Germany Truck Theory Test Practice (Class C) 2026: Oefenexamen 2

1. Vraag 1 van 35

   Fog cuts visibility to under 50 metres. What extra rule applies to vehicles over 7.5 t?

   • AThey may drive at 80 km/h
   • BThey must not overtake
   • CThey must switch off their lights
   • DThey must use the left lane
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. They must not overtake

   Vehicles over 7.5 t may not overtake when fog, snow or rain reduce visibility below 50 m.

2. Vraag 2 van 35

   There is snow on the motorway. Which lane may a lorry over 7.5 t not use?

   • AThe far-left lane
   • BThe middle lane
   • CThe right lane
   • DThe exit lane
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A. The far-left lane

   In snow or ice, or with visibility of 50 m or less, lorries over 7.5 t may not use the far-left lane.

3. Vraag 3 van 35

   Inside a built-up area, how fast may a vehicle over 3.5 t turn right where cyclists or pedestrians are expected?

   • AAt walking speed
   • BAt normal speed if indicating
   • C20 km/h
   • D30 km/h
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A. At walking speed

   Vehicles over 3.5 t must turn right at walking speed in built-up areas when cyclists or pedestrians are expected.

4. Vraag 4 van 35

   Your lorry turns right. A cyclist is going straight on beside you. Who goes first?

   • AThe lorry, because it is bigger
   • BThe lorry, if it indicated first
   • CThe cyclist
   • DWhoever is faster
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: C. The cyclist

   Turning vehicles must let cyclists going straight on pass first.

5. Vraag 5 van 35

   A heavy lorry (class N3) drives in snow with winter tyres only on the driven axles and front steering axle. What extra rule applies?

   • ADrive no faster than 80 km/h
   • BUse the left lane only
   • CNo extra rule applies
   • DKeep a distance in metres of at least half the speedometer reading, and drive no faster than 50 km/h
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. Keep a distance in metres of at least half the speedometer reading, and drive no faster than 50 km/h

   Heavy vehicles may drive with winter tyres on those axles only, but must keep a larger gap and stay at or below 50 km/h.

6. Vraag 6 van 35

   When does the Sunday driving ban for heavy lorries apply?

   • AEvery Saturday
   • BOn Sundays from 6:00 to 18:00
   • COnly at night
   • DOn Sundays and public holidays from 0:00 to 22:00
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: D. On Sundays and public holidays from 0:00 to 22:00

   Commercial goods transport with lorries over 7.5 t, and with trailers behind lorries, is banned on Sundays and public holidays from midnight to 10 pm.

7. Vraag 7 van 35

   Which lorries are covered by the Sunday driving ban?

   • AOnly lorries carrying dangerous goods
   • BLorries over 7.5 t, and trailers behind lorries, carrying goods commercially
   • CAll vehicles over 2.8 t
   • DOnly foreign lorries
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. Lorries over 7.5 t, and trailers behind lorries, carrying goods commercially

   The ban covers commercial goods transport with lorries over 7.5 t and with trailers behind lorries, including empty runs.

8. Vraag 8 van 35

   Which load is exempt from the Sunday driving ban?

   • ABuilding materials
   • BFresh milk, fresh meat or fish, or perishable fruit and vegetables
   • CFurniture
   • DCars for a dealer
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: B. Fresh milk, fresh meat or fish, or perishable fruit and vegetables

   Fresh food that spoils quickly is one of the listed exemptions.

9. Vraag 9 van 35

   Where may a lorry over 7.5 t NOT park regularly at night (22:00 to 6:00) inside built-up areas?

   • AIn pure or general residential areas and similar zones, outside marked parking places
   • BOn any marked lorry parking place
   • CAt the company's own yard
   • DAt a motorway service area
   Toon antwoord

   Antwoord: A. In pure or general residential areas and similar zones, outside marked parking places

   Regular parking of vehicles over 7.5 t at night and on Sundays is banned in residential and similar zones, except in marked parking places.

10. Vraag 10 van 35

    What is the maximum height of a vehicle including its load?

    • A4.5 metres
    • B5 metres
    • C3.5 metres
    • D4 metres
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 4 metres

    Vehicles with their load may not be higher than 4 m.

