NZ Heavy Vehicle Theory Test study guide
NZ Heavy Vehicle Theory Test · Work through your exam, one topic at a time.
The New Zealand heavy vehicle theory test is the knowledge assessment you sit to progress toward a Class 2, 3, 4 or 5 driver licence, the classes that let you drive trucks and other heavy vehicles on New Zealand roads. It is aimed at drivers moving up from a car licence, at people entering the transport industry, and at overseas licence holders converting a truck licence. The NZ Heavy Vehicle Theory Test study guide has 5 sections and about 1,603 words.
01Heavy vehicle licence classes and what you can drive
This domain checks that you can match a vehicle's gross laden weight (GLW) and configuration to the correct licence class, and that you know the conditions attached to a heavy-vehicle licence. The examiner expects precise answers because driving outside your class is an offence and can affect insurance.
379 words, about 2 min02Driving a truck or heavy vehicle safely
This domain tests whether you can translate the physics of a heavy vehicle into safe on-road decisions: speed, gaps, braking, load security and rollover control. Stopping distance rises sharply with mass and speed.
328 words, about 2 min03Heavy vehicle safety and inspection requirements
You need to know how heavy vehicles are inspected, what a certificate of fitness (CoF) covers, and what daily checks a driver must do. Heavy vehicles, generally over 3,500 kg GLW, need a current CoF instead of a warrant of fitness.
306 words, about 2 min04Road user charges and heavy vehicle operation
This domain checks that you understand road user charges (RUC), how the RUC weight is set, and the operating rules that apply to heavy vehicles. RUC is a distance-based charge.
317 words, about 2 min05General road code and safe driving habits
This domain applies the general road code to heavy vehicles: give-way rules, signalling, following distance and safe habits around other road users. At an uncontrolled intersection, give way to vehicles coming from your right.
273 words, about 1 min