, dimensions and permissible masses
MAM (najveća dopuštena masa) is the manufacturer's limit, not what the vehicle happens to weigh that day. In category BE the trailer's MAM may reach 3,500 kg, and the combination may exceed 3,500 kg in total.
298 words, about 1 min05Documentation, driver licensing and administrative requirements
Category B covers a car up to 3,500 kg with a trailer up to 750 kg MAM. Category BE is required when the trailer's MAM exceeds 750 kg; under BE the trailer may go to 3,500 kg and the combination may exceed 3,500 kg.
305 words, about 2 min06First aid, emergency procedures and breakdown handling with a trailer
Stop as far right as possible, hazard lights on, engine off, parking brake on, wheels chocked - a trailer can roll. High-visibility vest before stepping out.
308 words, about 2 min07Environmental awareness, fuel-efficient driving and noise reduction with a trailer
Aerodynamic drag rises with the square of speed, so towing at 100 km/h instead of 80 km/h can add a quarter or more to fuel consumption. Extra mass also means more energy on every acceleration and more heat in tyres and brakes.
307 words, about 2 min