11. Vraag 11 van 35

    What is the maximum width of a normal lorry?

    • A2.75 metres
    • B2.55 metres
    • C2.40 metres
    • D3.00 metres
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. 2.55 metres

    The general width limit is 2.55 m; refrigerated bodies with thick insulated walls may be 2.60 m.

12. Vraag 12 van 35

    What is the maximum length of a single lorry (not a bus or semi-trailer)?

    • A15 metres
    • B12 metres
    • C10 metres
    • D18.75 metres
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. 12 metres

    Single motor vehicles and trailers may be up to 12 m long.

13. Vraag 13 van 35

    What is the maximum length of a lorry with a drawbar trailer (Lastzug)?

    • A25.25 metres
    • B12 metres
    • C16.50 metres
    • D18.75 metres
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 18.75 metres

    A lorry and trailer combination for goods may be up to 18.75 m long.

14. Vraag 14 van 35

    What is the maximum length of an articulated lorry (tractor unit and semi-trailer) that meets the semi-trailer length rules?

    • A12 metres
    • B18.75 metres
    • C16.50 metres
    • D15 metres
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. 16.50 metres

    An articulated lorry may be 16.50 m when the semi-trailer meets its part-length limits; otherwise 15.50 m.

15. Vraag 15 van 35

    What is the maximum permitted total mass of a combination with more than four axles in normal traffic?

    • A32 tonnes
    • B44 tonnes
    • C40 tonnes
    • D60 tonnes
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. 40 tonnes

    Combinations with more than four axles may weigh up to 40 t; 42 or 44 t only in certain combined transport.

16. Vraag 16 van 35

    What is the maximum load on a single driven axle?

    • A11.5 tonnes
    • B8 tonnes
    • C13 tonnes
    • D10 tonnes
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. 11.5 tonnes

    A single axle may carry 10 t, and a driven single axle 11.5 t.

17. Vraag 17 van 35

    How must the load on a lorry be secured?

    • AOnly on motorways
    • BSo it cannot slip, tip, roll or fall even under emergency braking or a sudden swerve
    • COnly if it is dangerous goods
    • DOnly so it does not fall off at normal speeds
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. So it cannot slip, tip, roll or fall even under emergency braking or a sudden swerve

    Load must be stowed and secured to stay in place even in full braking or sudden avoiding moves.

18. Vraag 18 van 35

    How far may a load normally stick out at the back of a vehicle?

    • A0.5 metres
    • B1.5 metres (up to 3 metres on trips of no more than 100 km)
    • C1 metre on all trips
    • D5 metres
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. 1.5 metres (up to 3 metres on trips of no more than 100 km)

    The normal limit is 1.5 m. For trips up to 100 km it can be up to 3 m.

19. Vraag 19 van 35

    A load sticks out more than 1 metre behind the rear reflectors. How must it be marked?

    • AWith a light red flag or panel at least 30 x 30 cm
    • BWith a white rag
    • CWith a green light
    • DIt does not need marking
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. With a light red flag or panel at least 30 x 30 cm

    Use a light red flag, panel or cylinder at least 30 x 30 cm, no higher than 1.5 m above the road.

20. Vraag 20 van 35

    Under the EU rules, what is the normal maximum daily driving time?

    • A9 hours
    • B10 hours
    • C8 hours
    • D11 hours
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. 9 hours

    Daily driving time may not exceed 9 hours.

21. Vraag 21 van 35

    How often may you extend your daily driving time to 10 hours?

    • AOnce a month
    • BTwice a week
    • CEvery day
    • DThree times a week
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Twice a week

    The 9 hours may be extended to 10 hours twice a week.

22. Vraag 22 van 35

    After how much driving must you take a break of at least 45 minutes?

    • A6 hours
    • B2 hours
    • C9 hours
    • D4.5 hours
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 4.5 hours

    A break of at least 45 minutes is needed after 4.5 hours of driving at the latest.

23. Vraag 23 van 35

    How can the 45-minute break be split?

