Singapore PDVL study plan
Singapore PDVL · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Rules and Regulations (Road Traffic Act and vocational licence requirements)
List from memory the vocational licence classes and the vehicle categories each one authorises you to drive
State the age, driving-licence class and experience eligibility criteria in your own words without notes
Sequence the application steps: medical check, course attendance, test booking, card collection and renewal
Explain how the demerit point system applies specifically to a vocational licence holder, including suspension thresholds
Your checkpoint
A single-page 'licence rules' cheat sheet covering classes, eligibility, application sequence, renewal and demerit thresholds, cross-checked against official LTA material with zero factual errors.
Rules and Regulations (Road Traffic Act and vocational licence requirements) & Traffic Signs, Signals and Road Markings
Describe a driver's statutory duties under the Road Traffic Act: accident reporting, stopping at the scene, rendering assistance and exchanging particulars
Distinguish at least eight vocational-licence offences (e.g. driving without a valid licence, unauthorised hire, overloading) and state the consequence of each
Classify all five sign families - regulatory, warning, informational, road markings and signals - and sort 40 real signs into them
Explain the licence-holder conduct rules on passenger safety, vehicle fitness and record-keeping
Your checkpoint
A 40-item sign classification table plus a 20-question timed quiz on Domain 1 scored at 85% or better.
Traffic Signs, Signals and Road Markings
Reproduce 25 road markings and regulatory signs from memory with their exact meanings and any stated numbers
Interpret warning signs and supplementary plates, including 'what the plate changes about the rule'
State the speed limit rules by road type, vehicle class and zone
Read traffic light sequences, arrow signals, flashing signals and lane-use signals and state the correct response to each
Your checkpoint
A hand-drawn or written recall sheet of 25 signs and markings reproduced from blank paper, self-marked at 90% or better accuracy.
Traffic Signs, Signals and Road Markings & Safe and Defensive Driving Practices
Convert sign and marking knowledge into driving decisions by matching 20 markings to the manoeuvre they permit or forbid
Apply the Mirror-Signal-Manoeuvre routine and the correct sequence for lane change, junction entry and U-turn
Calculate safe following distance using the two-second rule at three different speeds and state the wet-weather adjustment
Identify the top five recurring sign/rule errors from your own quiz history and rewrite the correct answer for each
Your checkpoint
A 50-question timed mock covering Domains 1 and 2, scored at 80% or better, with an error log listing each wrong item and the correct rule.
Safe and Defensive Driving Practices
Apply defensive driving techniques - scanning, space cushioning, escape route selection - to written hazard scenarios
State stopping distance components and adjust following distance for rain, night and heavy traffic
Describe the specific precautions for night driving, wet roads, expressways and school/hospital zones
Rank ten given hazards by risk and justify the correct action for the highest-risk three
Your checkpoint
A written defensive-driving decision log of 10 hazard scenarios, each with the chosen action, the rule it follows and why the rejected alternatives are unsafe.
Driver Conduct, Service Quality and Passenger Safety
Demonstrate the end-to-end service sequence from passenger boarding to alighting, including greeting, confirming destination, route communication and fare/payment courtesy
Apply passenger safety rules on seatbelts, child and vulnerable passengers, luggage stowage and door operation at the kerb
Script responses to six difficult-passenger situations: dispute over route, refusal to pay, intoxication, aggression, complaints and lost property
Explain how to handle passengers with disabilities or mobility aids, including assistance limits and equipment handling
Your checkpoint
A 12-scenario passenger-handling response guide, each entry giving the exact words to use, the action to take and the rule or service standard behind it.
Vehicle Care, Breakdown and Emergency Handling & Traffic Signs, Signals and Road Markings
Perform and document a pre-trip inspection covering tyres, brakes, lights, fluids, mirrors, wipers and warning indicators
Interpret the ten most common dashboard warning lights and state the correct driver action for each
Sequence the breakdown procedure: moving to safety, hazard lights, warning triangle placement, passenger evacuation and reporting
Outline first-response steps for a collision, fire, tyre blowout and medical emergency, including who to call and in what order
Re-run a 25-question sign and marking drill to keep Domain 2 knowledge from decaying
Your checkpoint
A laminated-style pre-drive checklist card (one page) plus a numbered breakdown-and-emergency flowchart covering at least four emergency types.
Rules and Regulations (Road Traffic Act and vocational licence requirements) & Traffic Signs, Signals and Road Markings & Safe and Defensive Driving Practices & Driver Conduct, Service Quality and Passenger Safety & Vehicle Care, Breakdown and Emergency Handling
Complete three full-length timed mock exams under exam conditions
Score 85% or better in every domain, not just on the overall total
Re-teach your two weakest domains using your own error logs, then re-test only those domains
Compress all five domains into a single two-page final revision sheet you can review in 20 minutes before the test
Your checkpoint
Final full mock exam result showing 85% or better in all five domains, with a signed-off two-page master revision sheet.
Milestones
Week 2: You can explain, without notes, how a vocational licence is obtained and lost, and you scored 85%+ on the Domain 1 quiz.
Week 4: You scored 80%+ on a 50-question Domain 1 and 2 mock and your error log shows fewer than 10 unresolved items.
Week 6: You can name the correct action for any of the 12 passenger scenarios and can quote the sign meaning for 90% of the 40-item table.
Week 8: Three consecutive full mocks completed with 85%+ in all five domains and no domain below 80% on any attempt.