Climbing a long hill fully loaded, you should change down:

Once the truck has nearly stopped

Free Hungary GKI Driver CPC Practice Test in English 2026

200 original questions in English for truck and bus drivers: eco-driving, brakes, loads and passengers, driving and rest times, tachographs, Hungarian heavy vehicle rules, health and emergencies. Four 40-question tests. Tuned for mobile. No account needed.

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The Hungary GKI test exam at a glance

The GKI (gépjárművezetői képesítési igazolvány) is Hungary's EU Driver CPC, which truck and bus drivers need to drive for work. After a compulsory course of at least 44 hours (66 for truck and bus together), you sit three computer-based theory exams at a KAV centre: safe and rational driving, applying the regulations, and health, safety, service and logistics. Each has 40 multiple-choice questions in 40 minutes, and you need 30 of 40 points in each. A 120-minute written case study (60 of 100 points to pass) and practical exams follow, and everything must be passed within a year of starting the course. According to the trade press, since September 2022 the theory exams can be taken in English or Russian without an interpreter. The GKI card carries the EU code 95, is valid for five years and is renewed by periodic training of at least 35 hours.

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Run by: KAV Közlekedési Alkalmassági és Vizsgaközpont
Theory exams: 3 subjects, 40 multiple-choice questions each
Time: 40 minutes per subject
Pass mark: 30 of 40 points in each subject
Case study: 120 minutes, 60 of 100 points (not modelled)
Languages: Hungarian, English, Russian, Serbian, Ukrainian (trade press)
Card valid for: 5 years, code 95 on the licence
Tigertest tests: 4 x 40 questions, 75% target

Updated November 2026 by the Tigertest team. Practice questions follow the KAV-published GKI curriculum and exam requirements (in force 17 March 2025), Decree 24/2005 GKM and EU Regulations 561/2006 and 165/2014, checked November 2026. Exam rules change, so confirm current details with KAV Közlekedési Alkalmassági és Vizsgaközpont.

How It Works

Train by Topic

Five training sets cover eco-driving and brakes, loads and passengers, driving times and tachographs, rules, permits and the transport business, and health, safety and emergencies. Questions you miss come back until you have mastered them.

Full Mock Tests

Four 40-question tests, the length of one real subject exam, each mixing all three subjects, with the real 75% pass line (30 of 40). No question repeats across tests, and every answer explains the rule and the common wrong pick.

Built on the GKI Curriculum, for Trucks and Buses

The questions follow the three theory subjects of the GKI curriculum and exam requirements (March 2025): vehicle technology and rational driving, the regulations (EU driving and rest times, tachographs, permits, documents and Hungarian rules), and health, safety, service and logistics. Hungarian details include the heavy vehicle speed limits, the weekend driving ban for trucks over 7.5 tonnes and the distance-based HU-GO toll, with no fines or toll rates. Truck and bus questions share one bank. The case study and the practical exams are not modelled.

Driving Times, Rest & Working Time5 of 40

Hungarian Rules, Permits & Documents5 of 40

Health, Fitness & Fatigue5 of 40

Eco-Driving, Engine & Fuel4 of 40

Brakes & Safety Systems4 of 40

Emergencies, Crime & Security4 of 40

Transport Business, Service & Logistics4 of 40

Loads, Stability & Securing3 of 40

Buses & Passengers3 of 40

Tachographs3 of 40

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How to Pass the GKI Theory Exams

1. Work the driving time rules on paper

The rules under Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 are easy to recite and easy to get wrong in a real week. Practise with numbers: 4.5 hours then a break, 9 hours a day (10 twice a week), 56 hours a week, 90 hours in two weeks, and how much rest is owed after a reduced weekly rest.

2. Learn the Hungarian heavy vehicle rules

Know the limits for trucks over 3,500 kg (80 km/h on motorways, 70 km/h on other roads outside built-up areas), the following gap a car must be able to fit into, which roads trucks over 7.5 tonnes may use, and when the weekend ban starts in summer and in the rest of the year.

3. Understand your vehicle, not just the rules

The first subject asks why things work: the torque curve and the green band, why a retarder can lock the drive axle, what ABS, ASR, EBS and ESP each do, and how load height and position change stability. Learn the reason and the answer follows.

