Direct HGV Theory Test App

The professional driving theory test is not one exam, it is two separate appointments made up of four parts. Module 1 covers the multiple-choice paper and the hazard perception clips. Module 2 is the Driver CPC case-study test. Module 3 is your practical driving, and Module 4 is the CPC practical demonstration — the walk-round-style questions on loading, security and safety.

The multiple-choice paper for LGV and PCV drivers is 100 questions with a pass mark of 85, answered in under two hours. Hazard perception is 19 clips containing 20 developing hazards, scored out of 100 with a pass mark of 67 for vocational candidates — noticeably higher than the car test. Module 2 gives you seven case studies and roughly 50 minutes, needing 40 out of 50.

Knowing those numbers matters, because they tell you where to spend your revision. A candidate who scores 92 on the multiple choice and 60 on hazard perception has not failed on knowledge — they have failed on timing and clicking technique, which is a completely different thing to fix.

Reading the question bank cover to cover feels productive and is close to useless. Your brain remembers the position of an answer on a page rather than the rule behind it. Practising in randomised mock tests under timed conditions is what transfers to test day, which is why the app defaults to shuffled questions and a running clock.

Work in short, frequent sessions. Fifteen to twenty minutes a day for three weeks beats two long weekend sessions, because spaced repetition is what moves facts into long-term memory. Drivers on shift work often do a set of questions in the cab before starting, or on a break — that is exactly the pattern the app is built for.

Track your weak categories rather than your overall score. Almost everyone loses marks in the same few places: drivers' hours and tachograph rules, vehicle weights and dimensions, load restraint calculations, and the specifics of braking systems. Drill those deliberately instead of retaking whole mocks you already pass.

Hazard perception catches out experienced drivers more often than new ones, because good drivers respond to hazards early and instinctively rather than clicking. The scoring window rewards you for clicking as a hazard begins to develop; click too early and it registers nothing, click too late and you score one or zero.

The practical technique is to click once when you first notice something that could become a hazard, then again as it clearly develops. Do not machine-gun the mouse — a pattern of continuous clicking is detected and scores that clip zero.

The other trick is to watch the clip as a driver, not as an exam candidate. Scan pavements, parked cars, side roads, cyclists and pedestrians the way you would at the wheel of a 44-tonne vehicle where stopping distance is measured in double-decker buses. Score your practice runs and re-watch every clip you scored under three on.

You can only book the theory test once you hold provisional vocational entitlement, which means sending DVLA the D2 application together with a D4 Group 2 medical completed by a doctor. That paperwork is the slowest step in the whole process, so start it before you start revising.

Tests are booked through the DVSA and sat at Pearson VUE theory test centres — Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Dundee, Stirling and Glasgow are the usual choices for our Fife and central Scotland trainees. You will need your photocard licence with you and you will not be admitted without it.

Once Modules 1 and 2 are passed you have a two-year window to complete the practical elements, so there is no benefit to leaving a long gap. Most of our trainees pass theory, book practical training with us straight away, and are working within weeks rather than months. If you are stuck on any part of it, phone us — we talk people through the process every day.