Denmark Driving Theory Test (Teoriprøve) 2026: Practice test 3

1. Question 1 of 20

   What does a car driver get for using a handheld mobile phone while driving?

   • AOnly a fine
   • BA driving ban for a year
   • COnly a warning
   • DA fine and one klip
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   Answer: D. A fine and one klip

   Using a handheld phone gives a fine and one klip on the licence, plus a payment to the victims' fund (Offerfonden).

2. Question 2 of 20

   Up to what height must a child travel in a child car seat in Denmark?

   • AUntil at least 135 cm
   • BUntil at least 100 cm
   • CUntil at least 160 cm
   • DUntil at least 120 cm
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   Answer: A. Until at least 135 cm

   Children must sit in a child car seat until they are at least 135 cm tall. The seat must suit the child's height or weight.

3. Question 3 of 20

   A 12-year-old passenger has not fastened the seat belt. Who is responsible?

   • ANobody
   • BThe child
   • CThe child's parents only
   • DThe driver
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   Answer: D. The driver

   The driver must make sure that children under 15 are correctly secured. If not, the driver gets a fine and a klip.

4. Question 4 of 20

   Your car has five seat belts. How many people may travel in it?

   • AFive
   • BSix, if one is a child
   • CSeven on short trips
   • DSix with the driver
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   Answer: A. Five

   There may not be more people in the car than there are seat belts.

5. Question 5 of 20

   You want to put a rear-facing baby seat in the front passenger seat. The seat has an active airbag. What must you do?

   • ASwitch the airbag off or use the back seat
   • BPush the passenger seat as far back as it goes
   • CDrive more slowly than usual
   • DNothing, because it is always allowed
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   Answer: A. Switch the airbag off or use the back seat

   A rear-facing child seat must not be placed in front of an active airbag. Switch the airbag off, or put the child in the back.

6. Question 6 of 20

   When must a car have dipped headlights or daytime running lights on at the front?

   • AOnly from sunset to sunrise
   • BAt all hours of the day
   • COnly outside built-up areas
   • DOnly in fog, rain or snow
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   Answer: B. At all hours of the day

   In Denmark you must drive with dipped headlights or daytime running lights at the front at all hours. Daytime running lights alone are not enough in the dark.

7. Question 7 of 20

   Your car has stopped on a country road and blocks traffic. How far behind the car should the warning triangle stand?

   • AAt least 50 m
   • BAt least 200 m
   • CAt least 10 m
   • DAt least 25 m
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   Answer: A. At least 50 m

   On country roads and in built-up areas the warning triangle should stand at least 50 m before the car.

8. Question 8 of 20

   Your car breaks down on a motorway. How far behind it should you place the warning triangle?

   • AAbout 50 m
   • BAbout 300 m
   • CAbout 30 m
   • DAbout 100 m
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   Answer: D. About 100 m

   On a motorway the warning triangle should stand at least 100 m behind the car. Walk at the far edge of the emergency lane when you place it.

9. Question 9 of 20

   Your car stops in the middle lane of a busy motorway and you cannot reach the emergency lane. What may be safest?

   • APush the car to the side of the road
   • BStand behind the car and wave
   • CStay in the car and call 112
   • DWalk across the lanes to the barrier
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   Answer: C. Stay in the car and call 112

   If the car has stopped in a middle lane, it can be safer to stay in the car, call 112 and wait for help.

10. Question 10 of 20

    You have a small collision with no one hurt. What should you give the other driver?

    • AYour name and the car's registration number
    • BNothing; you may just drive on
    • CYour driving licence to keep
    • DYour bank details and your home phone number
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    Answer: A. Your name and the car's registration number

    Give the other party your name and the car's registration number, and write down theirs. Get witnesses' names if you can.

11. Question 11 of 20

    After a minor collision you need the police, but nobody is hurt and there is no danger. Which number do you call?

    • A118
    • B114
    • C1813
    • D112
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    Answer: B. 114

    Call 114 when you need the police but it is not urgent. Call 112 for urgent help, for example when someone is seriously hurt.

12. Question 12 of 20

    You hit a deer on the road. Who should you contact to collect the animal?

    • AFalck
    • BYour driving school
    • CThe nearest farmer
    • DThe local vet only
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    Answer: A. Falck

    If you hit a deer or other wild animal, contact Falck, who will collect the animal and have it put down if needed.

13. Question 13 of 20

    At which junction must you give way to traffic from the right (højrevigepligt)?

    • AAt a small junction with no signs, lights or markings
    • BWhere there is a give-way sign facing you
    • CAt any junction controlled by working traffic lights
    • DAt every exit from a motorway or a motor road onto a road
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    Answer: A. At a small junction with no signs, lights or markings

    Give way to the right applies at smaller junctions with no traffic lights, stop line, shark teeth (hajtænder) or give-way sign.

14. Question 14 of 20

    At a small junction, a row of white triangles (hajtænder, 'shark teeth') is painted across your lane. What decides who goes first?

    • AWho arrives first
    • BWho has the bigger car
    • CWho comes from the right
    • DThe shark-teeth marking
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    Answer: D. The shark-teeth marking

    Give way to the right only applies where there are no lights, stop line, shark teeth or give-way sign. Here, the shark-teeth marking decides.

15. Question 15 of 20

    You turn right at a junction. A cyclist beside you on the cycle path is going straight on. Who goes first?

    • AWhoever is faster
    • BYou, if you are in front
    • CYou, because you signalled
    • DThe cyclist
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    Answer: D. The cyclist

    When you turn, it is always your duty to hold back for cyclists who are going straight on.

16. Question 16 of 20

    How much side space should you leave when you pass a cyclist on a country road?

    • AAt least 0.5 m
    • BAt least 3 m
    • CAt least 1 m
    • DAt least 1.5 m
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    Answer: D. At least 1.5 m

    Keep at least 1.5 m away when you pass a cyclist. Where the road is too narrow for that, slow down and wait.

17. Question 17 of 20

    What is the minimum time gap you should keep to the car in front?

    • AHalf a second
    • BTwo seconds
    • CTen seconds
    • DOne second
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    Answer: B. Two seconds

    Keep at least two seconds to the car in front, and more on wet, slippery or foggy roads.

18. Question 18 of 20

    A car with a green flashing light on its roof comes up behind you. What does it mean?

    • AA volunteer on the way to an emergency
    • BA driving school car with a learner driver
    • CAn unmarked police car on duty
    • DA slow vehicle such as a tractor
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    Answer: A. A volunteer on the way to an emergency

    Green flashing lights are used by volunteers such as heart runners on the way to save a life. You do not have to give way or brake for them, but show consideration.

19. Question 19 of 20

    The traffic light shows red and amber together. What must you do?

    • AStop
    • BTurn right only
    • CDrive on carefully
    • DSpeed up to clear the junction
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    Answer: A. Stop

    When red and amber show together, you must stop. You may drive when the light turns green.

20. Question 20 of 20

    You are in the middle lane of a motorway where it splits, and you keep going in the same lane. Should you signal?

    • AUse your hazard lights instead
    • BYes, always signal left there
    • CYes, always signal right there
    • DNo, you are not changing lanes
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    Answer: D. No, you are not changing lanes

    You should not signal in the middle lane where the motorway splits, because you stay in the same lane. Do signal whenever you change lanes.

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