4. Aim above 30 of 40 in every subject

Each real subject is passed on its own, so a strong score in one cannot carry a weak one. Aim for 34 or more out of 40 in every Tigertest test, retrain the set behind your misses, then take all four tests again before your exam day.

Hungary GKI Theory Exam Frequently Asked Questions

What are the GKI theory exams like?

The GKI basic qualification for truck or bus drivers ends with three computer-based theory exams taken at a KAV centre: safe and rational driving based on safety rules (BSZAVSZ), applying the regulations (EASZ), and health, road and environmental safety, service and logistics (EKKKBSZLSZ). Each has 40 multiple-choice questions in 40 minutes and is worth 40 points, and you need at least 30 points to pass each one. A 120-minute written case study (100 points, 60 to pass) and practical exams follow; Tigertest does not model those.

Can I take the GKI theory exams in English?

Yes. Since September 2022 the basic and periodic GKI theory exams can be taken with English and Russian test sheets without an interpreter, and Serbian and Ukrainian test sheets have been produced since 2020, according to the trade press. Under Hungary's training and exam decree you may choose any language version that exists, whatever your citizenship. Ask your training provider which language to book when it enrols you.

Who needs a GKI?

Every driver of a category C1, C1E, C, CE truck or D1, D1E, D, DE bus who drives for work in Hungary needs the basic qualification, unless an exemption applies, and then periodic training every five years. The GKI card carries the EU code 95 and is valid for five years; finish periodic training in the last six months and the new card runs on from the old expiry date. A driver from outside the EEA can qualify with a work permit or when employed by a business registered in Hungary.

Does the course have to come first?

Yes. Attending the course is compulsory. The basic course for one category lasts at least 44 hours (66 hours for truck and bus together) and periodic training at least 35 hours, and you can sit the exams once the theory part is completed. Everything, exams included, must be finished within a year of starting the course, or the course and the exams must be repeated.

Are these the real GKI exam questions?

No. Every question is original, written by Tigertest in English from the GKI curriculum and exam requirements of March 2025, the EU driving and rest time and tachograph rules, and Hungarian law as in force in November 2026. The KAV's own question bank is not public and was not used. Each Tigertest test mixes the three subjects, and 75% (30 of 40) matches the real pass line of each subject. It is free practice, not affiliated with the KAV or any Hungarian authority, and it does not book or replace your exams.

Hungary GKI test sample questions and answers

6 of the 200 practice questions, one from each topic, with the answer explained.

1. In a truck's air brake system, the parking brake is held on by:
- A.The engaged gearbox lock
- B.Spring brake chambers
- C.Air pressure alone
- D.A hydraulic lock
Answer: B. Strong springs apply the parking brake, and air pressure is needed to release them. That is why the brakes stay on if the air escapes.
2. Fleet telematics lets the transport office:
- A.Edit tachograph records
- B.Drive the truck remotely
- C.Shorten drivers' breaks
- D.Track vehicles live
Answer: D. Telematics reports position, fuel use and driving style so the office can plan routes and tell customers when to expect goods.
3. Climbing a long hill fully loaded, you should change down:
- A.Before the revs fall too far
- B.Once the truck has nearly stopped
- C.Only on reaching the top
- D.As late as you possibly can
Answer: A. Changing down while the engine is still in its torque band keeps the truck pulling. Waiting until the revs collapse loses speed that a heavy truck cannot quickly regain.
4. Your truck breaks down on a motorway. While you wait for help, you should be:
- A.Between truck and traffic
- B.On the hard shoulder edge
- C.Behind the crash barrier
- D.In the cab with belt on
Answer: C. Vehicles on the hard shoulder are often hit. The safest place is behind the barrier, away from and upstream of the truck.
5. A driver who uses prescription drugs that affect driving should:
- A.Stop them without advice
- B.Drink coffee with them
- C.Ask the doctor about driving
- D.Halve the dose on working days
Answer: C. Only the doctor can judge whether the treatment allows professional driving or can be changed. Stopping or halving a medicine on your own can be dangerous.
6. You wait at a loading bay, and you knew in advance roughly how long the wait would be. That waiting time can count as:
- A.Availability
- B.A break
- C.Daily rest
- D.Driving
Answer: A. Under Directive 2002/15/EC, waiting whose likely length is known beforehand is a period of availability, not working time. It is not a break either, because you are not free to dispose of the time as you wish.

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