You will have to pass a truck or bus knowledge test as part of your heavy vehicle test. The other component of the test is the heavy vehicle driving test. You have to pass both components of the test to get your heavy vehicle licence.

You must be at least 18 years of age to do this knowledge test.

About the truck and bus knowledge test

• available in English only
• you can be do it at either a VicRoad Customer Service Centre on computer or at a training and test provider where it will be done as a paper based test.
• has 32 multiple choice questions
• to pass you need to correctly answer 26/32
• the questions can also be heard through the telephone handset on the computer
• based on the Victorian Bus and Truck Handbook available online or from VicRoads Customer Service Centres  RACV offices and some newsagents and bookshops.
• View the fees involved in doing a heavy vehicle licence test
• Call VicRoads on 13 11 71, Mon - Fri 8.30am - 5.00pm, Sat 8.30am - 2.00pm to book in for a test

The test results are valid for 12 months. If you don't pay for the issue of your licence within 12 months of passing the test, you will have to resit the knowledge test.

Sample test questions
To familiarise yourself with the test, try a sample computer test.