New Zealand · Theory testOfficial study options
| Option | Price | Free to use | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Official and free | |||
Official New Zealand road code for heavy vehicle driversOfficial road code (NZTA)The official road code written for heavy vehicle drivers, published by NZTA. You can buy the printed road code too. | Free online, or buy the printed book | Reading it on NZTA’s website | |
DriveOfficial learning website (NZTA)NZTA’s free website, which its theory test page points to for testing your knowledge before the test. | Free | Real theory test questions, games and quizzes | |
| In person | |||
Approved heavy vehicle coursesApproved course for a licence classFinishing one means you don’t need a minimum time on your learner licence, and you show the course certificate instead of sitting the practical test. | Not on NZTA’s licence pages | Same licence fee as the test | |
Prices and ratings checked November 2026.
Where can you read the road code for heavy vehicles?
NZTA publishes the official New Zealand road code for heavy vehicle drivers on its website, a chapter at a time. You can also buy the road code, which NZTA says is sold at most bookstores and driver licensing agents.
Chapters on speed, your vehicle and work time
Three of its chapters set out rules written for heavy vehicles:
- Speed limits: the open road limits for heavy vehicles, and when you must slow right down
- Heavy vehicle requirements: the certificate of fitness (CoF) and the equipment your vehicle must have
- Work time and logbooks: breaks, work time limits and what a logbook records
The guide’s topics sum up each one.
Practising for the theory test
NZTA’s theory test page says you can test yourself against the questions from the theory test in the road code, and it points to its Drive website as well.
Its heavy vehicle learner licence page links to roadcodepractice.co.nz, an outside website, for practising the theory test.
A study plan for the theory test
You could work through it like this:
- Read the road code for heavy vehicle drivers, one chapter at a time.
- Learn the numbers for your class: the weights it covers, the speed limits and the work time limits.
- Try the 20 questions here and the road code’s own questions.
- Book your theory test at a driver licensing agent.
Sources: NZTA · NZTA, Heavy Vehicle Road Code and 3 more. Checked November 2026.
- NZTA: Theory test for learner licence ↗
- NZTA: Learner licence (heavy vehicle) ↗
- NZTA, Heavy Vehicle Road Code: Speed limits ↗
- NZTA, Heavy Vehicle Road Code: Heavy vehicle requirements ↗
- NZTA, Heavy Vehicle Road Code: Work time and logbooks ↗
Rules and fees can change, so check the official site before your test.
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