Class 5 Theory Test study plan
Class 5 Theory Test · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Class 5 heavy vehicle licence requirements and eligibility
List every eligibility condition for a Class 5 licence (age, licence held, medical and eyesight standards, residency) and state the exact evidence required for each
Explain the staged progression from learner to restricted to full Class 5 and identify what triggers each step
Define the medical fitness and impairment grounds that disqualify or suspend a heavy vehicle driver, with the reporting obligations that follow
Draft a one-page personal eligibility checklist and mark any condition you cannot yet confirm
Your checkpoint
A completed personal eligibility checklist covering age, licence history, medical and eyesight criteria, with every uncertain item flagged for follow-up
Class 5 heavy vehicle licence requirements and eligibility
Summarise the penalties and licence consequences of driving while disqualified, unlicensed, or outside a condition
Explain how demerit points, suspensions, and disqualifications interact for a Class 5 holder
Describe the obligations that apply when a medical condition or medication changes after licensing
Answer 20 eligibility and licensing-consequence questions and log every wrong answer with the reason
Your checkpoint
A 20-question self-test scored and annotated, with a written correction note for each incorrect answer
Heavy vehicle licensing, classes and what you can drive
Map each licence class to the vehicle types, gross vehicle mass and towed loads it authorises, and the combinations each class does not cover
Distinguish heavy vehicle classes from light vehicle classes using mass, seating and configuration criteria
Explain what a condition on a licence (automatic only, geographic, vehicle-specific) changes in practice
Build a decision table that takes a described vehicle and returns the minimum licence class needed
Your checkpoint
A one-page class-versus-vehicle decision table you can apply to 10 described vehicles without notes
Heavy vehicle licensing, classes and what you can drive & Heavy vehicle standards, certificates of fitness and operation
Define certificate of fitness, registration, and operator accreditation, and state who is responsible for each
Describe the inspection and renewal cycle for a heavy vehicle certificate of fitness and what causes it to lapse or be revoked
Explain the operator's record-keeping, maintenance and driver-management duties under heavy vehicle operation rules
Apply the class decision table to 15 mixed scenarios that also ask which documents must be current
Your checkpoint
A 15-scenario worksheet answered in full, showing both the required licence class and the required current documents for each
Heavy vehicle standards, certificates of fitness and operation
List the heavy vehicle standards most often tested (brakes, lights, tyres, couplings, load restraint) and the defect threshold for each
Explain the difference between a minor and a major defect and the action a driver must take for each
Describe daily pre-start inspection items and how to record and report a defect found on the road
Write a defect-reporting procedure a driver could follow without supervision
Your checkpoint
A written pre-start inspection and defect-reporting procedure covering at least 10 check items and both defect categories
Safe driving of heavy vehicles and sharing the road
Explain stopping distance as it scales with mass and speed, and state following-distance and speed-management rules for heavy vehicles
Describe blind spots, swept path, and tail swing for a heavy vehicle and the checks a driver makes before turning or changing lanes
Identify the rules for sharing the road with cyclists, pedestrians, motorcycles and light vehicles, including passing and merging obligations
Describe load restraint principles and the consequences of an unsecured or overloaded load
Your checkpoint
A blind-spot and swept-path diagram with a written commentary on the checks required before a left and a right turn
Safe driving of heavy vehicles and sharing the road & Class 5 heavy vehicle licence requirements and eligibility
Explain fatigue management rules for heavy vehicle drivers, including work and rest limits and the records required
Describe the effects of alcohol, drugs, medication and illness on fitness to drive and the driver's duty to stop driving
Apply hazard-perception reasoning to 10 road scenes described in text and rank the hazards in each
Revisit the week 1 eligibility checklist and resolve every flagged item
Your checkpoint
Ten written hazard-perception responses, each naming the primary hazard, the required action, and the rule that supports it
Class 5 heavy vehicle licence requirements and eligibility & Heavy vehicle licensing, classes and what you can drive & Safe driving of heavy vehicles and sharing the road & Heavy vehicle standards, certificates of fitness and operation
Sit two full-length timed practice tests and record the score and domain breakdown for each
Re-study only the two weakest domains, using your logged error notes rather than new material
Recite the eligibility conditions, licence class boundaries, defect categories and fatigue limits from memory
Confirm test-day logistics and document requirements
Your checkpoint
Two scored timed practice tests with a one-page summary of weak areas, the corrections made, and a final readiness statement
Milestones
Week 2: Can state all Class 5 eligibility conditions and the consequence of each licence breach from memory, scoring at least 16/20 on the week 2 self-test
Week 4: Can assign the correct licence class and required current documents to any described vehicle in under 30 seconds, verified on the 15-scenario worksheet with at least 13 correct
Week 6: Can explain stopping distance, blind spots, swept path and load restraint without notes, and has produced a usable defect and pre-start procedure
Week 8: Scores at least 90 percent on both timed practice tests with no domain below 80 percent, and has resolved every item flagged in week 1