    • AThree breaks of 15 minutes
    • B15 minutes first, then 30 minutes
    • CIt cannot be split
    • D30 minutes first, then 15 minutes
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. 15 minutes first, then 30 minutes

    The break may be split into a first part of 15 minutes and a second part of 30 minutes.

24. Vraag 24 van 35

    What is the maximum driving time in one week?

    • A45 hours
    • B90 hours
    • C60 hours
    • D56 hours
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. 56 hours

    Weekly driving time may not exceed 56 hours.

25. Vraag 25 van 35

    What is the maximum driving time in any two weeks in a row?

    • A90 hours
    • B56 hours
    • C100 hours
    • D112 hours
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. 90 hours

    Total driving in two consecutive weeks may not exceed 90 hours.

26. Vraag 26 van 35

    What is the normal daily rest period?

    • AAt least 24 hours
    • BAt least 9 hours
    • CAt least 8 hours
    • DAt least 11 hours
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. At least 11 hours

    Daily rest is at least 11 hours. It can be reduced to 9 hours at most three times a week.

27. Vraag 27 van 35

    What is the normal weekly rest period?

    • A45 hours in a row
    • B36 hours in a row
    • C11 hours
    • D24 hours in a row
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. 45 hours in a row

    Weekly rest is 45 continuous hours. It can be reduced to 24 hours every second week, with compensation.

28. Vraag 28 van 35

    How many valid tachograph driver cards may a driver hold?

    • AOne
    • BTwo
    • CAs many as needed
    • DOne per vehicle
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. One

    Each driver holds only one valid personal driver card.

29. Vraag 29 van 35

    When must you insert your driver card into the tachograph?

    • AOnly when the police ask
    • BAt the end of the day
    • COnly on international trips
    • DBefore you start driving
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. Before you start driving

    Drivers must insert their personal card before driving so activities are recorded.

30. Vraag 30 van 35

    For how long does the driver card store your driving activity data?

    • AAt least 14 days
    • BAt least 7 days
    • CAt least 1 year
    • DAt least 56 days
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. At least 56 days

    The personal driver card stores driving activity for at least 56 days.

31. Vraag 31 van 35

    Which goods vehicles must pay the German lorry toll (Lkw-Maut) on motorways and federal roads?

    • AOnly foreign lorries
    • BThose with a technically permissible total mass over 3.5 t
    • COnly those over 12 t
    • DAll vehicles, including cars
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. Those with a technically permissible total mass over 3.5 t

    The toll applies to goods vehicles and combinations whose motor vehicle is over 3.5 t.

32. Vraag 32 van 35

    Which of these vehicles is exempt from the lorry toll?

    • AA 12 t removal lorry
    • BA bus
    • CA 7.5 t delivery lorry
    • DA 40 t articulated lorry
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: B. A bus

    Buses (Kraftomnibusse) are exempt from the lorry toll.

33. Vraag 33 van 35

    A tradesperson drives a 5 t van carrying their own tools and materials to a job, not as a transport business. What applies?

    • AIt may not use the motorway
    • BIt must pay the toll like any lorry
    • CIt is exempt from the toll under the craftsperson exemption
    • DIt must pay double
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: C. It is exempt from the toll under the craftsperson exemption

    Vehicles under 7.5 t carrying a tradesperson's own tools or materials, not as commercial transport, are exempt.

34. Vraag 34 van 35

    What warning equipment must a lorry over 3.5 t carry?

    • AA warning triangle and, separately, a yellow warning light
    • BOnly a warning vest
    • COnly a warning triangle
    • DTwo warning triangles and flares
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: A. A warning triangle and, separately, a yellow warning light

    Vehicles over 3.5 t need a warning triangle plus a separate warning light.

35. Vraag 35 van 35

    Your lorry breaks down on a fast road. About how far behind it should you place the warning triangle?

    • AAbout 300 metres
    • BAbout 50 metres
    • CAbout 10 metres
    • DAbout 100 metres
    Toon antwoord

    Antwoord: D. About 100 metres

    Switch on hazard lights at once, then place a warning sign about 100 m behind on fast roads.

Toetsenbord: 1–4 om te antwoorden, Enter voor de volgende vraag.

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