NSW Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test Practice 2026
In New South Wales you must pass the Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test (HVKT) before your heavy vehicle assessment or driving test. It has 45 questions, in a rigid version for LR, MR and HR and a combination version for HC and MC. These questions cover NSW licence rules and the national heavy vehicle rules in the Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook.
إجابة سريعة
عدد أسئلة الاختبار الرسمي: 45. الجهة المنظِّمة: Transport for NSW (tests at Service NSW centres). تدرّب هنا مجانًا على 90 من الأسئلة، مع الإجابة والشرح لكل سؤال. تمت مراجعته مقارنةً بالمصادر الرسمية في 11 أكتوبر 2026.
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السؤال 1 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. 45
The Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test has 45 questions on road rules and road safety for your licence class.
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السؤال 2 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: D. LR, MR and HR
The rigid test is for Light Rigid, Medium Rigid and Heavy Rigid. The combination test is for HC and MC.
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السؤال 3 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. HC and MC
Heavy Combination (HC) and Multi Combination (MC) applicants sit the combination test.
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السؤال 4 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. The Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook, the Road User Handbook and the Load Restraint Guide
All the information for the test is in the Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook, the Road User Handbook and the Load Restraint Guide.
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السؤال 5 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. 36 months
A knowledge test pass is valid for 36 months.
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السؤال 6 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. The Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test
You must pass the Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test before applying for an HVCBA or a heavy vehicle driving test.
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السؤال 7 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. Registered Training Organisations (RTOs)
The HVCBA is delivered by Registered Training Organisations. A driving test with Service NSW is an option where HVCBA is not available.
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السؤال 8 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. MC
MC applicants must complete the HVCBA.
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السؤال 9 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. Trucks up to 8 tonnes GVM, and buses seating more than 12 adults with a GVM up to 8 tonnes
LR covers small trucks up to 8 t GVM and buses seating more than 12 adults (including the driver) up to 8 t GVM.
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السؤال 10 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. Trucks and buses over 8 tonnes GVM with 2 axles
MR covers trucks and buses over 8 t GVM with 2 axles.
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السؤال 11 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. HR
Bendy buses are treated as rigid vehicles and are covered by the Heavy Rigid (HR) class.
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السؤال 12 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: D. 9 tonnes GVM
Rigid licence classes allow a towed trailer of up to 9 tonnes GVM.
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السؤال 13 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. MC
Multi Combination (MC) covers B-doubles, road trains and prime mover, low loader dolly and low loader trailer combinations.
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السؤال 14 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. 1 year or more
You need a class C licence (not a learner licence) for 1 year or more.
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السؤال 15 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. 2 years or more
HR requires a class C licence for 2 years or more.
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السؤال 16 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. An MR or HR licence for 1 year or more
To get HC you need to have held an MR or HR licence for 1 year or more.
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السؤال 17 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: D. An HR or HC licence for at least 1 year
MC requires an HR or HC licence held for at least 1 year.
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السؤال 18 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. No, not until you hold an unrestricted MR or HR licence
P2 time counts toward the requirement, but you cannot learn or upgrade to HC until you hold an unrestricted MR or HR licence.
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السؤال 19 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. MC
A medical assessment is required for the MC class.
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السؤال 20 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. An HC assessment
If you hold an HR licence, you must pass an HC assessment before starting MC training.
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السؤال 21 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: D. A three-axle rigid vehicle over 15 tonnes GVM (not a bobtail prime mover)
The HR test vehicle must be a three-axle rigid over 15 t GVM, excluding a bobtail prime mover.
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السؤال 22 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. Under 0.02
Drivers of heavy vehicles over 13.9 t GVM, public passenger buses and vehicles carrying dangerous goods must have a BAC under 0.02.
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السؤال 23 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: C. 100 km/h
Vehicles over 4.5 t GVM have a maximum speed limit of 100 km/h, even where the posted limit is 110 km/h.
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السؤال 24 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. 100 km/h
Speed limiters on these trucks must be set to 100 km/h.
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السؤال 25 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. Prime movers and articulated vehicles over 13.9 t GVM or GCM built on or after 1 January 1991
Vehicle monitors are needed in these prime movers and articulated vehicles, some trucks carrying dangerous goods, and coaches used for hire or reward.
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السؤال 26 من 30
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الإجابة: D. No
Vehicles used within 100 km of their usual depot do not need a monitor unless they carry bulk dangerous goods.
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السؤال 27 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. At least 6 months
Keep monitor trip records in date order for at least six months.
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السؤال 28 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. Several, including Arabic, Chinese, Greek, Korean, Spanish and Vietnamese
The test is offered in English and nine other languages, and a free interpreter can be arranged for other languages.
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السؤال 29 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: B. You may be able to re-sit on the same day, and you pay the test fee for each attempt
You may be able to re-sit the same day, depending on availability. A fee applies to each attempt.
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السؤال 30 من 30
أظهر الإجابة
الإجابة: A. A heavy vehicle driving test with a Service NSW testing officer
Where the HVCBA is not available, you can take a heavy vehicle driving test with a Service NSW testing officer (except for MC).
لوحة المفاتيح: 1–4 للإجابة، وEnter للسؤال التالي.
ما يجب معرفته قبل الاختبار
- The HVKT has 45 computer-based questions on road rules and road safety for your licence class. There is a rigid test (LR, MR, HR) and a combination test (HC, MC).
- You must pass the HVKT before a Heavy Vehicle Competency Based Assessment (HVCBA) or a heavy vehicle driving test. A pass is valid for 36 months.
- You need a class C licence for 1 year before LR or MR, and for 2 years before HR. HC needs MR or HR for 1 year; MC needs HR or HC for 1 year.
- MC applicants must complete the HVCBA and a medical assessment.
- Drivers of heavy vehicles over 13.9 t GVM, public passenger buses and dangerous goods vehicles must have a BAC under 0.02.
- Under standard hours, a solo truck driver may work no more than 12 hours in any 24 hours and needs at least 7 continuous hours of stationary rest.
الأسئلة الشائعة
How many questions are on the NSW Heavy Vehicle Knowledge Test?
45 questions on road rules and road safety for your licence class.
What is the pass mark for the HVKT?
The Transport for NSW test page we checked does not state the pass mark, so this practice exam shows your score without a fixed pass line. Aim to get nearly every question right.
Which HVKT do I sit?
The rigid test if you are applying for LR, MR or HR, and the combination test for HC or MC.
What should I study for the HVKT?
The Heavy Vehicle Driver Handbook, the Road User Handbook and the Load Restraint Guide. Transport for NSW says these contain everything in the test.
Can I re-sit the HVKT on the same day?
You may be able to, depending on availability. You pay the test fee for each attempt.